Tag: environment
member name: flit .
|
February 10, 2008 12:02 PM EST --
Once upon a time, our store was full of videos. There were videos (and DVDs) along every wall, and on shelving units down the middle of the room.
As the video rental business has died, the movies . . .
more
|
|
January 19, 2008 07:56 PM EST --
On 31 March 2007, more than 2 million Sydney businesses and households turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour - sending a powerful national and global message that it's possible to take . . .
more
|
|
February 18, 2008 01:39 PM EST --
36,709 people have now signed up to participate in Earth Hour on March 29.... you are one of them, right? Of course you are - I knew that :)
How'd we do on last week's challenge? Water . . .
more
|
|
January 24, 2008 09:04 PM EST --
Earth Hour
Turning out lights
To make the point: we care
All around this great world of ours
People are making a statement: we care
About continuing to breathe
About global . . .
more
|
|
January 26, 2008 11:40 PM EST --
The group continues to grow.... need some articles though, people! Aren't you tired of reading mostly me? Anything related to the environment...doesn't have to be directly related to Earth . . .
more
|
|
February 02, 2008 11:41 AM EST --
Week 3 challenge:
This week's Toronto Star Earth Hour Challenge is to eat less meat - to follow a vegan diet one day a week . Vegan = no meat, poultry, fish or dairy.
Meat production . . .
more
|
|
March 28, 2008 05:56 PM EDT --
Just a reminder: tomorrow is the day!
I am so happy to be seeing signs all around me.... our township is participating, and also the cities where I go to school (Barrie & Sudbury) .... all . . .
more
|
|
January 20, 2008 10:53 AM EST --
The snow hasn't stopped yet!
This is the snow that's piled up on the dryer that someone was supposed to come and pick up the other day and didn't. That's about 2 - 3 days worth. . . .
more
|
|
January 20, 2008 05:33 PM EST --
I mentioned this video in a previous article about some of the Earth Hour related articles at the Toronto Star site - but at that point, I had not actually watched the video.
Now I have. . . .
more
|
|
February 10, 2008 01:26 PM EST --
27,200 people have now signed up to participate in Earth Hour 2008 - and the number of businesses has risen from to 1,214 (from around 300 when we first started paying attention). And the Earth Hour . . .
more
|
|
January 21, 2008 10:27 PM EST --
Go Green tip of the day
Two large power plants have to run constantly to supply enough electricity to run North American TV sets that are turned off . These "power vampires" suck . . .
more
|
|
January 22, 2008 11:58 PM EST --
Go Green tip of the day
Wash clothes in cold water. Since 80% of electricity in washing is used for heating the water, using cold rather than hot will save as much as 2,500 kilowatt-hours . . .
more
|
|
March 09, 2008 09:03 AM EDT --
20 Days remaining until Earth Hour on March 29, 2008 - when cities around the world have committed to turn of their lights for one hour to demonstrate their commitment to - and concern for - the . . .
more
|
|
March 29, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
So .... today's the day ...
What are you doing for Earth Hour?
How about following the
Go Green tip of the day
Turn off your lights March 29, from 8 to 9 p.m. Unplug your TV, your . . .
more
|
|
January 20, 2008 12:42 AM EST --
Today was the first day of the Toronto Star's Earth Hour coverage - which is where I first heard about the whole Earth Hour thing.... that would be the paper that hubby was kicking through the . . .
more
|
|
October 29, 2006 05:53 PM EST --
Enough of A Doll House already. I am into my 6th page (supposed to be 5- 8 pages long) and a lot happier with it than I have been before - but I'm starting to get stOOpid. Time to take a break and . . .
more
|
|
January 04, 2007 02:39 AM EST --
I have had a very cranky day today.... as anyone who has read my earlier rant would know... but even so... I am so aware of how very very lucky I am.
Hubby went to bed awhile ago .... came out for . . .
more
|
|
August 28, 2006 06:50 PM EDT --
The sky is pinks and purples
with streaks of grayish blue;
reflected colours in the water moving
steadily towards the shore
disturbed only by the splash
of the large fish that taunts us daily
jumping . . .
more
|
|
October 22, 2006 10:53 PM EDT --
got both of my broked computers up and running again... neither of them is finished... but the one with the video problems has video again, which makes fixing SOOOOOOO much easier.
And the power supply . . .
more
|
|
|
|
