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I am a Canadian mother who wants to secure a sustainable future for her children - and for all children. I have been inspired by Gandhi's quote: "You must be the change you want to see in the world". So here I am. We all need to change. For me, it starts right here.
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“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” - Jack Layton
- "Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Alberta’s Election & Keystone XL
For those of you who are unaware, Alberta has been governed by the Progressive Conservative party for 40 years. So same government, since before I was born. The hard truth is that if you want to have an impact on … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Get Political
Tagged Carbon footprint, Children, Environment, Letters, Nature, Oil Sands
15 Comments
Cultivate a Better World
Our food system has to change to be more sustainable. It has to respect the farmer, it has to respect the soil, it has to respect the animals, and it has to respect the fact that there is just way too much … Continue reading
Al Gore & I
So I checked out the Climate Reality Project last night. I stayed up way to late, like until 2 am. I think they were in Hawaii or something at that point… The whole thing ended tonight, with a presentation from Al … Continue reading
Climate Reality?
In the last year, so much of my reality has changed. I really can trace that change to a day last November, when I picked up a book called “Now or Never” by Tim Flannery, read it in one night … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint
Tagged Climate Change, Consume, Earth, Environment, Pollution, Social Change
8 Comments
March for Melting Ice
Polar sea ice. What does it mean to you? Vast areas of white, white, white, never-ending? Cold temperatures and a blinding wind? A home for polar bears in the north and penguins in the south? Polar sea ice caps our … Continue reading
Posted in Get Involved
Tagged Children, Climate Change, Environment, Spaceship Earth, Take Action!
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Put it UP
I have been busy. Most nights you will find me up to my elbows in food. Literally. Big pots of apples, simmering and tenderizing, getting ready for applesauce. Huge bowls of cucumbers, sitting in icy salt water, crisping up in … Continue reading
