What I’m finding is that I’m attached to the story behind the objects in my collections. For example, my brother made the beautiful leather knapsack […] Read More
Category: environment
Somehow I managed to collect a drawer full of jar lids. I either gave away or recycled the jars, but I hung on to the […] Read More
Like many people, I’ve been sorting, organizing and clearing during the pandemic. In particular, I have been going through old work binders, years of contracts, […] Read More
I bought myself a yummy pumpkin tart from Terra Breads over Thanksgiving. But the liner left a bad taste in my mouth. They used to […] Read More
This week City Council will be making a crucial decision on the future of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts. After five years of study, consultation, […] Read More
I was finally able to solve the mystery of this giant wooden box on the UBC Campus. It’s the Temporary Energy Centre, part of UBC’s […] Read More
Saw this blurb on waste reduction in the Greenest City newsletter. Metro’s Zero Waste conference will focus on the circular economy – sometimes called cradle […] Read More
Get away from it all. Island House Living, Finland. Thanks to Green Renaissance.
Saw this on Green Renaissance’s Facebook page. It’s on Kinbasket Lake in the Kootenays, British Columbia. Wonder if they have a compost toilet on board.
The city is expanding the neighbourhood energy utility (NEU) beyond Olympic Village to the Great Northern Way Campus. The NEU provides heat and hot water […] Read More