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The Majestic Plastic Bag: A Mockumentary

Sioux Lookout Bylaw: Public Invitation

BY-LAW NO. 20-10: BEING A BY-LAW TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR FREE DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC BAGS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout Public Invitation: A Special Council Meeting will be held Thursday, September 2, 2010 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., in the council Chambers, Municipal Office, 25 Fifth Avenue to provide further opportunity to the public [...]

The Clean Bin Project is Coming to Dryden!

Media Release - July 2, 2010
Dryden Rotary to welcome zero waste spokespersons Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin to the City and host screening of their movie “The Clean Bin Project.”
For a year, they bought nothing and threw away zilch.  Now BC Filmmakers are cycling Canada & “Talking Trash” and inspiring Zero Waste with their Documentary Film.
What [...]

Oil in the Ocean; A Direct Consequence

David Suzuki with Faisal Moola published an article on June 30, 2010  What the beluga can teach us about ourselves
Here is an important snippet of information from that article:
“Right now we’re [also] pouring millions of litres of oil into the ocean, in the Gulf of Mexico. This illustrates how everything is interconnected – even our [...]

“Plastic” in the News

Which would you like first; the good news or the bad news? I guess I’ll be choosing for you. I’ll list the good news last so that you finish reading this post on a positive note.

THE BAD NEWS… facing the facts:

Atlantic Plastic Garbage Patch Found
“Our job now is to let people know that [...]

Congratulations Sioux Lookout!

With an exciting day fast approaching… this post is a great time for me to share some exciting information!
I would like to extend many thanks to the community of Sioux Lookout for setting an incredibly positive example and for being a community leading in environmental sustainability initiatives.
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BYLAW NO. 20-10 BEING A BYLAW TO [...]

Heal the Bay “Trash Your Friends”

Fortunately, this post is not an April Fool’s joke.  It’s true that this new campaign by “Heal the Bay” will be beneficial since I am telling you about it, you will tell your friends, and your friends will tell their friends until Mr, Ms and Mrs somebody from who knows where will find out about [...]

A Related Topic…

This is very relevant.  I feel as strongly about this as I do about plastic bags.

The Story of Stuff

Please check out these incredible videos!
“The Story of Stuff” & “The Story of Cap and Trade” by Annie Leonard

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