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By Clark Williams-Derry. Popular walkability ranking now includes bus stops and rail stations. Walk Score, which has become the most widely-used measure of pedestrian friendly neighborhoods in North America, has added a new trick: they're now incorporating transit data into...

This article was written by John Lewis in June 2009. This month, along with our regular fare, we're showcasing some of our best, in celebration of three years of WorldChanging Canada. Ever wondered what kinds of amenities were in your...

Gregory Greene is a documentary filmmaker based in Toronto, who directed "The End of Suburbia" and "Escape from Suburbia". (Interview transcribed by Najam Tirmizi). Hassan Masum: What motivates you personally to spend your time making films? Gregory Greene: When...

By Milan Ilnyckyj. Written essentially in the style of a textbook, Morgan Downey’s Oil 101 moves systematically through the major areas of knowledge required for a basic understanding of the global petroleum industry. These include: The history of oil...

This article was written by Peter ter Weeme in May 2008. We were delighted when this article was re-published in a B.C. textbook as a way to teach high-school students environmental and media literacy. This month, along with our regular...

By Christa Morris. “Welcome to the Living Planet. It’s clean, it’s efficient — and it’s doable. Today.” This blurb appears on the front page of WWF Canada’s new website, the Living Planet City, which launched in September. The Living Planet...

Greeting Worldchangers, Our two night event at Town Hall Seattle starts tomorrow! We are thrilled to invite you to Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life for an evening with Alex Steffen, Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin, Seattle Mayor-Elect...

This article was written by Jason Diceman in September 2008. This month, along with our regular fare, we'll showcase some of our best, in celebration of three years of WorldChanging Canada. Politicians should take note; there is a new answer...

By Milan Ilnyckyj. I wrote the following to serve as a one-page introduction, laying out some of the key items for consideration and listing some of the most accessible and reputable sources of information about climate change. For more information...

By Victor Galaz. Wired Science reported on a project a while ago, based on innovative ecological crowd-sourcing in New York. The idea was quite simple. “Participants in the NYC Cricket Crawl will go out between dusk and midnight to record...

By Eli Malinsky. Recently, we hosted an intimate discussion with Fast Company co-founder Alan Webber. The conversation was wide ranging, attending to different facets of "Innovative Leadership". One thing that Alan mentioned was the need to begin to develop...

Below is a piece from The Guardian about Edward Burtynsky's most recent photography show, Oil. It mentions two exhibits currently running in the States. There are also three upcoming exhibits of Oil in Canada:In 2010, Oil will appear at The...

by Roger Valdez Vancouver allows more density in multiunit buildings. There are many reasons to love Vancouver, BC. It is a great international city with tremendous cultural diversity. Some of us truly see Vancouver as a bold leader in...

The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better by well known public health researchers Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett is reviewed by political scientist David Runciman in the London Review of Books article How messy it...
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An event currently underway in Mountain View, California, brings coders together with experts in disaster relief for a three day code-jam. The problem definitions, use-cases, and descriptions of proposed apps make for fascinating reading. This is a model worth watching that could be replicated in other domains.
There's an exciting deal on the table leading up to Copenhagen. Europe has offered 95% GHG cuts by 2050, and 30% cuts by 2020 if other countries sign up for similar targets at Copenhagen.
With inspiration from the one-tree-per-child model in Calgary (which now has half a million trees under its management), Edmonton is preparing an urban forest plan to manage its "green infrastructure", citing the many services trees provide.
Nicholas Stern was interviewed recently on TVO's the Agenda. With all of Canada's advantages, he says, if we say we can't we can't do it, who's to fault other countries for saying it can't be done?
A judge in the UK just ruled that employees with green beliefs cannot be fired from their jobs because of them.
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