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Sustainable Montreal

Sustainable Montreal

http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca

Providing information, solutions and a forum to make Montreal and its surrounding boroughs (Westmount, Mount Royal, Cote St. Luc, Hampstead and the West island) a more sustainable city.

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  • Edible Containers for Party Goers

    Posted on Thursday December 24th, 2009 at 09:22 in waste

    Here’s a solution to a problem commonly seen at holiday parties, or any party for that matter where people share food. When you bring your homemade spinach dip or guacamole to a party, you must remember to take back your container (usually a &#...

  • Green Coupon Book for Montreal

    Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 13:49 in economics

    The 2010 Green Consciousness Guide is Montreal’s only Green Guide and Local Coupon Book. There are coupons for shops like Yoga Studios, Organic and/or Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic/Fairly Traded Tea & Coffee Houses, Independent Bookstores, Na...

  • Resilience and Sustainability

    Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 20:31 in community organizing

    Source: Charles Hugh Smith Resilience is a key attribute of sustainability. We cannot speak of sustainability without considering resilience, for a fragile system is only sustainable in the short-term and at great cost… …A family with thr...

  • Resilience Cycle

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 08:46 in community organizing

    Is your city resilient enough to cope with the upcoming hardships of energy and climate shocks? Are you interested in learning more about how to bring thoughtful and meaningful change to your family, neighborhood and community? The Resilience Cycle ...

  • Metro and Bus Riders Don’t Think They’re Green

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 11:53 in transportation

    This is an interesting article to me for several reasons. First it shows how the subjective perception of one form of transportation over another affects one’s feelings about its use, which in turn can affect social norms and attitudes. People ...

  • Building a Better Chicken Coop

    Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 15:24 in urban planning, food security

    Back yard chicken coops are illegal in Montreal and all boroughs, but here is an example of bringing sustainable thinking to an old structure: Course: Transition Times The black chicken coop on display inside the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art ...

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