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iPhone Pic of the Week, Holiday Edition: I’m not sure what this means, but it can’t be good.

December 14th, 2011 · No Comments

Santa gets strung out in Kitsilano. Literally.

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Tags: Art · Events · Green Creative · Green Politics · iPhone Pics of the Week · Sustainable Lifestyle · Uncategorized

How do you open the door to responsible redevelopment on the edge of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside?

December 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Launching a real estate development in Downtown Eastside Vancouver opens some doors. 21 Doors.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green in the Economic Downturn · Green Politics · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

Are YOUR green product claims compliant with the US ‘Green guides’? (P.S. – If you’re Canadian… never mind)

September 14th, 2011 · No Comments

A recent post on the Environmental Leader website highlighted some of the ‘green’ guidelines recently updated by the Federal Trade Commission, for communicating environmental claims on everything from toothpaste to tires. According to the FTC website, the guidelines are made to ensure ‘voluntary compliance with such laws by members of industry’. Those found in contravention, […]

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Politics · Production · Research · Sustainable Products

iPhone Pic of the Week – The Media IS a disaster.

September 8th, 2011 · No Comments

Biking the Greenway to a meeting in East Van, I spotted this news box outside the Emily Carr University of Art campus. Nice work, whoever. You got it in one.

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Tags: Art · Green Creative · Green Points of View · Green Politics · iPhone Pics of the Week

Green Briefs flashed in Vancouver City Council Meeting – The Official Transcript of my speech on the Greenest City Action Plan

July 15th, 2011 · No Comments

GreenBriefs blogger Lorne Craig stands up in front of Vancouver’s Mayor and Council at City Hall to share his Green Capitalist vision of Vancouver. See the speech here!

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Tags: Green Points of View · Green Politics · Published Articles · Sustainable Businesses · Unicycle Case Studies

When is an attack ad NOT an attack ad?

March 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments

When is a political attack ad NOT an attack ad? The Green Party’s new TV spot, attacked by Green Briefs.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Politics

It’s time to Recycle the Remembrance Day Poppy.

November 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Why the cheap plastic poppy is out of date for today’s Remembrance Day, and a few solutions to improve it.

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Tags: Art · Green Points of View · Green Politics · Production · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

iPhone Pic of the Week Oct 20

October 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Who knew stock photo models could be so mean? Support the Union Gospel Mission or whatever homeless helper charity you believe in. — Post From My iPhone

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Tags: Art · Green Politics · iPhone Pics of the Week · Sustainable Lifestyle

Can Vancouver’s ‘Talk Green To Us’ campaign answer with real green jobs?

September 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Anyone who thinks Vancouver is quite green enough thank you very much had better hang on. We ain’t seen the half of it. But that means more green jobs and a better economic outlook in the long term. So says Sadhu Johnston, Vancouver’s Deputy City Manager, at a presentation put on by the Board of […]

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Points of View · Green Politics · Sustainable Businesses · Uncategorized

Environmental anti-advertising hits Alberta. Who’s next?

July 14th, 2010 · No Comments

As a Province that has just spent millions to convince tourists to visit her pristine vistas, Alberta can’t be too happy with the new campaign from Corporate Ethics.  “Rethink Alberta” billboards are going up in Seattle, Portland, Denver and Minneapolis that compare the tar sands to the BP Blowout oil spill in the Gulf of […]

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Tags: Environment · Green Points of View · Green Politics · Social Media