Category Archives: Environment

Clever environmental pressure campaign

November 3, 2009 Written by

Environmental Defence and Forest Ethics have teamed up to create Moms Against Climate Change – the organizations describe it this way: We are asking moms and other concerned Canadians to send a message to our political leaders now, demanding they protect our children’s future from global warming.  Why now? You may have read or heard…
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Inspiration: reclaiming space with action

October 20, 2009 Written by

“New York City is covered with illegal billboards and advertisements. One random day, civilians decided to take back the public space by covering over 120 illegal billboards with original works of art.” (h/t Jennifer Hollett on Twitter & Grounded TV)


Zen Presentations and the art of words

July 9, 2009 Written by

Many of the videos Iʼve presented here on the blog have featured stark words and images. One of my favourites is the post on the New Urbanism contest winning video: Presentation Zen, a must read blog for people who speak in public, picked up on the New Urbanism video as well and hones in on…
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5 Ways to Get Real about Greening an Event

February 3, 2009 Written by

There is nothing worse for your eco-karma than green-washing.  When companies advertise a so-called “sustainable product” or green event; some claim it’s “zero carbon”; but most just simply label it with the ubiquitous “green” tag.  Here is a tip:  if they just handed you a non-biodigratbable plastic anything then chances are the environment isn’t really…
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