Things of interest
A small sampling of the flood of ideas that is being generated by the growing awareness of the problems faced by the inhabitants of the planet, human beings included. Look around you – there are thousands more.
BULLFROG POWER
guarantees that your electricity doesn’t come from carbon
sources. Visit website
GREEN LIVING SHOW
Two green living shows, both dedicated to green consumer products and services.
One in Canada, one in the U.K.
Canadian Website
UK Website
FLAP
Fatal Light Awareness Program. Specialists in the lethal effects of nighttime,
highrise lights on migrating birds. View Webiste
FOREST BATHING
The therapeutic effects of walking in the woods, as studied in
Japan.
(Heart rate, blood pressure, killer T-cells) Visit website
See also C.W. Nichol, originally-Welsh Karate master and environmentalist,
who has studied the
forest bathing effects on disturbed children.
FORESTLE
A green search engine, with per-search revenue going to
Nature
Conservancy to save rainforest. Visit website
FRUGALISTA GARDENER
Literate tips for organic gardening, from Merilyn Simonds. Visit website
GREEN THUMBS GROWING KIDS
Teaching children how to grow. Visit website
HEMPOLA
Hemp products of many types. But you can’t smoke them. Visit website
OIL FROM GARBAGE
As reported in Interesting Thing of the Day. Visit website
ORGANIC FAIR TRADE SHADE GROWN CHOCOLATE
Endangered Species the best way to eat chocolate and also save habitat
for species of all kinds.
Some other samples:
Rainforest Friendly Chocolate
Equalexchange.coop Chocolate Bars
Dagoba Chocolate
ORGANIC SHADE GROWN FAIR TRADE COFFEE
The best way to guarantee the
preservation of safe forest habitat for migratory songbirds.
Some samples:
Groundsforchange.com
MotherEarthcoffeeco.com
Birdsandbeans.ca
1% FOR THE PLANET
Alliance of businesses committed to leveraging their
resources to create a healthier planet by donating at least 1% of their annual
net revenues to environmental causes. Visit website
POLLINATOR PARK
In Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The first park devoted to insect
pollinators to be built on top of a landfill.
Visit website
PROJECT CHIRP
Promotes healthy and natural city backyard habitats for birds.
Tells you how: Visit website
PROMESSA
A Swedish company specializing in turning the dead into dry pink
crumbs,
for easy and safe composting. Visit website
THE ROYAL YORK HOTEL’S ROOF GARDEN,
with vegetables and herbs. They even have
bees up there! Visit website
SOLAR FABRICS
Wraparound designs increase efficiency, help to turn buildings
into their own generating plants.
An example: Shadeplex.com
SUDBURY’S LIVING WITH LAKES CENTRE’S BLUE ROOF
A prototype plan for
growing blueberries on the roof! Cut energy costs, eat the results…
TALLGRASS ONTARIO
Dedicated to the restoration of tallgrass prairie. Visit website
URBAN BEEKEEPING
For beekeepers in Los Angeles. Visit website
VICTIMLESS LEATHER
See the miniature coat growing from cells in a bottle! Visit website
WILDFLOWER FARM
For seeds to help regenerate habitat. Visit website
WORKCABIN
Posting site for green jobs. Visit website
WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
A global not-for-profit organization working to
transform the property industry towards sustainability.
Visit website
THE Z PRIZE
For re-skinning the old energy-leaking buildings that account for
40% of carbon use. Visit website
The End of the Line. Powerful wake-up film about the world’s fisheries. Visit website
Backyard Fisheries. How to raise tilapia and vegetables in a backyard enclosure.
A Vancouver Island University research team has developed an innovative backyard fish farm that produces filtered water, fresh vegetables and edible fish. See CBC at the following URL
