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Bird-Window Collisions Taking Their Toll
Ten years ago this August, I began a short documentary film project in Toronto, Canada, which I finished the following spring. With my camera, I followed people I’d only just met, down streets and around corners. They were scanning, listening, … Continue reading
Posted in action, Animals, Birds, environmental disasters, Values, Window collisions, Windows
Tagged harm, human impacts
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Chemical Scents: They’re Everywhere!
I’ve written about chemical scents and health impacts in posts such as “Snake Oil?” but not recently. When I read Dr. Molot’s post recently, I just knew I wanted to share it and now was as good a time as … Continue reading
Posted in Asthma, Chemicals, health, hormone, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged chemicals, harm
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Snake Oil?
What kind of mad world have we allowed to be created where now when you step out your door to go shopping for groceries and other products, you can’t simply worry whether there is too much salt, sugar or fat … Continue reading
Posted in Chemicals, Food, health, hormone, Shopping
Tagged chemicals, children, flame retardants, food system, harm, plastic, snake oil
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Increasingly Silent Spring
Who hasn’t had good intentions about reading a book that is just sitting on their shelf? I have many such books. But the time came to finally pick up one of them in particular. In beginning to read it, I … Continue reading
Posted in Chemicals, Culture, Environmental Leaders, war
Tagged Al Gore, chemicals, environment, harm, human impacts, leadership, pesticide, planet, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
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Honouring them?
It has been my honour to have played the Last Post dozens of times for fallen soldiers and veterans: at cenotaphs on Remembrance Day, at graveyards and in churches for funerals and on parade for other honouring ceremonies. Lest we … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Disposable planet, Respect, war
Tagged capitalism, deforestation, earth, environment, harm, human impacts, military, Western culture
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Dangerous Disposable Device #2
Cool drinks ahead! Summer is coming and I know that many, many people like the cool drinks you can get from almost all of the fast food and drink restaurants. Here in Canada, there’s the Tim Hortons Iced Capp, Wendy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Disposable planet, Food, Tips, waste
Tagged animals, cat, disposable, fast food, food system, garbage, harm, human impacts, nature, pigeon, plastic, skunk, Western culture
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Dangerous Disposable Devices
I’ve just come back from a half hour walk and I found yet again some items that would seem harmless to humans but can have deadly consequences for animals or birds. This post is a highly practical one. We’re heading … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Culture, Disposable planet, waste
Tagged 6 pack ring, disposable, food, garbage, habits, harm, human impacts, plastic, pop can, ring, soda can, Western culture
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