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Milk of happiness

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Van WaffleMay 30, 2012
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One obstacle to switching to locally produced food is the cost. People on low incomes cannot afford to give up the savings of shopping at discount supermarkets, where local production is not a priority. It is a sad fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in local food | Tagged animal welfare, local food | 1 Reply

Connecting to the planet: Chris Earley discusses the Galapagos

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Van WaffleJune 27, 2012
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Chris Earley is interpretive biologist and education coordinator at University of Guelph Arboretum. He has written four field guides to birds of North America, such as Warblers of the Great Lakes Region and Eastern North America. Chris has led tours … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, travel | Tagged ecotourism, evolution, land use | 1 Reply

Speed River Project update

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Van WaffleMay 30, 2012
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Yesterday Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Guelph hosted a meeting to discuss its Speed River Project. Guest speaker Dr. Karen Morrison discussed her work on ecohealth, suggesting human well-being is rooted in a sense of place. Communities should be … Continue reading →

Posted in Guelph | Tagged #opirg, #speedriver, #watersheds, community, rivers | Leave a reply

Making beauty in the city

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Van WaffleMarch 27, 2011
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The air feels cold like late winter, but the light is early spring: more intense, direct and engaged, having shaken it’s winter detachment. My partner and I went to Kensington CafĂ© in Kensington Market (Toronto) for brunch. They serve hard-to-find … Continue reading →

Posted in community | Tagged seasons, urbanology | 4 Replies

Reconciling science and spirituality

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Van WaffleMay 30, 2012
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Where lies the intersection between science and spirituality? As a former evangelical Christian who one day realized he no longer believed in God, I have struggled to define what spirituality means for me now. Can I in fact still call … Continue reading →

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Tree bark gallery

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Van WaffleMarch 16, 2011
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[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”treezone2″] This winter I got in the habit of feeling tree bark. One weekend on a stroll through cedar woods along the Grand River, I discovered the bark of these trees is extremely soft to the touch … Continue reading →

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Consciousness and eyesight

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Van WaffleMarch 16, 2011
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Addressing Why did consciousness evolve? Malcolm MacIver at Science Not Fiction theorizes it arose as animals left the sea and adapted to terrestrial environments. Life underwater requires short reaction times, he argues, because the range of senses, particularly sight, is … Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, nature | Tagged evolution, senses | Leave a reply

Climate change and the stages of grief

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Van WaffleMarch 13, 2011
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Today as I watched footage of the tsunami sweeping away cars, houses, lives and entire towns, a wave of sadness washed over me. Japan was well prepared as any country to minimize damage from such a disaster, but generally people … Continue reading →

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Fern frost gallery

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Van WaffleMarch 16, 2011
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[slickr-flickr id=”12687067@N00″ type=”gallery” tag=”fernfrost”] It’s too bad we have to worry about energy efficiency. As new windows replace old ones in our homes, fern frost is becoming a lost memory. Fern frost is the stuff that forms on glass when … Continue reading →

Posted in gallery, nature | Tagged fern frost, winter | 1 Reply

Urban conservation

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Van WaffleMarch 8, 2011
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Here are two stories about people working to protect wildlife in urban setting (with apologies for the advertisements attached to these BBC news clips). The city of Austin, Texas, has protected its two million free-tailed bats, while generating $10 million … Continue reading →

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