Tag: David Suzuki
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David Suzuki Visits Occupy Montréal: "We've Got To Take Back Our Democracy" (Video)
Prompted by my curiosity about the global movement known as Occupy Wall Street, on Saturday I headed out to the Occupons Montréal / Occupy Montréal protests, which mirrored similar
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Watch David Suzuki Get Punched in the Nuts (Video)
Image credit: CBC Laughs David Suzuki is more used to winning prizes than receiving physical abuse. Nevertheless, one young TV reporter in Canada took it upon himself to punch the venerable David Suzuki in the groin. Why, you might ask? It is all,
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More Bike News: David Suzuki on Bike Lanes, The Guardian On Toronto's War on Bikes
David Suzuki weighs in on bike lanes in Huffington Post Canada: Most arguments against bike lanes are absurd. Consider this: We have wide roads everywhere to accommodate cars, most of which carry only one person. On
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Beyond LEED to Net Zero Energy: RFK Jr., Suzuki and Sinclair's Keynotes at Sustainability Summit
A solar-powered health clinic traveling on a camel. Windmills on Bangladesh tut-tuts recharges cell phones. Military bases converted to civic spaces. A
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David Suzuki: Our Obsession With Private Automobiles is Unsustainable
Quote of the Day from David Suzuki in the Georgia Strait: Technological developments [such as electric cars etc.] are welcome, but maybe it's time we started rethinking our car culture as whole. The average car in North America
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Skating on Ever Thinning Ice, the NHL Goes Green
The National Hockey League is launching a new green initiative in cooperation with the National Resources Defense
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An Earth Day Tribute to 11 Environmental Heroes
Last year Brian did a great slideshow of some of our environmental heroes. He wrote "This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some of the great men and women who've defined modern environmentalism--these green heroes deserve a huge Earth
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NBA Green Week 2009 and Hockey Pros Give Emissions Reductions a Shot
More teams than just the Boston Celtics will be going green this season, as next week the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to tip off its first ever NBA Green Week 2009. Fans will be treated to green giveaways, the chance
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David Suzuki and Bruce Mau Behind New Eco-Boutique in Toronto
Looking for beeswax crayons for the kids? Or perhaps you're in need of unique note cards printed on recycled paper with soy ink? If your dream store carries nothing
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West Coast Green 2008 To Highlight Emerging Green Building Technologies
This year's West Coast Green 2008 conference will feature a technology "innovation pipeline" highlighting the future of renewable energy products. Each of these products are new to the market or right out of development.
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Quote of the Day: David Suzuki on Ecology, Economy And "Intergenerational Crime"
Ecology and
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TH Forums Highlights: Paging Dr. Suzuki, Wind Energy for Baseline Power + More
1) Forums user Moe146 has composed an open letter to David Suzuki regarding a statement that Dr. Suzuki made about balancing our fight
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David Suzuki in Real Life and in Print
Not long after Macleans magazine published their cover story, "The remarkable transformation of Saint Suzuki", I had the pleasure of volunteering at the E.O. Wilson Circle event held in Toronto for David Suzuki Foundation donors. Dr. Suzuki gave a
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Green Halloween: Dress As David Suzuki
For a cheap, last-minute Halloween getup, go as Canadian author and environmental guru David Suzuki. Simply download and print this face mask, stiffen it with a used cereal box, and punch out some eye and string holes. Attach the mask to your head with
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Quote of the Day: David Suzuki on Biofuels
Photo credit: Lynn L. Walters/The New York Times Proponents of biofuels, which are often made from plants such as corn or sugar cane, often point to their many advantages over fossil fuels like gasoline. Biofuels are less toxic or non-toxic in
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Quote of the Day: David Suzuki on Genetically Engineered Crops
We have been told that genetically engineered (GE) material just disperses in nature, but in fact, it is remarkably permanent. Biologically engineered genes and DNA have been found to persist in soil organisms, in insects, pollen, and especially water,
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Would David Suzuki Dig Your Garden?
Hey Canadian green fingers, environmental activist (and TreeHugger eco-hero) David Suzuki wants to find Canada's best pesticide-free lawns and gardens, plus your story, in 100 words or less, about how you made everything
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National Post Green Report. Not.
The National Post publishes screeds from the likes of Alexander Cockburn, runs a denier-of-the week profile, and printed a disgusting tirade by George Jonas that included "The Green Gestapo of the environment seems ready to launch nuts right here at
