Conscious Consumerism

by Guy Dauncey

At the end of June, every adult and child in British Columbia will receive a $100 cheque in the mail from the government. "What's this?" you might think.

It's your personal Climate Action Dividend, part of BC's new Carbon Tax that kicks in on July 1st.

Assuming I will be able to actually change my address after my recent move (have you ever been to the Province of BC's website? not very user friendly) I, like every other BC resident as of December 31, 2007, will receive $100 Climate Action Dividend.

partway through this video, Chris Jordan, an amazing artist, asks a very important and simple question.... blog your thoughts and tag it ChrisJordan

i am taking a flight next month with my dog and i would like to avoid buying a dog crate, partly because it is expensive, but also because i hate the idea of buying more stuff when i am sure there is someone out there who could lend me one for a few weeks?

if you have one or know anyone who does, please put them in touch with me.

There's nothing in the ingredients that I can't pronounce and that's usually enough for me to be convinced that a cream is okay to purchase. This body product uses hempseed oil as one of the main ingredients, and they make a point of telling us that it contains "0% THC". I guess some people might still be worried that they would get a buzz from it? I think it points to the confusion around the two different kinds of plants, making it necessary to provide information that infers a distinction between hemp and it's kissing cousin marijuana.

Today, I'm writing about hemp seeds and no you can't use them to grow plants. They're like sesame seeds, and they've been hulled which results in being good for food only. I've been eating these for a while, mostly adding it to a fruit shake in the morning. I also like using them for salads and to increase the nutritional value of a macaroni and cheese craving. They have a nutty flavour to them.

Last year I didn't know a lot about industrial hemp and I don't think I was alone. My confusion ended when someone told me about hemp.

Not so long ago, I needed to print off some t-shirts for a project and I discovered that cotton was practically a chemical industry. My wardrobe of innocent looking t-shirts, some that I'd grown up with, used up to a third or half (depending on which statistic you site) of all pesticides/fertilzers on the market. Hemp, on the other hand, requires little to none.