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So many Bamboo Beginners in this contest!August 12th, 2009
categories: Contest and Quizzes | 1 comment
It’s time for you to make headway, rise up to the next level and become a proud Intermediate Lime. See how much fun you can have with these missions!
Keep at it, you still have time… And your green side can always use a boost.
We’re counting on... Read more »
Register now at the Cascades Green Challenges Contest!April 22nd, 2009
categories: Contest and Quizzes | 15 comments
At Cascades we believe that improving the Earth is possible simply by choosing to take small green actions every day. That’s why we have chosen today - Earth Day 2009 - to launch the “Cascades’ Green Challenge” Contest.
The “Cascades’ Green Challenge” Contest offers you the... Read more »
How to Make Every Day Earth DayApril 20th, 2009
categories: International @en | 2 comments
Earth Day is celebrated annually around the world to encourage people of all ages to participate in positive environmental activities. This year the message to conserve (and save money) is even more appropriate. So what can you do?
Earth Day Canada’s EcoAction Teams program can provide... Read more »
One Important HourMarch 18th, 2009
categories: International @en | No comment
Will turning off the lights for one hour really make a difference in combating climate change? Unlikely. However, if you plan to participate in the Earth Hour event happening on March 28th from 8:30 pm – 9:30pm, you will be doing so to send a message – that the sum of our individual... Read more »
Essential Date Ideas for Valentine’sFebruary 9th, 2009
What’s the most romantic and environmentally-friendly thing you can do on February 14? It all depends on what kind of person or couple you are…
For the intellectually romantic couple:
Poetry got a bad rap at Obama’s inauguration thanks to that surprisingly average poem that followed the... Read more »
Green Wave CinemaJanuary 6th, 2009
categories: Local @en | No comment
With temperatures near or below zero degree celsius in all parts of the country, it’s time to cuddle up with a good movie. The other day, we watched “An Inconvenient Truth,” the movie that made Al Gore even more famous than when he was serving in the White House. I think my partner was... Read more »
Green Rules for Back to SchoolSeptember 2nd, 2008
categories: Local @en | 2 comments
Come September, kids can be classified into two groups: either they can’t wait to see friends and start up with the sports team or drama club, or they are already plotting a fake illness to avoid going back to school.
I was the type of kid who looking forward to going back, but I also wanted... Read more »
