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Archive for August, 2006

California to cut greenhouse emissions

The Governator may not be all bad. California is

August 31st, 2006
Topic: Environment Tags:

Flushing Rainwater

Clean, drinkable water is a precious resource, so why are we flushing it down the toilet? I ask this question almost daily (no joke). Well, LifeHacker has a great comment thread going on this very question.
The thread is part of a post about how one man actually uses rainwater to fill his water toilet [...]

August 31st, 2006
Topic: Direct Action, Environment, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

Vegetarian Food Fair 2006

This September in Toronto the 22nd Annual Vegetarian Food Fair will be going on at the Harbourfront Center. The festival goes on from Friday the 8th to Sunday the 10th and is North Americas Largest annual event for veggies! There willl be over 100 exhibitions, cooking demos, free food samples (WOOHOO) music and performing arts too! If your [...]

August 31st, 2006
Topic: Fun, Health Tags: ,

Weather Network Explores Global Warming

For some bizarre reason some people refuse to realize that climate change, best known as global warming, is happening. Well, the Weather Network is sick of that ignorance and wants to change people’s approach to global warming. They want them to realize how climate change affects everyone, so they are making a show about climate [...]

August 30th, 2006
Topic: Body & Mind, Environment, Mind Space, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

Thinking for Yourself

A lot of people can think, but are they thinking for themselves? Who knows. You can make sure that you think for yourself thanks to a list (that tells you how to think).
I actually like the ideas presented by the list, here are some points:
1) If in doubt – ask a question.
3) Understand People.
8) Look [...]

August 29th, 2006
Topic: Body & Mind, Mind Space Tags: , ,

Migratory Birds Not Spreading Bird Flu

Some good news about the H5N1 bird flu: it can’t be spread by a lot of birds. This information can change, but I hope that this is a fact.
Migratory birds would obviously spread the virus faster than birds that like to stay at home.
”There has never been any conclusive, properly documented evidence that wild [...]

August 28th, 2006
Topic: Good Fact, Health Tags: ,