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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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Pin Pricks
Happy Earth Month! I’ve been thinking about easy things we can do to help our planet. They may seem small but if we all do them, the effect will be incredible. Thus I have written this for your consideration: If … Continue reading
Posted in action, Climate change, Disposable planet, Food, Shopping
Tagged coffee, deforestation, disposable, environment, fast food, garbage, habitat destruction, habits, human impacts, plastic, take out, waste, Western culture
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Knowledge is power
I saw this post about chemicals in our lives by the co-author of a compelling book and I wanted to share it with you. Chemicals have severely invaded our everyday life. Some have said we’re living an experiment and we’re … Continue reading
Posted in action, Chemicals, health, hormone, Shopping, Tips
Tagged chemicals, human impacts, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
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Dangerous Deposable Device #3
This device is very common since bottled drinks with wide mouths exploded onto the market a few years ago. But the device can have devastating effects on wildlife that encounter them. <–To the left is a common juice or … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Disposable planet, Shopping, Tips
Tagged animals, disposable, fast food, garbage, human impacts, plastic, recycling, waste
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Connect the Dots – thoughts on Silent Spring
I have just finished reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a book she wrote 50 years ago. While I have already shared a few thoughts about the book from when I was just part way through it, my response to finishing … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Chemicals, Culture, Uncategorized, war
Tagged animals, chemical poisoning, crop dusters, DDT, earth, habitat destruction, human impacts, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, Western culture
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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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Gifts Not Garbage
As we head into the gift giving season that it is for so many, I wonder how many people will give things that will last for any length of time. In The Story of Stuff Annie Leonard tells us that … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Culture, Disposable planet, Shopping, Tips
Tagged capitalism, disposable, garbage, Gifts, human impacts, waste, Western culture
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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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