Hope for BC Forests

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People just don’t realize the positives that are at play in BC forests. It’s becoming much more sustainable.

Moving to the boonies – self sufficiency

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Moving to the boonies — self sufficient energy-wise from Christopher Bowers on Vimeo.

UN Climate Conference delegate

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Beth is the editor of an international journal, Sustaining All Life, is giving workshops at this conference in Paris. Sustaining All Life (SAL) is an international organization dedicated to ending the destruction of the environment throughout the world. Sustaining All

Excitement for UVic campus sustainability

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One goal for UVic sustainability is to shift the transportation modal split of persons travelling to and from campus to 70% sustainable transportation (cycling, walking, transit, carpool/rideshare, etc.) and 30% single occupancy vehicles”

Teacher reflections on a Community School Interview series

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An experienced teacher moved to tears by her students being able to connect with community and national thought leaders.

Cascadia Field School, UVic

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Students are guided on a multimodal trip down the west coast of North America, interviewing interesting thought leaders.

Ann Baird – building a home for 500 years

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A thought leader in COB construction shares the many benefits of building their home. It’s attracted world-wide attention. For the latest info checkout their blog This was recorded before a Community School Interview in 2009

Wild Island Cats

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A truly sustainable business created and run on Prince Edward Island. Here the creator shares a bit of the backstory of her career changes and the history of Wild Island Cats.

Majora Carter: Sustainability from the Community Up

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Talk given at Resilient Cities (2009) about smart growth.

Traveling and living ‘light’

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Transferring lessons learned from international travel to local lifestyle yields big benefits. For more insights and experience view this playlist.