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A poem as lovely as a tree...
There is a definite buzz building about Ecopalooza , a one-day celebration of all things green being held on Saturday, April 17 th at the downtown Central Library. As April is also National Poetry Month, local Spoken Word Artist Jen Kunlire (and Calgary...
Posted: Mar 11 2010, 01:00 AM | with 4 comment(s)
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The Age of Stupid in Calgary
’The Age of Stupid,’ a stunning new movie and engaging call to action around climate change, is coming to Calgary for a special community screening on October 13th at Calgary Public Library. Set in the year 2055, an archivist played by the Oscar-nominated...
Posted: Oct 05 2009, 10:09 AM | with no comments
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A Thousand Unimagined Pleasures....Earth Day
Yesterday I went for a long urban hike up and over Tom Campbell's hill and north along the Nose Creek to the edge of the city. Spring was everywhere from the crocuses on hillsides to flickers and woodpeckers drumming on telephone poles, to the fat...
Posted: Apr 20 2009, 02:28 PM | with no comments
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On Earth Day, Discover the Pleasure of Slow with Carl Honoré
You ask the simple question: " how are you?" And the response is, Oh, you know, busy...really busy...crazy busy... nuts! The speed of life borders on insanity for many of us, and the price we pay is the erosion of our health, happiness and degradation...
Earth Hour: Lights Out, Calgary!
Last year, Earth Hour went global and became the biggest voluntary power down in history. More than 400 cities, thousands of businesses and over 50 million people around the world turned off their lights for one hour. In Calgary, individuals and organizations...
Posted: Mar 23 2009, 01:00 AM | with 2 comment(s)
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Green Action in Calgary
I take my role as eco-blogger very seriously. That’s why when Cody Torgerson from Green Drinks Calgary invited me to the next Green Drinks meetup, I couldn’t decline. The fact that beer and wine was part of the deal had nothing to do with it, I swear...