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Eco-Friendly T-Shirts: Launching Sustainable Steps on Etsy
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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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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How Is Mark Carney Like Banksy?
They’re Both Working Toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals I was inspired by Robin Spano’s “The Art of Banksy: If You Can, Why Wouldn’t You?” She writes, “All those seemingly disparate issues that Banksy highlights — which I think boil down to sustainability — can maybe be best summarized by the United Nations with their…
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The Art of Banksy: If You Can, Why Wouldn’t You?
Over the March Break, I took my daughter and her friend to The Art of Banksy exhibit in Vancouver. Banksy is a street artist. He sprays stenciled art on public walls, and you never know when or where his next piece will pop up. His work is anonymous — and illegal. But unlike your average…
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Jeremy Valeriote: A Chance for Change
We have a unique opportunity in West Vancouver – Sea to Sky for this coming provincial election. On October 19, 2024, we can vote in a voice of reason. The BC Liberal party (latterly BC United) folded out of the game for this round, leaving two parties to contend for control of the province —…
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All Fracked Up
There’s an LNG plant being built not too far from where I live. It’s up the coast about a half hour drive, and if and when the plant is online, ships carrying the fracked gas will travel down through the narrow fjord that runs past my village and several other small communities, out to the…
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U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: What they are, why they matter, and how they work together to create a world that works
I first heard about these goals when I was volunteering on a campaign for Mike Simpson, an inspired candidate who has led delegations at United Nations climate conventions. Whenever an election issue came up, he would state his position with ease, often drawing reference to one or more of these 17 goals. He described them…
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Writing Letters to Politicians: Tips for Maximum Impact
One of the best ways to make change happen is to reach the hearts of politicians to inspire them to bring changes into parliament. There are a few ways to get their attention. Writing a letter is one of them. Politicians get hundreds of letters every day. Here are some tips to make yours stand…
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