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Ecological Footprints
Step in the mud or wet beach sand and you leave footprints. Children leave little ones. Adults leave big ones. Wildlife leaves footprints of various shapes and sizes too. Apparently nations leave footprints too--ecological footprints. So do states, cities, businesses and households, and our print is much bigger than it should be.
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Growing the Economy Will Cause Problems
The pressure is on to increase the gross domestic product to get out of the recession but humanity has already exceeded the carrying capacity of the planet.
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The Ecological Footprint
An ecological footprint calculation is a quantitative way to know when ecological limits of regeneration and recovery of natural systems have been breached.
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What's Green and What's Not?
A guide to deciding whether something is really "green," or if it's just being marketed that way.
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Your Ecological Footprint
How big a footprint do you leave?
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Your Ecological Footprint
determine the impact you have on the earth
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What is a Carbon Footprint?
Sometimes, eco-terminology can be confusing, even for those who've been recycling for years. Find out what your carbon footprint is, and how it impacts the earth.
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Depleting the Earth's Environmental Resources
Recent reports suggest that damage to the environment is increasing, due to global warming, increasing population and the drive for economic growth.
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Cool Tools for Greener Living
A guide to useful online calculators that let you determine your lifestyle's impact on the environment and natural resources.
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What Are Ecological Footprints?
Sustainability has been a big issue for the last two or three decades. There are worldwide movements towards becoming more sustainable. But what is sustainability?
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Findhorn Foundation
It was a small settlement in a trailer park in the '60s, but the Findhorn Foundation has flourished nearly as quickly as its famous 40 lb cabbages.
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Book Review of Green for Life by Gillian Deacon
From buying organic cotton to giving away eco-friendly party favours, Green for Life will inspire people to find ways to minimize their impact on the environment.
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Environmentally Friendly Paint
If you're thinking about painting your house or apartment, you should be asking yourself this question: What am I doing to my world?
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Excerpt from Deirdre Imus; "Essential Green You"
Being eco-fashionable can be easy; Imus shares some valuable tips from "The Essential Green You"; the third book in the New York Times Best-Selling series Green This!
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Making Choices
Mad cow disease may not be a threat to North America, but do you want to take chances?
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A Practical Guide to Simple Living
Read this and discover that it is possible to simplify life and it doesn't have to hurt.. Marian Van Eyk McCain shows how to stop the treadmill and start the simple life.
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Berea College Kentucky
The heart of this town is Berea College and the crafts made by its students.
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Book Review - Suzuki's Green Guide
Whether buying food, cleaning the house or travelling, Suzuki offers advice on ways to reduce environmental impact and campaign for a better environmental policies.
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Cottonwood Falls Community Market, Nelson, BC
Cottonwood Falls Market is a fun place for tourists during a holiday in the West Kootenays, but it offers more than good food, fine craftsmanship & lively entertainment.
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Easy Ways to Go Green At Home
In response to the blaring alarm bells about climate change, pollution, and fuel and resource shortages, most of us are pitching in to protect the planet by going green.
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From London to Paris Train Travel
Travel under the English Channel on the London to Paris train, a high speed Eurostar between the two European cities.
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Green Kids Online
A guide to Websites designed to teach children about green and healthy living, biodiversity and protecting natural resource.
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Green or Hungry?
Is it true that ethical shoppers have to choose between action to reduce global warming and steps to end world hunger?
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Green Resolutions
New Year's resolutions can benefit both individuals and the planet. Learn how to go green at the grocery store, at home and for the environment of the future.
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HighTech Homeschool:The ePortfolio
Electronic portfolios reduce filing and paper storage needs and create enduring keepsakes for both academic and personal use.
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Keeping New Year's Resolutions
New Year's resolutions are often challenging to keep. People should ask themselves why and how they are making the resolution as well as what happens if they break it.
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King Pacific Lodge Eco Tourism, BC
Princess Royal Island in the Great Bear Rainforest is home to King Pacific Lodge, a top eco tourism destination in BC.
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Office Paper Recycling and Waste Paper Recycling
Recycle office stationery, packaging waste or convert confidential documents to shredded paper. At home, recycle cardboard and paper, the bulk of most household waste
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The Benefits of Local Food
The past few years has seen a dramatic explosion in the availablitiy, and the popularity, of local foods. What are the benefits of eating more local?
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Threat of Eco-system Collapse
If humans continue our pace of consumption, the Earth's natural resources will be depleted and there will be a major eco-system collapse, according to a new report.
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Two Tomato
I will be able to savour the taste of cherry tomatoes picked within four feet of my kitchen table.
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Planning for a Green Christmas
By preparing ahead of time, your Christmas celebrations can help save the world, rather than adding to environmental problems.
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Simply Green - January
It is time to stop reading and hearing about environmental problems and actually do something about them. Individual behaviour change is the first step.
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