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National Post: Green Pastures Ahead

By Lisa van de Ven, National Post           March 12, 2010

New light bulbs -- check. Recycling sorted -- check. Energy-efficient appliances -- got them, too.

It's no secret that green living has taken on momentum and that Canadians are starting to make environmentally driven choices around their homes. They're doing so in overwhelming numbers: A recent survey by Bosch Home Appliances showed that 95% of Canadians have done something to try to live in a more eco-friendly way, including switching light bulbs and purchasing Earth-friendly household products. But many aren't satisfied with stopping there: The survey reports 75% admitted that while they're greener than five years ago, they still have a ways to go.

The Reflective Principle — Sustainability

We have to learn to live on our planet, and that's a job that involves educators, says DAVID LOADER.

 The learning focus in schools today is, appropriately, on the development of skills like numeracy and literacy, and on a curriculum designed to prepare young people for a productive and satisfying life as adults in the future. We have to ask ourselves, though, whether this is a school's only responsibility.

The aims for Australian schooling are defined in the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians made by the nation's education ministers in 2008. This statement makes it clear that schools have a responsibility to do more than pursue academic achievement in terms of the development of successful learners; they have to develop confident individuals, and active and informed citizens.

Unique Vision: Long after the Olympics are gone, Whistler2020 keeps focus on town's natural wonders (24 Hours Vancouver, BC)

By SUZANNE ELSTON, Special to QMI Agency

February 20, 2010-This year will be remembered for bringing the eyes of the world to Whistler, B.C., but for local residents, 2020 has a much greater significance and focus. Whistler2020 is the name of the town’s long-term community sustainability plan.Traditional urban planning tends to focus more on isolated pieces of the planning puzzle, rather than on interconnected systems. What the town needed was an integrated approach that would address social, economic and environmental challenges...

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