A 52 House Solar Community
There is no doubt that this news may seem a little strange to be coming out of Alberta, ya know with the whole oil sands/companies invading the province, but a solar powered community has been built in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. Titled the Drake Landing Community, there are 800 solar panels located throughout the community on garage roofs, and they produce 1.5 mega-watts of thermal power during a summer day and supply heat to the district heating... Read More
All Natural Bug Repellent, Just in Time For The Long Weekend
So here comes the long weekend and theres no doubt that, like many other long weekends, people will be making the commute “up north”. Thats right nature get ready for the bombardment of cars, boats, jet skis, and fishing. Now I’m not gonna lie, I love going up north to beautiful cottage country, but there are many things people can do to lessen their impact on that sacred ground. Besides naming the obvious things people can do... Read More
A Truly Carbon Free Commercial by WWF
Green is taking over and there is nothing you can do about it! Movies are having environmental themes, concerts are going green, companies are going green, and this is only the beginning. Over at WWF, they have taken green production to the extreme! Very often in the entertainment industry the question will be asked, what are you doing to make (insert movie, concerts, etc. name) green? The response is usually recycling, carbon offsets, biofuels, renewable... Read More
What Happend to Banning The Plastic Bag?
This issue has kinda of fallen to the back end of climate change talks, but plastic bags are still very much a serious issue that needs to be addressed and SOLVED. It seems that last year, reusable bags were all the crave and becoming a fashion statement as well as an environmental statement. Clearly this issue has made progress. Grocery stores and many others are offering reusable bags for sale but why has the sale of plastic bags not stopped all... Read More
Red, White, and Green Wine?
Now I am by no means a “wine expert” or “wine connoisseur” but I do enjoy a nice glass of red every now and then. You may or may not have noticed the growing about of organic or eco-friendly wines creeping into the stores. These can range anywhere from companies just using organic grapes in their wines or all the way to recycled bottles and using renewable energy for production. In a previous post we talked about Tetra Pak... Read More
