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Published: November 19, 2008

Athletes run for environmental cause

STAFFORD, VA – Actor Matt Hill and national speaker Stephanie Tait will jog through Stafford on Saturday, continuing on an 11,000-mile journey that has served to encourage people to take steps to improve the environment.

Hill, a seven-time Ironman, and Tait, hail from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Stephanie Tait and Matt Hill are taking their quest for environmental awareness one step at a time on the Run for One Planet tour.

Tait and Hill, environmental enthusiasts from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, are bringing their journey to Washington and Chocowinity next week.

You may have noticed something new on change pages and blog post pages. It's a little icon that we hope will pack a big punch.

Check out The Tyee, an online source of news and views, and make a change in your daily news diet. The Tyee just launched its first animated short about Big Media Barons, how they blur our media stream, and all this in under two mintues.

There was a lot of potty talk this week on ChangeEverything.ca - everything from toilet paper to bidets. There is our current poll, the archives of toilet paper, and one person even convinced London Drugs to stock recycled toilet paper.

One ChangeEverything-er has decided to go plastic free in 2007. From reading her posts, it seems to be harder than it sounds. But she is managing so far, in fact she even insiperd me to get rid of my old deodorant and replace it with some lovely Lush stuff that doesn't come in a plastic case.

I saw this and thought about all of our lungs. It made me decide that the folks over at the DeSmogBlog deserve and honourable mention for the blog that is working earnestly to save the world. They are working hard to clear the PR pollution that is clouding the science on climate change.

A couple of people on ChangeEverything have mentioned this site. It is useful for getting a sense of how you are doing footprint-wise. I did the survey and despite the fact that I think I am a conscientious person and was somewhat surprised to learn that we would need 1.8 planets to support us if everyone lived like me.

And these just plain old made me laugh out loud!

In a recent ChangeEverything.ca poll 61% of people thought it true that cow farts are guilty of speeding up global warming. You were right! In fact, methane is the second most significant greenhouse gas and cows are one of the greatest methane emitters. Their grassy diet and multiple stomachs cause them to produce methane, which they exhale with every breath.
According to this article, "It’s not man’s carbon footprint causing climate change but the 1.5-billion and still growing cattle population chewing cud out in farmer’s fields"

Libby Davies is hosting a 100 mile diet breakfast next Thursday, January 11 from 7:30 am to 9 am at Pondok Indonesian Restaurant, 2781 Commercial Drive (south of Broadway Skytrain). The event promises that Libby Davies, Jack Layton, Nathan Cullen, plus Ione Smith from SmartGrowth BC and Susan Kurbis, Environmental Youth Alliance will discuss the NDP Green Platform and Climate Change. It is by donation and I am going to be there!

And if you think it is critical to be able to adequately warn people about things, this is for you.

here is a collection of interesting things that are happening on ChangeEverything and in the Blogosphere at large. enjoy!

Ok folks, this one takes the cake for the most ridiculous thing I have read this week. Soy makes people gay? I mean come on....

Darren Barefoot has hatched a truly brilliant idea. Check out his suggestion for what to do with the fallen trees in Stanley Park.

And reading this article gave me the chills and made me question where I am living. A Vancouver school trustee is fighting for the right to carry a concealed firearm. No this isn't Alabama or Utah, this is Vancouver....BC.

Interested in what changed on the music scene in 2006? Beyond Robson's 'Sean' posts his top 10 albums of 2006

At the office last week we were wondering what is going on with Bob Barker these days. Turns out he has finally decided to retire Good for you, Bob. We think you deserve it.

In Vancouver this weekend, the Winter Solstice Festival

And we wanted to share this with you just because well, it is SO darn weird/cool/creepy/

here is a collection of interesting things that are happening on ChangeEverything and in the Blogosphere at large. enjoy!

Some great entries have been started for our $500 contest! Read them and consider entering the contest yourself!

Grassmonkeyz is still collecting goodies for the 100 care packages she plans to deliver Santa-style, to some of our less fortunate brothers and sisters in the downtown eastside on Christmas Day. The magazine 24Hours covered her story. (pictured above)

We published a couple helpful articles about how to use ChangeEverything.ca, in our learn-how section

Rumour that the Skytrain may go on strike, but that might not matter since nobody can seem to get on it anyway owing to our recent wind storm.

How many people does it take to power 1500 led light bulbs?

Apparently the Province has pledged to fund more social housing projects.

And just for fun, the world's tallest man saves dolphin.