Archive for September, 2009
Fast Food Is Nutritious
My friend Marni got me thinking the other day about how people sometimes rely on fast-food. According to Marni “Everyday eating can be simple and delicious,” and I couldn’t agree more.
I often get asked when I have to put my lunch together, when I have time to keep the fridge stocked with fresh foods and [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2009 under environment, food, health.
Tags: environment, food, Green Living, health, recipes, sustainable
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Education Revelation
It’s back to school. Some students are changing courses, adjusting schedules, even changing majors – and I fall into all of those categories.
My undergraduate engineering program was in structural (civil) engineering. I studied structures, concrete, steel, wood, wind … anything and everything to do with structural engineering. Although I never thought I would work as [...]
Posted: September 18th, 2009 under education, environment, sustainability.
Tags: education, environment, sustainability
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Sustainabile Publications
Ok I haven’t posted in about 10 days but I’ve taken on a new project, which is occupying a lot of my time. My new project – volunteer editor for a membership publication (I’ll release what it is called when my first publication is released).
Our membership demographic is weighted to those who are ‘older’ (more [...]
Posted: September 16th, 2009 under Recycle, environment, sustainability.
Tags: carbon footprint, environment, facebook, print, publications, social media, sustainable, twitter
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Back To School Recommendations
Fall is definitely in the air here in Toronto – I had to use the defroster and the seat warmers this morning – but that also mean that back to school time is just around the corner. For most students day 1 is next Tuesday, September 8th.
This back to school stuff got me thinking about [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2009 under Cycling, Green Living, active transportation, education.
Tags: active transportation, children, education, Green, school, water
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