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Why Reduce is the Best of the Three R’s The three R’s : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We’ve had it drilled into our heads since grade school (speaking for Canada here). But have you ever sat a moment to consider each of the acts? In this post, Nicole McCallum breaks down why Reduce is the most effective of the three. {More»}

Interviews

On the Green with Go Green Etc»
On the Green with Paw Luxury»
On the Green with The Honest Kitchen»


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Articles

Dirty Industries Have a Long Tail of Consequences» Industrial environmental standards have grown in importance and national focus in recent years, providing an opportunity to improve standards to yield both health and environmental benefits. James O’Shea from the maacenter outlines the impact and health consequences of inadequate industrial standards.

Coal as a Clean Energy Source, Part Three: Clean Coal Technologies» In the previous two articles it was shown that there are some possible benefits of coal combustion–but CO2 emissions are still a major issue. Nicole McCallum concludes this three-part series with the question: Does the coal industry have the potential to be a part of the climate change solution?

Coal as a Clean Energy Source, Part Two: Does it Exist Now?» AmericasPower–one of coal’s most vocal supporters in the U.S. strongly believes coal has a role to play in the future as America’s largest source of electricity generation. Nicole McCallum provides a discussion-provoking article that looks at the question: “Does clean coal currently exist in the U.S.?”

Case Studies

Walking vs. Driving: Which is the Better Choice?» Environmentalist Chris Goodall, conducted a study of the emissions of driving versus walking for a 1.5 mile roundtrip in his book How to Live a Low-Carbon Life. The results are challenged by the Pacific Institute’s, Michael Cohen and Matthew Heberger.

Videos

The Girl who Silenced the World for 5 minutes» This video presents environmental activist Severn Suzuki at age twelve addressing global leaders at the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in a powerful, provocative speech.

GOODmagazine: Oil Addiction» This animated video by GOODmagazine breaks down the impact of the world’s “oil addiction”, on prices and other social, environmental and economic factors. The video is a simple overview of a complicated situation, but it presents a provocative message.

The Green Effect» What would you do for $20,000? National Geographic and Frito Lay’s Sun Chips want to know. The Green Effect is a contest that asked U.S. residents to submit an original idea for an eco-iniative to make a difference in their community, with prizes to turn the ideas to reality!


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