Greener Days- Episode 1: In preparation for the upcoming ICLEI World Congress in Edmonton (June 14 - 18, 2009; www.iclei.org), ACTV has filmed a series of webisodes featuring real Edmontonians who are incorporating sustainable measures in their everyday lives. This episode features Jessie Radies, owner of Blue Pear restaurant and Founder of Original Fare (www.originalfare.com), and Carissa deJong, a passionate loca-vore. Both discuss the benefits of eating a lo-cal and lo-carb(on) diet on your body, spirit, and community. So don’t go loco, go local! [More] [Less]
Greener Days- Episode 2: As a hero of the Zero, Conrad Nobert is a passionate green leader who hates waste. In order to reduce the waste he and his family produce, Conrad is currently building Edmonton’s second net-zero energy house. He shares his construction advice with ACTV, and blogs about his experience on his website www.greenedmonton.ca with the hopes of encouraging readers to make their own sustainable lifestyle choices. [More] [Less]
Greener Days- Episode 3: In this episode we meet amateur astronomer Bruce McCurdy. Bruce has seen the light – both good and bad – watching as a fog of artificial light gradually degrades the night sky over the 22 years he has volunteered at Telus World of Science Edmonton’s Observatory. To learn more about light pollution in the City, visit www.lightsdownstarsup.com. [More] [Less]
Greener Days- Episode 4: In this episode, ACTV met with Kendra Isaac- a passionate grad student in Environmental Sociology and driving force behind the Sustainability Awareness Week on the U of A Campus. Kendra, along with the Campus Sustainability Coalition and Office of Sustainability (www.sustainability.ualberta.ca) is pushing for sustainability in all aspects of campus life. With people like Kendra and other like-minded Active Citizens around, we can all look forward to Greener Days ahead. [More] [Less]
Informing the public about sustainability is key to building ecologically conscious communities. Tyson Jerry and Cloe Whittaker from the “Driven to Sustain” campaign (www.driventosustain.ca) are doing just that by driving across North America in a van powered by waste vegetable oil. Along their voyage they will not only attempt to break a world record, but will be visiting sustainable initiatives, speaking at schools and promoting their cause through various media outlets. [More] [Less]
One of Canada’s most passionate and articulate young environmentalists visits the EcoHouse in Edmonton to discuss her experiences with political, social, and environmental change, and what it means to be an Active Citizen. We then shake things up at the EcoHouse to find out how energy efficient the greenest house on the block really is. [More] [Less]
Green Alberta (www.greenalberta.ca) is providing design professionals with documentation they need on green building products, at a push of a button and 24hrs a day… The Edmonton-based company was founded in 2007 by two young Eco-entrepreneurs- Stephani Carter and Brandi Burdeniuk. Green Albetra provides research and education to design professionals requiring green product information, and to manufacturers who would like to know more about how to transition into the green building market and innovate once there. Through their growing online library of sustainable building materials and products, Green Alberta is playing part in the creation of a more sustainable marketplace for Canada’s building and construction industry. Their unique product evaluation process measures the sustainable performance of products and their manufacturing processes in relation to environmental, economic and social issues. Their evaluation process is based on internationally accepted standards of sustainability and existing green building rating systems were considered in its development. [More] [Less]
The commercial sector is the largest producer of waste in Alberta. But you would think given the incentives to save money and resources, that businesses would work to reduce their waste. In 2008, the Recycling Council of Alberta (www.recycle.ab.ca) offered a contest for businesses to get a waste audit and to encourage them to move towards zero waste. Join ACTV as it follows along on the waste audit to see how "Zero-waste" can become the norm in Albertan's business practices. [More] [Less]
At the Consumable Waste Exhibit (http://theideagroup.ca/consumablewaste/) displayed in Spring 2008, local designers were challenged to look at design in a different light, and to see the art in trash. As designers from IDEA (http://www.theideagroup.ca/) and MADE (http://www.madeinedmonton.org/)
If you want to reduce your ecological footprint, why not start with your feet. In our inaugral episode, we put Jayme’s tattered shoes to rest as we explore some of the environmentally-friendly, socially-responsible and fashionable footwear they have at local boutique Gravity Pope (http://www.gravitypope.com/)- such as Earth (http://www.earth.us/), Terra Plana (http://www.terraplana.com/) and Think (http://www.thinkshoesusa.com/). And we see how very stylish it is (oh yeah) to tread lightly on this planet. [More] [Less]
The vast majority of the waste we send off to the landfills is organic material. Most of this can be composted at our home, not only to reduce burden on our landfills and emissions from transport, but to help us grow huge and healthy vegetables and plants. IN this episode, Sylvia visits the John Janzen Nature Centre and Master composter Amy Roy Gratton to get the dirt on composting. [More] [Less]
If you want to reduce your ecological footprint, why not start with your feet. In our inaugral episode, we put Jayme’s tattered shoes to rest as we explore some of the environmentally-friendly, socially-responsible and fashionable footwear they have at local boutique Gravity Pope (http://www.gravitypope.com/)- such as Earth (http://www.earth.us/), Terra Plana (http://www.terraplana.com/) and Think (http://www.thinkshoesusa.com/). And we see how very stylish it is (oh yeah) to tread lightly on this planet. [More] [Less]
Greener Days- Episode 2: As a hero of the Zero, Conrad Nobert is a passionate green leader who hates waste. In order to reduce the waste he and his family produce, Conrad is currently building Edmonton’s second net-zero energy house. He shares his construction advice with ACTV, and blogs about his experience on his website www.greenedmonton.ca with the hopes of encouraging readers to make their own sustainable lifestyle choices. [More] [Less]
Greener Days- Episode 1: In preparation for the upcoming ICLEI World Congress in Edmonton (June 14 - 18, 2009; www.iclei.org), ACTV has filmed a series of webisodes featuring real Edmontonians who are incorporating sustainable measures in their everyday lives. This episode features Jessie Radies, owner of Blue Pear restaurant and Founder of Original Fare (www.originalfare.com), and Carissa deJong, a passionate loca-vore. Both discuss the benefits of eating a lo-cal and lo-carb(on) diet on your body, spirit, and community. So don’t go loco, go local! [More] [Less]
At the Consumable Waste Exhibit (http://theideagroup.ca/consumablewaste/) displayed in Spring 2008, local designers were challenged to look at design in a different light, and to see the art in trash. As designers from IDEA (http://www.theideagroup.ca/) and MADE (http://www.madeinedmonton.org/)
21,000 patrons, 300 musicians, 8 stages, 4 days…seems like there could be a huge potential for waste and pollution (as well as ruckus). But find out what the Edmonton folk fest is doing in it’s 29th season to ensure that they “Keep on Rockin’ in the GREEN World” (sorry ‘bout the pun, Mr. Young).
