Tag Archives: Environment

International Car-free Day

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Alexandra

Today is international car-free day, a day in which people are asked to leave their car at home and go about their business without it for a day. The idea is not only to illustrate how life is like in … Continue reading →

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Earth Hour, the environment, and the food you eat

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Alexandra

I have to confess that Earth Hour this year was just as disappointing as last year, despite all the media attention. We went for dinner at a friend’s place and at 8:30 when we turned off our lights, it seemed … Continue reading →

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Food Matters

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Alexandra

I wrote about Mark Bittman before but it was only today that I finally got his newly released book, Food Matters: a Guide to Conscious Eating. Much like Michael Pollan, to whom he often refers in the book, Mark Bittman … Continue reading →

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Interview with David Suzuki

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Alexandra

Living in Canada, one cannot ignore David Suzuki. I had never heard of him before coming to Canada but in the past few years, as I became more environmentally-conscious, I have come to admire greatly the man and his work. … Continue reading →

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Let's think about what we eat

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Alexandra

In a comment on my post below about looking for sustainable fish, my friend Bruna sent me a link to a video by Mark Bittman, a famous American food writer and NYT columnist, that I think we should all watch. … Continue reading →

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Sustainable seafood

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Alexandra

I love fish. One of the things I enjoyed most when I lived in Barcelona was the great seafood everywhere. I always chose the fish dish – whatever it was – whenever I had menu del dia and was never … Continue reading →

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Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Alexandra

Cablegirl at 42 has reminded me that today is Earth Day, a good opportunity for you to think about ways in which you help preserving the environment in which you live. I posted about some of the things I do … Continue reading →

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Marion Cotillard

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Alexandra

Speaks about food and the environment (in French): [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=pJp3NnnlvFw] Episode 2 & 3.

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From the mouths of children

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Alexandra

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbtHHpBqeQA] hear, hear… I take the opportunity to post here a text by Severn Suzuki, the little girl above, ten years after that speech: The Young Can’t Wait by Severn Suzuki Posted Sunday, August 18, 2002; 7:31 a.m. When you … Continue reading →

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Blog Action Day: the Environment

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Alexandra

When I was growing up in Brazil, environmentalists were perceived as hippies that stood on the way of progress and defended an utopian view of the world. It was a time in which Prince Charles was ridiculed for his defense … Continue reading →

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