Posts from the ‘sustainability’ category

I Present The Gingloo

To get everyone ramped up for BFAC2008 over the Christmas holidays, I thought I’d post photos of the gingerbread house I helped create this past weekend.…

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Gingernews – BFAC Press Coverage

If you’re in Vancouver this week, and you picked up a copy of the Westender, you might have come across this article: That’s right, BFAC is…

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Bake for a Change 2008: Game on!

Or as Dave S. (creator of this great idea) might say, can we call it BFAC2008? Anyway, for those of you who have an annual tradition…

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Edward Burtynsky: Canadian, Photographer, Corporation, Sustainability Advocate, TED Prize Winner

I ducked into the Vancouver Art Gallery this afternoon and, on the fourth floor, came across an image of Edward Burtynsky.  I really dig Burtynsky’s work…

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Ensuring the Future of Food – Japanese MAFF, GOOD Magazine

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has released an interesting video on food security. I came across this video on GOOD magazine.  What is…

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Christmas is coming…do you know what that means?

It means that the Bakeforachange contest will be starting soon!  Check back for more details in the coming two weeks, and while you waiting, go get…

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Waste the Hun, Help the Food.

Another weekend rolls by and inevitably I end up at bumming around Chapters.  I don’t usually buy anything there except for magazines.  Instead, I find myself drawn to…

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UBC TRANSIT ACTION AT BROADWAY STATION

From their facebook group: This is a joint SFU-UBC initiative to get students involved and informed about transit issues for the upcoming elections! There will be a municipal…

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Bill Rees – Towards Sustainability: Does Science Matter?

Photo by: Nick Wiebe Recently, we had an opportunity to host a variety of great talks for science teachers. One of the talks was by Dr.…

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Stephen Lewis and Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Brendon Brazier: Panel on sustainability (Oct 29th, 1pm at the SUB)

“Students for Sustainability” are hosting a panel discussion with one of my favourite speakers (Stephen Lewis), joined by Severn Cullis-Suzuki and Brendan Brazier. Severn is David…

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