February 18, 2008
OK, not to keep dwelling on how great Miss Crunchy is, but when I was reading one of her update posts on the Freeze Yer Buns Challenge and saw the rather, erm, pointed photograph accompanying it, I was inspired to make some T-shirts (and hoodies, and undies) for all those who’ve been keeping their thermostats down and are proud of it!
It’s through CafePress, so I apologize if the prices are steep, but hey — they’ve at least got an organic cotton shirt and some new darker colours for those of us who don’t look so hot in white. So check it out! (Oh, and P.S. I mistakenly thought it was called the Freeze Yer Buns Off Challenge — sorry about that. But hey, you get the idea).
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February 18, 2008
I just discovered this wicked green map of Toronto, which not only unfolds to show you all the parks, ravines and bike paths in the city, but also lists every green-minded hotel, eco-friendly dry cleaner, vegetarian restaurant, community garden, farmer’s market and even all the different recycling organizations in town. It’s an amazing resource, perfect for anyone who wants to explore the city in as green a way as possible.
Turns out, it was created by this company called Green Map — they’ve done other great work, too, like the super-stylish Stockholm Green Map, a Beijing Green Map (perhaps with a list of not-so-smoggy areas?), and my personal favourite, a Compost Map of Manhattan.
You can even poke around and meet the mapmakers in your city, or become one yourself.
So as today’s change, I’m going to try to green my tours — of Toronto, when people visit me, but also of other cities when I visit them. Because while organized eco-tourism is all fine and dandy, sometimes it’s nice to just go off on your own, map in hand, and figure stuff out for yourself.
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