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A wonderful example for Canadian students to follow as a lead-up to the 2010 Olympics. How about Green Voyageurs?
The Green Long March will actively involve over 10,000 students nationwide. Tens of thousands more students will support its infrastructure. It will reach approximately 20 provinces and 500 cities and towns. It will provide awareness […]

The eve of the UNFCCC COP13 in Bali, should serve as a fitting conclusion to the Unisfera Conference on Business & Sustainable Development. In light of Canada’s role in the outcome of the Commonwealth Conference (and the concurrent Australian election results), along with the release of Maude Barlow’s book “Blue Covenant: The Global Water […]

Photo taken on Nov. 18, 2007 shows the closing ceremony of the 3rd OPEC summit meeting in Riyadh, capital of Saudi arabia. A joint statement was issued at the end of the two-day meeting, promising to provide reliable supplies of oil. (Xinhua Photo)

21 November
A Kingdom Rich in Opportunity - November 21, 2007
By Stephen S. Poloz,  […]

Give One Get One
The OLPC project, which we have been following for some time, is dear to our hearts and has been discussed at several Wednesday Nights. While the dream of the hundred-dollar-laptop has yet to be realized, we are happy to publish the news of this program which came to us from […]

November 9, 2007
by Eve Savory, CBCNews.ca

BRAVO! A wonderful initiative from a Québec icon. Interesting that the announcement was not made in conjunction with the forthcoming Montreal Millennium Summit

October 29, 2007
Cirque founder drops $100 million for clean water
The founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberté, pledged $100 million to fund a new foundation that will help provide fresh water to the […]

The “Grow Home” is an answer to the high cost of housing in many countries. It is a project that will fit into any community. The exterior facades can be vinyl siding, wood, brick, stucco, stone etc.
The home is made to be built in groups of 4, 6, 8 and larger blocks. The economy of […]

Each person requires a third more land for his or her needs than the planet can supply, says the study. Photograph: Corbis
25 October 2007
Save the planet? It’s now or never, warns landmark UN report
NAIROBI (AFP) — Humanity is changing Earth’s climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a […]

See also:
Why a U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis Is Felt Around the World
WHAT WENT WRONG - The Economy ; What’s next? ; World Economy and related posts on The Economy
29 August 2007
We are NAFTA-ed out! The intense discussion last week was excellent, informative and at points highly entertaining, but it’s time to move on.
Today’s […]

Gore gets the green, so can you

Gary Lamphier

CanWest News Service

July 08, 2007

CREDIT: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore thanks singer Melissa Etheridge during the Live Earth concert July 7, 2007 in Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Some of the biggest names in the music world committed to performing in Live Earth concerts in […]