Monthly Archives: April 2009
Day 291: I Can’t Stand Being Hairy
That’s it. I’m done with being hairy. 90 days ago, in the name of rationing my few remaining razors until the sun came out, I stopped shaving my legs. But now, after truly giving it a shot, I can honestly … Continue reading
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Day 289: Waste Watch Wednesday – Josh Rachlis
While perusing Green as a Thistle a couple days ago, I came across this enviro-gem of a video. Seems that Josh Rachlis from Toronto, who is a rabid environmentalist, has been pining after Laurie David, the producer of An Inconvenient … Continue reading
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Day 288: Easter Consumption
Ah Easter. If there ever was a Western holiday more dominated by plastic encased chocolate, I have yet to hear of it. My childhood memories of Easter are of pastel colored plastic eggs, fuzzy paraphernalia (inevitably in the shape of … Continue reading
Day 286: White Pants Show Down
Grant is losing the consumer competition. He can site “work exemption” all he wants, but we all know that buying clothing is a definite no no. Maybe we need a little background first. Before we started the Clean Bin Project, … Continue reading
Filed under consumerism, slip ups
Day 282: Zero Waste Public Consultations
Metro Vancouver announced ages ago that it is setting a goal of Zero Waste for the region. Goal being the operative word here. No one expects us to actually produce zero waste, but, as Grant, Rhyannon, and I are discovering, … Continue reading
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Day 282: Waste Watch Wednesday – Recipes for Disaster
I’m giving you fair warning here, so if you’re in the Vancouver region, make time to check out Recipes for Disaster showing next Thursday. This project obviously hits a chord with us because: a) it’s a year long project based … Continue reading
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