Saturday, January 31, 2004
Self-Reliance / Local Living Communities
Community Currency Development Work
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Jan. 26, 2004 (Community Way) - Hi there, You may be interested in the community currency (cc) development work that we have been doing here, in Japan, the UK, etc. I work with Michael Linton, the designer/developer of LETSystems - since 1982 right here in the Comox Valley. The links to the openmoney.org site were created during our work with the Japan openmoney project. Read more ....
Community Currency Development Work
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Jan. 26, 2004 (Community Way) - Hi there, You may be interested in the community currency (cc) development work that we have been doing here, in Japan, the UK, etc. I work with Michael Linton, the designer/developer of LETSystems - since 1982 right here in the Comox Valley. The links to the openmoney.org site were created during our work with the Japan openmoney project. Read more ....
Simple Living / Environmental Choices / Strategies
Extreme Greens
VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 15, 2004 (Monday Magazine, By Adrienne Mercer)
Excerpt - For some Victoria residents, environmentalism is more than just a way of life. (Our friend Janine is one.)
Janine Bandcroft works for the Community Council, where she is collecting people’s stories for the Quality of Life Challenge—a capital region initiative involving local businesses, social agencies and individuals. She’s also in the process of organizing a street newsletter, to be printed on forest-friendly paper. Her environmental commitment... Read more .
Extreme Greens
VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 15, 2004 (Monday Magazine, By Adrienne Mercer)
Excerpt - For some Victoria residents, environmentalism is more than just a way of life. (Our friend Janine is one.)
Janine Bandcroft works for the Community Council, where she is collecting people’s stories for the Quality of Life Challenge—a capital region initiative involving local businesses, social agencies and individuals. She’s also in the process of organizing a street newsletter, to be printed on forest-friendly paper. Her environmental commitment... Read more .
Friday, January 30, 2004
Envrionment / Composting Toilets
Phoenix Installation at Wild Horse Island
FLATHEAD LAKE, MT, 2002 (Advanced Composting Systems, website reference) - Wild Horse Island, a state park, rises 700 feet above the pristine waters of Flathead Lake, the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi in the 48 contiguous states. Known for its herd of wild mountain sheep, Wild Horse is accessible only by boat. The island's hiking trails are extremely popular with day users. A waterless composting toilet provided convenient, odorless, sanitation without polluting groundwater or the lake. Read more ...
Phoenix Installation at Wild Horse Island
FLATHEAD LAKE, MT, 2002 (Advanced Composting Systems, website reference) - Wild Horse Island, a state park, rises 700 feet above the pristine waters of Flathead Lake, the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi in the 48 contiguous states. Known for its herd of wild mountain sheep, Wild Horse is accessible only by boat. The island's hiking trails are extremely popular with day users. A waterless composting toilet provided convenient, odorless, sanitation without polluting groundwater or the lake. Read more ...
Water for Sustainable Living
Rainbarrel Tutorial
PORTLAND, OR, Jan. 30, 2004 (CIP News) - Thanks to the Experiments in Urban Sustainable Living website we found this explaination on How to make a Rainbarrel. It starts... Even though I am not a handyman I have found that it is easy and fun to make a rainbarrel. The total cost of making one barrel (including the cost of the barrel) is about $15-20. Read more ...
Rainbarrel Tutorial
PORTLAND, OR, Jan. 30, 2004 (CIP News) - Thanks to the Experiments in Urban Sustainable Living website we found this explaination on How to make a Rainbarrel. It starts... Even though I am not a handyman I have found that it is easy and fun to make a rainbarrel. The total cost of making one barrel (including the cost of the barrel) is about $15-20. Read more ...
