Perhaps one of the most visible examples of our impact on the earth in our insatiable quest for energy, the Tar Sands of Northern Alberta are a powerful reminder of a planet in peril.
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Carebags offers a uniquely versatile, durable and amazingly strong approach to ‘reusable bags’. The Canadian born and bred venture began in the early 1990′s as two friends developed the product and a third friend, Diana Conway, pitched it to stores and vendors.
Number Six is going green. Tricia Helfer, acting sensation and Cylon from Battlestar Galactica, the acclaimed Sci-Fi TV drama series, has left that distant part of the universe and come back to earth, back to her grassroots in beautiful western Canada.
High above the Arctic Circle we can find North America’s northernmost commercial greenhouse. Inspired by the necessity for cheaper produce and the love of fresh vegetables, Inuvik has converted a former ice hockey arena into something green.
Sometimes great ideas are born with a little free time and some honest soul-searching. Between jobs and contemplating his goals, Chad Pescod was searching. But he was also thinking of the larger picture.
In the context of today’s world, ‘consuming’ and ‘balance’ in the same sentence seems to be an oxymoron.
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