Here’s some highlights from the YogaSlackers YES Tour…bringing communities together one at a time.
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The Last Place on Earth
British Columbia needs a law to protect species from habitat loss and global warming
This report focuses on British Columbia’s need for a species and ecosystem protection act. It outlines why species protection is crucial, what the law should look like and a recovery plan and longer-term habitat protection.
Report: View The last Place On Earth Report
Author(s): Sean Nixon, Devon Page, Susan Pinkus, Gwen Barlee, Candace Batycki and Faisal Moola
Published: October 2008
Earth Day 2009
More information at www.earthday.ca
Wake Up, Freak Out – Then Get A Grip
It’s much, much later than you think
This really isn’t about polar bears any more. At this very moment, the fate of civilization itself hangs in the balance.
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It turns out that the way we have been calculating the future impacts of climate change up to now has been missing a really important piece of the picture. It seems we are now dangerously close to the tipping point in the world’s climate system; this is the point of no return, after which truly catastrophic changes become inevitable.
Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip is a short, animated film about climate change by Leo Murray.
Read more on this at www.wakeupfreakout.org.
Russ Roca Bicycling Photographer
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Also check out his stuff http://russroca.blogspot.com and www.russroca.com
DIY Seedling Pots
Even if it is cold and wintery in many parts of the country, it is still time to start doing some planting for your spring and summer garden. Planting seeds now will give you a head start once it is time to put things int he ground and what better way to get started than to make your own seedling pots?
There are a few different options for making seedling pots. You can make little, mini newspaper pots for starting herbs and smaller plants. And if you don’t like that tutorial, this also tells you how to make smaller newspaper pots without using any tape.
You can also make seedling pots from the cardboard tubes from toilet paper and paper towels. Of course, you’ve all given up paper towels, but, I’ll bet you still have some toilet paper. This one takes a bit of advance planning though, as you need to have plenty of rolls ready to go already. You can double what you have by cutting the rolls in half as well. You might think about opening bottom flaps when you plant though so the roots have a better chance of pushing out into the garden.
You can also use those toilet paper tubes to grow carrots. This seems quite interesting to me because my carrots last year were too short due to our hard soil. This may end up being the use for my toilet paper tubes and I will use the drinking glass newspaper seedling pots for everything else. If you’d prefer square pots and don’t mind some folding, these origami newspaper pots are pretty cool, and would be good for larger plants.
Source obtained from www.greendaily.com
Polar Bears Roam NYC Streets
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This captivating commercial from the Environmental Defense Fund shows two polar bears walking the streets of New York. The message of the advertisement is to take the subway, not drive. Undoubtedly you are familiar with the theory that carbon monoxide from cars contributes to global warming which in turn melts ice which causes polar bears to drown (that’s the condensed version).
There is a great amount of speculation about this theory. I’ve also seen whacked out suggestions that we move all of the polar bears to Antarctica (because moving non-indigenous predators into an area is ALWAYS a good idea). I also know that a polar bear would not hesitate to turn me into mush. Just ask Conrado Mones or any other idiot who got too close to the cuddly white creatures. Yet, the polar bear remains the poster child of global warming and this commercial is pretty darn effective.
Source obtained from www.greendaily.com and related link.
10 Tips For Staying Modivated (While Bike Commuting)!
If you have some other method of transportation, the occasional temptation is there to eschew the bike for a day, a week, or even for the entire winter. Bike commuting can seem old or boring if you’ve been doing it a while. Here are some tips for staying motivated.
1. Ride a different bike. Swap bikes with a friend or co-worker you trust or switch one of your other bikes out as your commuter bike.
2. Try multi-mode commuting. Over winter, I switch to a bike/transit commute which allows me to choose how far I want to ride depending on where I choose to get on and off. You can also drive part-way or drive in, then ride home. Ride back to work and drive home the next day.
3. If you have a geared bike, try a “one gear†commute. Over a few days, use trial and error to find the one gear combination that works best for your commute.
4. Pick up and throw away one road hazard per day: nails, screws, tacks, and big chunks of debris. Don’t neglect your traffic awareness, but try to make a point to get one piece of potentially harmful debris off the road.
5. Find some new routes. Talk to fellow cyclists or just go exploring on one of your recreational rides. Not seeing the same scenery every single day can keep things interesting.
6. Recruit some friends. It’s a lot easier to keep riding if you have a buddy to talk to and at least share the misery of a chilly morning or baleful headwind.
7. Take some pictures. You can use your camera phone, an inexpensive digital point-and-shoot or even a disposable camera! If you see something interesting, there’s no harm in taking a break to enjoy it and capture it to admire and share later.
8. Reward yourself. For every week of car-free commuting, do something as a small reward. You might need to get your significant other to sign-off on this. ;)
9. Greet anyone and everyone that you pass. One of the great things about riding a bike is that you’re out in the open. Say hi to joggers, dog-walkers, and even pedestrians hogging the multi-use path by walking three abreast… not that it ever happens…
10. Mix up your commute a bit with small errands that you can run on the way home or to work.
Getting out of the “boring commute†rut is often as simple as changing something small on occasion. What are you doing to keep yourself motivated?
Source obtained from Commute By Bike.
Mat’s Commute
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