Tag: transportation
Walking the talk: Sustainability at Work
Guest Blogger June 17, 2010
At WWF-Canada, we provide the information and inspiration you need to live a greener life – but we also try to make sure that we "walk the talk." In the same way that it is a journey for you, regardless of whether you are an individual, or part of a family, community or business, sustainability is a journey for us as an organization.
Beyond car culture: the rise of the bike-in movie
Guest Blogger June 14, 2010
Let’s face it, the only thing that’s not completely delightful about a drive-in movie is the driving. When I think back, it’s not sitting on the hot, scratchy hood of my parents’ Volvo station wagon that makes me nostalgic. It’s being outside in the gooey summer air, watching those crazy ants in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and gorging myself with stuff I wouldn’t go near now. Remove cars from the equation and we are left a charming night - one that doesn’t require a parka, which is in itself enough to get most Canadians jazzed. This might explain why, after years of decline, al fresco movies are making a comeback of the cycling persuasion.
LoyaltyOne associates pitch in to help at Panda HQ
LoyaltyOne’s annual CommunityOne Day took place on June 9, 2010, during which all of their associates spent the morning volunteering at over 40 different local charities. For the second year in a row, 20 volunteers chose to come to WWF-Canada’s Toronto head office to help us recognize individuals for making green choices.
Pin it for the Planet: Bike-in movie magic in Ottawa
Paulette Roberge June 11, 2010
Sultry summer night in an idyllic park next to the Rideau River, bare feet in the grass. And an alien spaceship silhouetted against the full moon. Okay, the moon was projected onto a giant inflatable screen showing E.T. making his way home. It was still magical.
Pin it for the Planet: Carla Meyer
Sara Falconer June 4, 2010
Edmonton's Carla Meyer is not new to the green life. Her many endeavors include running events for Bullfrog Power, coordinating volunteers for the Edmonton Naturalization group, and working as community coordinator for the Avenue Food Security Network. "We are involved with helping community gardens get going, we have hosted springtime garden information workshops, we support the WECAN Food Basket Society, and we just hosted a great big Stone Soup event last weekend. My interests basically boil down to food - growing it, eating it!" she quips.