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I’ve always had a soft spot for people choosing to set up shop in shipping containers.  This flickr set shows the cream of the crop in New Zealand.  I’ll have to dig up some pictures we took while visiting the land of the flightless kiwi.  Incredible modern architects abound.

found via treehugger.

April 30th 2008… the street has been swept for the first time. Ahhhh asphalt, how I’ve missed your tarry goodness.  co

While still on the spring (summer?) cleanup of Montreal take a look at these two pix below.

Taken Sunday at the old port on the wide pedestrian walkway off de la Commune, filled with tourists and locals alike.  Eating, drinking and generally enjoying the spectacular sun filled day at the old port.
Two things are glaringly obvious […]

Number of days without street cleaning: 28
Hey Alan, where are the street cleaners? Maybe we should push the start date to May 1st for next year, or possibly June 1st?
The citizens of the area have done their part, our home fronts are clean and debris-free, now it’s your turn to get to work.
UPDATE: […]

OK, that does it.
Cause of the Month for MAY:  Ridding the neighbourhood of Publi-Sac.
This now makes 3 weeks in a row that they don’t respect our handmade ‘pas de circulaires’ sticker.  So I call again.  The nice lady on the phone didn’t get yelled at, because that wouldn’t solve a thing.  What she did mention […]

These are by far the coolest reusable bottles on the market.  But before I pick one up I just need to know…

click for treehugger post.

Print:

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Radio:
940AM What’s Up Montreal? - Interview with host Natasha Hall - March 30, 2008 (MP3-22MB)
CBC Radio - Daybreak Radio Piece on Bag Giveaway - by Alison Brunette (MP3- 3MB)

TV:  Nope.

Hi all, just a quick post (another to follow) to state that today’s bag giveaway was a super success. Thanks to everyone that helped build up to this day, from fabric donations to sewing events, to machine loaners etc. And thanks to the giveaway crew, who shook off the early rejections and handed […]

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What are we going to do with our potentially toxic and completely non recyclable baby bottles?  Turn them into musical instruments, little planters, pencil holders? Fortunately for our son’s health, this topic came to light early enough for us to find a better solution.
I called […]

Draw a giant circle around Montreal with a radius of 100km. Then find all the organic farms that fit snugly within that border. Now support those farms.
Here’s a few to start:
44.1km - Ile Perot, Qc - Windmill Point Farm
Offering a gamut of fruits and veggies (oooh organic potatoes)
100km - Waterloo, Qc - […]

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Old Richard Buckminster Fuller would be proud to have this lad lecturing in his buckyball. Earth Day weekend lectures in the Biosphere by:

Emmanuel Cosgrove, Director of Écohabitation.com
Peter Kettenbeil, Environmental Technologies Expert

Spotted on the Maison Coop Verte blog.
April 19th and 20th at 15:00.