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According to dailydeadbirds.com, so far 885 birds have been killed as a result of the BP oil spill. The website provides daily updates for other animals as well—the number of dead sea turtles to date is 363, and 44 dead mammals have been recorded. (; _ *sigh* Every wondered how your neighbourhood ranks in terms of walkability? Go to Walk Score, type in your address and see your grade. Sadly my home gets a poor walk score of 28 out of 100 which means I am car-dependent. The only place I can easily walk to is a convenience store. Unfortunately the city I live in is a shining example of urban sprawl—it has expanded outwards rather than upwards encouraging car dependency. Luckily the public transportation in my neighbourhood is decent with the addition of a new bus station and light rail transit system which can get you downtown in 20 minutes. Before I was married and had a baby, I lived and worked downtown. My little shoebox of a condo got a walk score of 75 out of 100. How I miss being able to walk down the street to get a coffee, go shopping and eat at a restaurant! But with 450 sq. ft. of living space, it was barely big enough to fit me and all my stuff let alone a husband, baby and puppy. Being more “green” doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, many green practices are good for you and your wallet. Here are ten relatively painless ways to be more environmentally-friendly. As Earth Hour takes place this week on March 27th, I thought it fitting to have a post about the environment. If you’ve frequented a dollar store lately, you may notice the wide assortment of goods that one lil’ dollar can get you. And if you’re like me, you may also wonder how on earth some of these things manage to cost only one dollar. Well there is a story behind the stuff that we buy—a story that many consumers either don’t know about or perhaps choose to ignore. This 20 minute video features environmental activist Annie Leonard. She deftly explains the entire cycle of our consumer-driven society from the masterminds who orchestrated our desires to shop, to how raw materials are extracted from the earth, to the factories that make our goods, and finally to how our stuff is disposed of. While this video focuses on the U.S. I’m sure many of these facts are similar in other industrialized nations. There’s nothing like a warm bowl of soup on a chilly day. Clam chowder. Minestrone. Cream of celery. Shark fin. Garden vegetable. Wait a minute – shark fin soup? For those of you who have not tried it, it is a traditional Chinese soup served on special occasions which costs a pretty penny. Like the name implies, it contains cut up cartilage from a shark’s fin and is often accompanied with thinly sliced pieces of chicken or pork simmered in a chicken broth. For the record, I have eaten shark fin soup numerous times at Chinese weddings and baby banquets and must admit it is a tasty soup. However after watching the documentary Shark Water, I’ve discovered that tastiness comes with a hefty price. |
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