Category Archives: Green Living
Microblogging
For the past few months, I have been primarily using Twitter instead of blogging (or using Facebook), because I like the immediacy and brevity of the platform, and its community-building aspects. Looking back over my recent activity, I realize that … Continue reading
My new old ride
Now that my children are getting old enough to cycle faster than I can walk, it’s high time I replaced the mountain bike that was stolen (along with every other bike in the apartment building by someone impersonating a construction … Continue reading
Climate Change ecoBlogosphere Watch
Today is Blog Action Day ’09, and this year’s topic is climate change. What better topic for an ecoBlogsphere Watch post? Most of these links come from the last 3 months or so. Let’s be clear. This isn’t about politics; … Continue reading
Posted in ecoblogosphere, Green Living
Tagged blog action day, climate science, going green
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green Folk Fest checklist
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is already one of the greenest events on Edmonton’s packed summer festival calendar. Here are some ideas for things to put in your backpack to make it even greener, inspired in part by UK site … Continue reading
How To: Upcycle Dated ‘Art’ into a Corkboard
Lately, I’ve been inspired by cork. Why, you may ask? Well, I found a huge, huge stash of wine corks at the fabulous ReUse Centre run by the City of Edmonton. Nearly half of them were those horrible plastic-and-foam abominations … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living, how-to
Tagged cork, creative reuse, custom design, Etsy, how-to, limited edition, thrifted, upcycled, wine corks
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A Bakers’ Dozen Ways to Green Your Holidays
We’ve all been sick in my home over the holidays, so I haven’t posted much lately. Just in time for New Years, here are my thoughts on ways to make your holiday celebrations a bit easier on the earth. Hopefully … Continue reading
ecoDomestica’s ecoBlogosphere watch
I’ve decided that once in awhile, I’ll post a roundup of links to some interesting – and often overlooked – articles from ecoblogosphere. To inaugurate the feature, here are some key articles that I’ve bookmarked, shared on Facebook, tweeted about, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Canada, climate change, ecoblogosphere, Edmonton, fire bad!, green building, green economy, plastic safety, polypropylene, recession, shop local
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Greening Hallowe’en
Holidays are always great times to consider the implications of the choices we make, and to create moments where we can pass on lessons about our values to our children. With this in mind, I’ve been looking for ways to … Continue reading