A Year of Hope
Blog URL http://eco-hope.blogspot.com/
Located Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Tags environment, sustainability, nova scotia, hope, social justice, ecology, good news, halifax
Inspired by Chris Turner's Geography of Hope, I search the news and net to find a story of sustainability in action, every day, for a year. Started in April 09.
Latest Blog Posts
- Via Parker Donham's "Contrarian" blog on May 31, 2009
The Contrarian is absolutely smashing reading, and he's quickly rising to Ralph Surette level in my estimation.This post today caught my eye and made me applaud. What's unusual about the picture... and where was it taken?(Also the Unattached Hiccuppe...
- Ok, so on May 30, 2009
I fell asleep for about a month. :"(My apologies.We are embroiled in a provincial election, and the candidates have finally started talking about environment. The EAC recently hosted a candidates' debate on energy / climate change. CREST Halifax tape...
- Shelburne River Area Protected on May 1, 2009
Historic Shelburne River Protected Environment May 1, 2009 11:34 AM A Canadian heritage river in Nova Scotia that is a traditional Mi'kmaq travel route used for centuries, and made famous...
- Honey Bees! on Apr 30, 2009
Hot on the heels of Urban Chickens and Tapping Urban Maple Trees... There's a group organizing as the Urban Honey Bee society, or something to that effect. I have to find the info that I have at work to finish this post properly, but I love to see fo...
- Transit money, plus vegan magazine! on Apr 29, 2009
TUESDAYSpent the day at a school in Clayton Park getting kids excited about birds. Here's yesterday's:Council restructures transit funding - tax redistributed, will (one hopes) support increased service.http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1119183.htm...
- Crazy weekend! on Apr 27, 2009
Saturday:Had an interesting car conversation about cloth diapers today. A friend sent me this link:http://www.gdiapers.com/gdiapers101Very interesting. Possibly available through Valley Cloth Diapers, or the Parenting by Nature folks.Sunday:May 3rd,...
- NS Gov't Offers Green Farming Awards on Apr 24, 2009
From today's Herald: Farmers have been stewards of the land for generations but are now getting official recognition from the province for carrying out sustainable environmental practices. Agriculture Minister Mark Parent announced the Farm Environme...
