Ecological footprint

Books and bikes - one bookstore makes a difference

To go along with Kate's post on biking to work, check out what one book store is doing to reduce its ecological footprint: From Shelf Awareness, the book world's daily e-newsletter: Cool Idea of the Day: The Bicycle as Bookstore...

Back to the basics

In efforts to reduce my ecological footprint, I recently resolved to go to the bathroom outside (No. 1 only) whenever reasonable. I implemented this new life goal on Friday, and over the weekend avoided the toilet on eight occasions that I can remember, saving approximately 12.8 gallons of water in two and a half [...]

Eco-News: Monday

Lead found in hunting ammunition and fishing tackle may be harming the environment. Via Green Living Review: Large quantities of lead ammunition and fishing tackle are produced annually -- the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that roughly 72,600 metric tons of lead shot and bullets are deposited in the U.S. environment each year at outdoor shooting ranges alone. And while estimates of lost fishing tackle are much less, lead tackle also poses a potential toxicological threat. Lead (Pb) ...

He's responsible for ecological feat

Dr. Jayant Baliga is a man of average size, but he probably has the world's smallest footprint. Carbon footprint, that is.Baliga, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at N.C. State, i... See more on...

URBAN EARTH: SALISBURY FWD (ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT)

The sister film of URBAN EARTH: SALISBURY this film starts at the edge of the city's footprint and travels to the city centre.

Imagine Cup 2008: Introducing Team RoboTree

Team Robotree includes Dan Tran (left), Media Ridha (bottom centre) taken just before Drake Birmann (top centre), and Ryan Morrison (right) left for tree planting in Northern Ontario for the summer. The students are from Fanshawe College and the University of Western Ontario. They are one of the six worldwide finalist in the Imagine Cup Short Film competition for their work called "Terra": Terra is a fairytale about an earth-child who dwells in the forest, and has the ability to sense the envir...

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Richest 10% create bigger ecological footprint

–The same solution that we (used to) use to fund our health care system will work to solve the environmental solution. Tax those that make a profit off of emissions and use that money to invest in green public infrastructure. We must not tax the poor and the working “middle class” to solve the problems [...]

Full Comment Podcast: Fruity cigarillos and rich people's ecological footprints

The National Post editorial board debate the large carbon footprint of the well-to-do and kids smoking fruit-flavoured cigarillos

New report shows China?s ecological footprint doubled

China’s average ecological footprint has doubled since the 1960s and now demands more than two times what the country’s ecosystems can sustainably supply, a new report released today finds.

Help us setup and manage a new environmental education retreat centre (Hone Creek / Puerto Viejo de Tal., Limon)

Organization: Global Creek (www.aglobalcreek.com) Location: Hone Creek, (circa Puerto Viejo de Talamanca), Limon, Costa Rica Type- of Position: Work-Exchange with Stipend and more possibilities Interested in joining an all new environmental education and life-learning retreat centre being established in the Caribbean of Costa Rica? Global Creek at Jo Jo's Jungle Retreat is searching for another key team player to join us in the creation and exciting adventure of establishing this wonderful space...