Category Archives: Green

Transforming Edmonton

I have stumbled onto a great new site, one that has me proud to be living in Edmonton.

Have you ever wanted to know what action you city was doing for the environment? Or what struggles face those who are trying to improve the city from within? Transforming Edmonton provides an insight into the goals and successes of change from within the City of Edmonton

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When Your Car Is Telling You To Be Greener, Listen

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Teaching a person to act green is a difficult challenge that meets with apathy and resistance. Rewarding someone for their positive green choice is a fairly good method for long term commitment to that one singular action. But showing an immediate response to a green action, and providing a challenge to improve and find new steps to take will change the world. Continue reading

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Which Communities Recycling Program Is Better – The Best Dilema

Which is better, resident seperated recycling and composting, or a community that does the work for the residents? Let us know what you think. Continue reading

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The Winter Snow (Blog Action Day 09)

Lets start with a story. Living in Alberta, Canada, it was not uncommon to go trick or treet-ing on Halloween with the costume under a parka or snowsuit. The full body rabbit costume was one of the most popular, as you could put coats and long underwear inside. Cold, but very Albertan. I miss those days. For close to 20 years the winter has come later and later. In recent years… Continue reading

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