HOPEFUL! Links to Explore:
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Hike and Bike
What is a Bike Bus?
I Started a Bike Bus, and You Can Too | WIRED
Hub Bike Bus Program Bike Bus Program | HUB Cycling: Bike
Events, Education, Action in Metro Vancouver
What are School Streets? Apply for School Streets - Society
What is the Walking School Bus Program?
http://www.walkingschoolbus.org/
Pedal-powered School Bus This School Bus Lets Kids Bike to
Local organizations:
SMBA & Sprockids
Sprockids - Smithers Mountain Bike Association
BC Bike Organizations: What do they do?
HUB Cycling | HUB Cycling: Bike Events, Education, Action in
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Opt for Green Energy
BC Green Business https://bcgreenbusiness.ca/about/about/
Stationary cycling for generating power?
Can you really power your home with a bicycle generator? - Ecohome
Ideas for how to take action Nexus | Project Regeneration
Alternate forms of energy:
How To Install Your Rain Barrel Rain Barrel Installation1.pdf
Clothes line vs dryer
7 Great Reasons to Use a Clothesline Instead of a Dryer
Cold water versus hot water in washing machine
Why washing clothes in cold water is better for the environment The Washington Post
Green music concerts
(Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Massive Attack, Lukas
Graham) www.fanclubforclimate.com
Are electric vehicles the answer? Pros and cons.
Electric Car Pros & Cons: EV Benefits to Owners, the Planet | Perch Energy
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Limit Consumption
What is the Right to Repair movement? Bill C-244
What is Thredup? ThredUp | An Online Consignment &Thrift Store
A different measuring stick than GDP Beyond GDP: changing how we measure progress is key to tackling crises - Positive News
Books
Consumed: The Need for Collective Change by Aja Barber
Hope Matters by Elin Kelsey
Not Your Typical Book About The Environment by Elin Kelsey
The Petroleum Papers by Geoff Dembicki
Podcasts
How to Save the Planet in 10 Minutes
CBC: What on Earth with Laura Lynch
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Plant a Veggie Garden
What does Groundbreakers do? BV Groundbreakers
What is a rain garden? The Nature Conservancy in Washington
What is rewilding? Dave Foreman and The
Rewilding Institute Definition
How to organize a seed swap seed-swap.pdf
-Share Food with Neighbours Leftovers Foundation
How does food waste contribute to emissions? Food Waste Apps:
Fridge Pal, Foodfully, Food Cowboy, Transfernation, Food for All, Too Good To Go, No Food Wasted, Olio
Websites: @UglyFruitAndVeg, Imperfect Foods
The climate benefits of veganism and vegetarianism -Gulfood 2025
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Foster Local Travel
Travel sustainably How to travel better: a beginner’s guide to sustainable travel in 2023 and beyond
Northwest British Columbia Like Never Before
Are these airlines more environmentally friendly?
Book: The Art of Being a Tourist at Home by Jenny Herbert
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Use Plastic-Free Options
Mushrooms and plastic How Mushrooms That Eat Plastic Can Help Fight Pollution | Earth.Org
Excess packaging in Canada Canada is falling behind when it comes to excessive packaging of grocery products
Hippo System Plastics packaging - HIPPO hungry for ocean plastics
Twenty Plastic-Busting Inventions to clean our rivers and seas | Dialogue Earth
-Fishing Net Pollution Bureo® – 100% Recycled Fishing Net
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Positive action inspires hope!
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