Free Outdoor Yoga Classes
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 by Kreg Weiss
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Come and enjoy the last few free outdoor yoga classes with Kreg Weiss. Classes at Canada Place and English Bay will continue until mid September. To learn more and see updates on class schedules:
visit - Yoga at Canada Place Wednesdays 6-7pm
visit - Yoga at English Bay Saturdays 9-10:15 pm
Everyone is welcome-beginners to advanced!
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EcoSearch-Go Green with Google
Friday, July 18th, 2008 by Kreg Weiss
Adding a little more Karma and mindfulness to your life just got easier. The next time you need to search for something online, consider this new search engine resource. EcoSearch.org is the first search engine dedicated solely to environmental causes. Visitors to EcoSearch.org can search just as they would from Google.
The results come from Google, and Google shares a portion of their advertising revenue with EcoSearch. EcoSearch is a nonprofit corporation that donates 100% of its profits to environmental causes such as donating to charities that focus on the environment. They have already donated to charities including the National Resource Defense Council, Heal the Bay, Rainforest Alliance, TreePeople, Healthy Child Healthy World, and others. You can even suggest new charities to them. So, whenever you search, EcoSearch, and help to improve our environment.
Best Way to Use EcoSearch.org
Users should either set their homepage to EcoSearch.org, or add EcoSearch as their default search engine in their search bar by clicking the link on the EcoSearch homepage.
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Join the Yoga Health Month Movement!
Friday, June 20th, 2008 by MyYogaOnline
My Yoga Online is proud to be an active partner in Yoga Month. We invite you to learn more about Yoga Month and the wealth of events and festivals occurring throughout the globe.
Some of the country’s most dynamic and inspiring yoga teachers are coming to a town near you as part of a 10-city nationwide tour to promote better health through holistic living. You can get involved in the movement by attending, volunteering or getting your studio into the mix. You’ll get a chance to be up close and personal with master yoga teachers Shiva Rea, Seane Corne, Sarah Ivanhoe, Beryl Bender Birch and more.
Whatever your interest, whether it’s a fiery Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga class with founder Sadie Nardini, a new-generation meditation with GetSelfCentered founder Max Simon, stretching for strength with Luke Ketterhagen or yoga for stress and anxiety with Hala Khouri, you’ll find something that transforms you body, mind and spirit.
It’s a chance to see leaders in yoga and healing in action, while enjoying great workshops, lectures and classes. The festivals will definitely empower you to spread the word about yoga and its positive impact on health! Honestly, we can all use more awareness about the power of yoga to increase good health and decrease obesity, stress and the myriad of diseases that plague our country.
Proceeds from the festival tour will benefit Youth Health Alliance, a program that offers free yoga and other health enrichment classes to at-risk youth. Be the change you wish to see in the world as you enrich your own mind, body and spirit. To purchase festival passes, register your studio, or sign up as a volunteer, please visit YogaMonth.org . We’ll see you on the mat!
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Paper Conservation - End Junk Mail
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 by Michelle Trantina
Unopened mail creates a lot of waste. In fact, a recent Canadian Marketing Study quoted in the Flyer Distribution Standards Association newsletter suggests that:
• 67% of Canadians are not interested in the flyers and advertising that comes in the mail
• 25% of Canadians discard them without reading
In the US, the problem is even worse. The Forest Ethics website (www.forestethics.com) reports that junk mail distributed in the US accounts for 30% of the mail delivered in the WORLD, and that 44% of it goes into landfills unopened.
Some of the paper used in producing these ads comes from the Canadian boreal forest, which is being logged at a rate of 2 acres per minute, 24 hours a day to produce junk mail and other paper products. READ MORE
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Water Conservation
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 by Michelle Trantina
When temperatures get warmer, people have a tendency to increase their water consumption for activities such as watering lawns and gardens and washing the car. Making an effort to break any water-wasting habits now will pay off in the summer. And it’s easier to reduce your water consumption than you may think.
There is reason for people to reduce the amount of water we use. According to environmentalindicators.com, overall water use in North America has increased by more than 25% since 1980. In fact, daily average for water use is 335L, which could be hugely reduced.
The good news is that there are loads of ways to save water. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Run water only when necessary
• Do not run water while shaving, brushing teeth, or scrubbing your hands or dishes
• Lower the temperature of drinking water by keeping it in the refrigerator rather than running the tap
• Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator overnight rather than using water READ MORE
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Red Dot Program. Say No to Junk Mail.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 by Michelle Trantina
Choose to reduce paper waste and clutter by saying NO to Junk Mail through Canada Post’s eco-friendly Consumer Choice option. Canada Post will honor your request to say no to unaddressed advertising materials.
We are fortunate to live in abundance where many of us have TOO MUCH STUFF! And to keep us buying more stuff, we are inundated with $19 Billion worth of advertising each year.
Much of this advertising is wasteful and irrelevant. Print advertising has a huge environmental footprint and often produces only a 1-2% uptake on the offer.
The good news is we can all say NO! And our collective voices will encourage advertisers to re-evaluate their current marketing strategies and transition into more effective customer-centric community-based initiatives.
Canada Post uses red dots to flag households that have said NO to Junk Mail. The Red Dot Campaign reminds you of your choice to say “NO” to unwanted advertising.
Our collective voice urges advertisers to be mindful of their use of paper in print advertising.
The intention of the Red Dot Campaign is to urge advertisers to re-allocate their advertising investments into socially responsible initiatives.
Launching this successful social marketing campaign proves our point. We are counting on your help to spread the word and make this Red Dot Campaign a success!
Encouraging your friends to exercise their choice to refuse junk mail!
Quoting a Canada Post Jan. 2007 press release,
“Canada Post respects the wishes of consumers who indicate through a self-produced note on their mailbox or mail receptacle, that they do not wish to receive unaddressed material.”
A great campaign to get rid of junkmail and all the unnecessary waste and pollution that comes along with it. If you do not live in Canada look for or encourage a system like this one in your area.
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Sleeping Green
Thursday, January 10th, 2008 by Michelle Trantina
Get a better nights sleep knowing that your efforts are greening the world. Many adults sleep at least six hours per day. People rarely stop to think about the environmental hazards lurking in the majority of bedrooms. This green tip examines ways to green your bed and your sleeping conditions.
The Bed Frame
· What is your bed frame made from?
· The chemicals that bind the fibres of pressed wood products together outgas urea-formaldehyde (contributes to poor indoor air quality)
· A green bet is solid wood, especially if that wood is sustainably harvested
1 Canwood Furniture is a BC company that manufactures furniture made from sustainably harvested wood (Sears and The Brick carry their products)
The Finish
o Conventional paints and wood finishes typically contain petrochemicals, solvents, preservatives, and heavy metals.
o It is best to use environmentally-friendly READ MORE….
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Greening Your Winter Heating Part 1
Monday, December 17th, 2007 by Michelle Trantina
Around the world we spend mega-billions every year on heating our homes. Being conscious of how we heat our homes can make an impact on the environment and save money. This year be sure to green your winter heating by following some of these helpful tips:
1. Seal the leaks: All you need is a tube of exterior silicone caulk or insulation strips, which you can take to your windows, plumbing and wiring holes, doors and fireplace dampers. To find the leaks, light a stick of incense or a candle on a breezy day, close all the windows and doors, and wander around your rooms searching for places toward which the incense smoke drifts.
2. Cover your glass :Installing clear plastic barriers or storm windows on your existing windows can cut heat loss by 25% to 50% by creating an insulating dead-air space inside the window. Storm windows cost about $7.50 to $12.50 per square foot. Exterior storm windows will increase the temperature of the inside window by as much as 1.1°C on a cold day, keeping you more comfortable.
3. Spread the heat : MORE….
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Official Day of Action on Climate Change December 8
Friday, December 7th, 2007 by Michelle Trantina
Tomorrow (Saturday, December 8, 2007) is the Official Day of Action on Climate Change and events and demonstrations to support action on climate change will be taking place all day across the world. These have been planned to coincide with the UN Climate Talks in Bali.
For more information check out:
http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/
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Standby Power
Friday, December 7th, 2007 by Michelle Trantina
Call it what you will: phantom load, idle current, vampire power, wall wart; they’re all euphemisms for the way devices use and waste electricity when they aren’t even on, and they’re everywhere.
Researchers estimate that phantom loads (standby power) account for 2-8% of total household energy. If you’d like to find out which appliances/electronics in your home attract the largest load, devices like the Kill A WATT and WATTSON will do the trick. The best action you can take is to start eliminating unnecessary power use in your home today by following these tips:
1) Purchase a “Smart” Power Strip (available in Canada & US for about $40) that automatically cuts the power when your devices are turned off. Alternatively, you can buy a remote control outlet system such as LaCrosse RS-204 (the same price) which comes with two outlet receivers and a remote. Place the receivers in the wall outlet, plug a regular power strip into that and you have remote control over all the devices (+ their phantom loads) on that strip. The Mini Power Minder has the smarts to shut off your computer’s peripherals when the computer itself is shut down.
2) When buying new items, be sure to buy MORE….
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