Category Archives: Environment

Update The Old Saying

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Yaacov

We’ve all heard it: Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Now an update for the 21st century: Give a man a fish, … Continue reading →

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Land Occupations in Southern Ontario

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Yaacov

This summer saw at least two occupations in southern Ontario, one at proposed site of the Hanlon Creek Business Park in Guelph. The other at a proposed garbage dump in Simcoe County called site 41. Both sites have won a … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Cities

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Yaacov

Rex Weyler has a good post on the current and historic sustainability of cities. He starts with the rather obviously unsustainable Dubai, before moving to a general examination of concentrated populations.

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Toxic Waste Dumping in West Africa

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Yaacov

UK oil company Trafigura knowingly dumped toxic wastes in Ivory Coast and covered up the story when 15 people died and many others were hospitalized, the Guardian reports.

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Preston Manning on Climate Change

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Yaacov

There’s a great blog tracking the lead up to the Copenhagen conference on climate change from a Canadian perspective. Written by sustainability activists Rebecca McNeil and Darcy Higgins, it addresses the political and social issues, as well as the urgency … Continue reading →

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