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It’s a Green, Green World
It seemed like it might never happen this spring but we are now able to get out into our gardens and get our green thumbs to work. My peas and first lot of chard are planted but I’m worried that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Climate Change, Eco Action, Environment, Food & Organics, Gardening, Health, Political, Sustainable Planning
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Innovations In Energy Related Projects
I’ve been concerned about keeping up with more, faster and bigger changes and challenges in the world. I’m trying to stay positive, trusting that people smarter than I am are working on solutions, and just this week I learned about some of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Climate Change, Eco Action, Energy, Environment, Health, Waste
Tagged carbon, climate, coal, Cobourg, development, emissions, Energy, environment, gas, green, greenhouse, Health, local, Northumberland, Ontario, pollution, provincial, sustainability, sustainable, Waste
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Bicycles and Butterflies
It is getting close to the start of cycling season. I am eager to get back out on the bike for some longer rides. I rode only occasionally around town during the winter to run errands when the roads were … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle Culture, Blog, Climate Change, Eco Action, Environment, Health, Political, Sustainable Planning
Tagged bicycle, climate, climate change, Cobourg, cycling, development, emissions, environment, gas, green, greenhouse, local, master plan, municipal, Northumberland, planning, sustainability, sustainable, Transportation
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Sustainable Living
Here in Ontario, particularly around the Great Lakes, we are blessed with plenty of clean, fresh water. With an abundance of this life-sustaining liquid, it’s so easy to take it for granted. All the more reason to protect it. If … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Climate Change, Eco Action, Environment, Food & Organics, Health, Political, Sustainable Planning, Waste
Tagged climate, climate change, Cobourg, development, documentary, emissions, environment, event, farm, farmers, farmland, film, food, gas, green, greenhouse, local, master plan, Northumberland, Ontario, planning, provincial, sustainability, sustainable, Transportation, Waste
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Let’s Talk #3
I am currently reading (again) Rachel Carson’s 1962 book “Silent Spring”, and I’m blown away by the ‘insanity’ that ruled the thinking in agriculture. The rampant use of pesticides, notably DDT and its destructive effects on all life, were brought … Continue reading
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Tagged Cobourg, environment, food, Northumberland, sustainability
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Let’s Talk #2
Hi folks. Well, the holidays are over and January is traditionally the clean up and get organized month, right? So, we vacuum up all the needles from the real tree or put away the artificial one. We put the house … Continue reading
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