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Plastic used on a daily basis in my life

Written by beachgypsy

I started making a list of everything I use that contains plastic in my life on a daily basis. Starting with my morning routine. I put alternatives( = ) next to to the items I know however some i am not so sure where to get non-plastic alternatives..
plastic milk caps, OJ caps= ?
plastic containing cereal= oatmeal, eggs
plastic containing my coffee = grind my own coffee

 

South Fraser Protection Camp: Work Party this Saturday! April 30

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Written by jsmr
Stop Gateway

It takes a village to stop a freeway, come help build the village!  Come to the South Fraser Protection Camp this Saturday from 9 am on for a work party to help construct a village that will stand in the way of the South Fraser Freeway. Details on transportation below.

 

May Day -- Victoria for Wild Salmon

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Written by jsmr
Preserve Wild Salmon
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Come join Alexandra Morton, Chief Bob Chamberlin, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Elizabeth May, Denise Savoie and hundreds of Wild Salmon People walking to Victoria on Sunday 1st May.

Start at 9am at Tsawout First Nation in Saanich and walk 22km to the BC Parliament for a rally (3pm-5pm).

 

Stop the Pave -- Earth Day Action

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Written by jsmr
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THIS FRIDAY APRIL 22! Calling all residents, students, parents, elders, streamkeepers, treeplanters, guerilla gardeners, blockaders, rebels, climate defenders, farmers and freeway fighters! On a week of fresh cuts to local transit service, it's time to stand up for climate justice, and take direct action to stop freeway expansion!

 

Stop the Pave -- Earth Day Action

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Written by jsmr
Stop Gateway
Direct action works

THIS FRIDAY APRIL 22! Calling all residents, students, parents, elders, streamkeepers, treeplanters, guerilla gardeners, blockaders, rebels, climate defenders, farmers and freeway fighters! On a week of fresh cuts to local transit service, it's time to stand up for climate justice, and take direct action to stop freeway expansion!

 

Still Planting

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Written by KnowGreenNoWaste
Help Plant 1000 Trees

My husband and I recently quit our jobs for the opportunity to promote awareness for the Earth and search out and test new "green" products.

 

Kim Richter for Vancity's Board of Directors

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Written by Kim Richter

Hello!

I'm Kim Richter.

I'm running in the 2011 Vancity Board of Directors Election.

I think Vancity is an amazing organization and I'm so very proud to be part of it.

 

Earth Day is just around the corner!

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Written by KnowGreenNoWaste

Hey guys! Thought I'd kick it up a notch for Earth day this year and help promote a few key ideas:

 

Home Delivery

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Written by Wayne McKay
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Growing up in Killarney, Manitoba, surrounded as I was by aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family, was an idyllic setting for a young man with limited means and big dreams. It was an era of little crime (no one locked the door to their house or car) and the price of a quart of milk or loaf of bread changed little from same year to year and inflation had not yet reached public consciousness.