Learning to Support the Tree and Earth

How We Eat Affects The World

May 18, 2008 – 8:46 am

I remember when I first arrived in university back in 1999. I had heard of people being vegetarian but when someone told me they were vegan, first thought was, “What on earth is a vegan?” The answer hit me like a tidal wave when we ordered pizza and there wasn’t any cheese.
It is [...]

By Ehren | Posted in food, policy, video | Comments (0)

Visualizing Retail Space

January 15, 2008 – 6:28 pm

This is an astounding visualization of how much space various retail or fast food chains take up in the world.  While there is the argument of reducing the amount of space takes up, I have to admit that being accustomed to living in Canada, I really appreciate and like my personal space.  Make sure you [...]

By Ehren | Posted in debate | Comments (4)

Juan Enriquez talks about Bioenergy - Energy that We can Grow

January 11, 2008 – 2:32 pm

I thought this video was pretty insightful and Juan Enriquez does an excellent job explaining how we should take the idea of agriculture and apply it to the energy industry. More specifically, Enriquez points out to us that what we consider a chemical substance (i.e. petroleum or coal) is really condensed energy from sunlight.
Those [...]

By Ehren | Posted in energy, policy, research, video | Comments (0)