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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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Tag Archives: Urban Sprawl
Dirt!
I watched the film Dirt! last week. Many of us don’t really consider dirt, and when we do, we look down upon it. We don’t like it when we are “dirty” or when other people treat us like “dirt”. Dirt is … Continue reading
Posted in Food Footprint
Tagged Climate Change, Composting, Earth, Eat Local, Environment, Gardening, Urban Sprawl
11 Comments
Green City
Just when you are getting frustrated and discouraged by the lack of vision and action on the part of politicians on climate change, they totally surprise you. Guess what? There are two amazing projects going on right now in my … Continue reading
Posted in Get Involved
Tagged Climate Change, Community, Eat Local, renewable energy, Transportation, Urban Sprawl
6 Comments
Bus Ride
Image via Wikimedia If you have not already noticed, I am worried about climate change. Everyday I learn more, read more, hear more; every day I am more worried. It seems crazy that we have gotten ourselves into this situation, … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint
Tagged Carbon footprint, Oil Sands, Pollution, Transportation, Urban Sprawl
18 Comments
Car Culture
Image: EA / FreeDigitalPhotos.net North American cities are built around the automobile, with few exceptions. Where I live, everything is spread way out, and the city has a relatively large geographical footprint. Plus it is cold. It is hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint
Tagged Carbon footprint, Climate Change, Oil Sands, Pollution, Transportation, Urban Sprawl
9 Comments
Footprints
This evening I was walking outside as the snow fell. I was going to a meeting. I was staring down at the sidewalk as I went along, noticing how the untouched snow sparkled under the dim street lights. The sky … Continue reading
Urban Sprawl Y’all
I first started thinking about this topic when I heard that they were considering closing our neighbourhood elementary school. We live in an older area (my house is circa 1956) and there are demographically less kids (but more seniors!) here than … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Reduce Energy Use
Tagged Carbon footprint, Community, Environment, Urban Sprawl
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