Robin Spano
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Your Vote, Unleashed: The Unique Freedom of a By-Election to Vote For What You Want
by Robin Spano It’s by-election season in Canada. On August 31, 2026, three federal ridings – one each in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec – will elect new MPs to send to Ottawa. This won’t change the shape of the government. The Liberals are in power now, and they’ll be in power no matter the…
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Bug Spray Has Entered the Chat
We got a packing list for my daughter’s summer camp, and for the first time in decades, I didn’t immediately dismiss “bug spray” from the list. That’s because new articles have been popping into my news feed — about new diseases, and higher positive test rates for the old ones, in our local summer insects.…
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Giveaway Weekend: How to Kick Start a Circular Economy In Your Neighborhood
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How to Win Against Carpenter Ants: An Eco-Friendly Guide to Murder
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Eco-Friendly T-Shirts: Launching Sustainable Steps Streetwear
I’ve been frustrated lately. While the planet continues to warm up way too fast for comfort, that slow burn of climate change has been shoved to the back of most of our minds as our world’s so-called leaders make takeover threats and commit human rights violations so egregious that the headlines are starting to feel…
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Sustainable Gift Guide for Tweens and Teens: 2025 edition
My daughter and her friends are becoming solid tweens, and their eyes are wide open to pop culture. They’re drawn to blingy plastic fidgets, to Labubus and Taylor merch, and to overpriced single use polyester Halloween costumes. And honestly, I think letting them have a small amount of that is fine, so they feel like…
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Healthy Sunscreen: A Guide To Choosing Products That Are Good For the Planet and Your Skin
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The Green Way to Decaffeinate: Eco-Friendly Methods for Tea and Coffee
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Why I’m Voting Green While Hoping Mark Carney Wins as PM
Canada’s 2025 election is not typical. Donald Trump is threatening our sovereignty. Our economy is squeezing nearly every household budget from the upper middle class on down. And the threat in the air is that it’s going to get a lot worse before the situation stabilizes. Have we forgotten the environment in all this? Pretty…
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The Art of Banksy: If You Can, Why Wouldn’t You?
