Vancity Bike Share launch: Wed. 27 June, 9 am in Granville Square
Here’s a fun idea from Vancity: We are looking for participants to give bikes to. We are asking people to write 100 words or less on ChangeEverything.ca on why they’d want a bike. Then we will be setting the first flight of bikes free at the BEST pancake...Swap an iPod for a sustainable idea
Speaking of the 30 Days of Sustainability site, we’ve launched a contest: share your idea for sustainable living, and you’ll be entered in a draw for an iPod Nano.Click here to enter.Gateway: I, for one, welcome our concrete overlords
The traditional solution to traffic congestion is to build more roads and bridges. Then, when the traffic encouraged by those new roads and bridges becomes too heavy, we build more roads and bridges. Repeat until… well, there’s only so long we can repeat...Turn It Off! BC gaining momentum on Facebook
Sometime in the next hour or two, the Turn It Off! BC Facebook group will surpass 700 members. This, from a group I started a few weeks ago by inviting fewer than a dozen friends to participate. If you haven’t checked out Facebook, and you’re looking for...Conservatives fold, Ecotrust Canada gets its name back
There’s a white flag flying in Ottawa: The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, today apologized to Ecotrust Canada for any inconvenience that may have ensued since the launch of the $1.5 billion Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change....
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
