Author Archives: Sigrid
A Home Retrofit Rebate Fiasco
My Dad decided to turn his home into one heated by solar. The way the system works is that the primary function of the solar cells is to heat water for hot water use, and any energy beyond that is used to heat the home. Being very energy conscious, t...
Buying votes again, Mr. Harper?
Here I was, minding my own business on this rainy Nova Scotia winter day. I walked over to the post office to get the mail, which included Conservative Political Propaganda. It was no secret that the Conservative Government provided busses to seniors...
Snout to Tail cooking
My boyfriend Rob and I are doing some Menu development right now for the upcoming season of our Restaurant. Rob is a Chef and this is the first year that he and I will be working in a Restaurant that my parents have owned for 10 years. So, we are pla...
Recycling Plastic
I’ve always had this thing about recycling. Recycling, as we know it, is downcycling because with each round of “re”cycling, the materials become more and more mixed. This makes them less and less like the original materials we used...
Canada and Kyoto
Canada made history this month by being the first country to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. I understand the Protocol may not have been perfect, but it was certainly a step in the right direction: protecting our planet for our children and grandch...
Email the PM
Talks are coming to a close in Durban and Canada hasn’t changed it’s position. Please take the time to email Prime Minister Harper and Environment Minister Peter Kent from the link below. Have your say! Ask them to put our future ahead of...
News from Durban: the CCPI report
The Climate Change Performance Index was published today at the Durban Conference and the outlook is grim. The CCPI is a rank given to each country based on their emissions (80% composed of 50% actual emissions, 30% trend) and climate policy (20%). T...
It’s about time
For far too long many of us have buried our heads in the sand when it comes to Climate Change. It’s a Global problem of epic proportion that some simply cannot fathom even attempting to solve. While I sympathise with just how complicated and ov...
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