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Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Oct 15, 2008

  Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty

Today is Blog Action Day 2008 and this year the topic is poverty. Over 10,000 sites are participating to discuss poverty, and yes this site is one of them. here’s some good news on poverty from Asia : Asean countries have made strong progress in reducing extreme poverty and...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Oct 14, 2008

  Election Day in Canada - Go Vote!

Yes, it ’s finally here! All Things Are Good Canadian readers need to make sure they vote today. If you don’t know where exactly to vote check out elections.ca . It’s not a difficult task to vote since you don’t even need to be registered . Remember that the most...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Oct 6, 2008

  I Vote Toronto Wants New Torontonians to Vote

I Vote Toronto is all about getting people who live in Toronto to show their support for their city and democracy come voting day. I Vote Toronto wants to help people new to Toronto (and those unfamiliar with the Canadian electoral system) figure out how to vote. Canada’s federal...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008

  Local Currencies Have a Good Return

Doulgas Rsuhkoff is guest blogging on boing boing and today he wrote a neat post on his small town. A restaurant owner there is trying to expand, but in order to do so he needs to raise cash. The owner turned to the community instead of a bank by s elling local credit . So Halko’s...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008

  “I have always supported clean coal”

That Joe Biden felt the need to state and re-state that he has always been a supporter of clean coal in last night’s VP debate is almost as disturbing as the fact itself. There is a tremendous opportunity for change with next month’s election, but it won’t come overnight...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Sep 24, 2008

  Grow Your Own Food in a Small Space

A grow box is a small container that can be used to create a large quantity of food, the people over at Eat Drink Better have guides to create your own grow box . With a small amount of space, a nominal investment in supplies, and a little bit of sunlight, you too can have delicious, fresh...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih
Posted On:  Sep 22, 2008

  Dr. Dan: Sign the President’s Climate Commitment!

Over the past week I’ve had the privilege of doing intensive on-the-ground work with folks around Ohio. Lots and lots of tabling :0) Of particular mention was some work I did Friday with the University of Dayton Sustainability Club . We were tabling in the Kennedy student center,...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Sep 19, 2008

  DIY Alternative Energy, Build Your Own Solar Power

Ever wanted to build your own energy network? Well, now you can! This guy made his own solar power unit . So what is a solar panel anyway? It is basically a box that holds an array of solar cells. Solar cells are the things that do the actual work of turning sunlight into electricity....... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Sep 17, 2008

  The Greenest Cup of Office Coffee

The Green Lantern (the cute name for Slate’s enviro-advice column) answered the question of which kind of cup to use in the office . The answer isn’t as clear as you think, as always, there are many issues that need to inform your decision. In sum, use an old mug (don’t buy...... [view]

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