Our Canadian Youth Climate Action Award - our honourable mentions
We had so many great applications to our Canadian Youth Climate Action Award that we decided to create an "honourable mention" category...
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RANTS AND RAVES
Welcome to Rants and Raves, the blog where Pivot Green members or guest writers sound off on issues close to their hearts.
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pivotgreen2020
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Seeding a climate-resilient future with the East Scarborough Pop-Up Seed Library
The East Scarborough Pop-Up Seed Library project was created to address food insecurity in the Woburn, Scarborough community. The project...
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pivotgreen2020
- Sep 15
- 1 min
CityHive: supporting youth action for sustainable cities
CityHive is on a mission to transform the way that young people are engaged in shaping their cities through decision-making, city...
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pivotgreen2020
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Youth are planting Deep Roots: a rave from the Canadian Youth Climate Action Award
This year, Pivot Green launched the inaugural Canadian Youth Climate Action Award to celebrate young people across the country who are...
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Betty Muise
- Mar 20
- 2 min
The Flinstonian approach to climate change: a rant (and an important small rave!)
Flintstonian is how I would describe our current approach to protecting our environment and climate change. The Flintstones was a highly...
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Toni Ellis
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Ticketing for Climate Change: Meet Gareth Lind
November 2022 Rave submitted by Toni Ellis
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Betty Muise
- Jun 13, 2022
- 1 min
Meet Professor Pricklethorn: a rave by Betty Muise
Before his very recent retirement, Professor Pricklethorn was the parks supervisor for the Toronto Islands and a trained arborist. Over...
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Bob Ramsey
- Apr 21, 2022
- 3 min
Global warming, meet global drinking: a rant by Bob Ramsey
This article was originally published in RamsayWrites, November 9, 2021. It is posted here with permission of the author. Last week I...
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Alex Berry
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
Turning Hemp into Diamonds to Save the Planet: a rave by Alex Berry
We were standing in the shade of a large maple at a neighbour’s backyard party a couple of summers ago. Their daughter Emily was tossing...
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Heather Wilson
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Poured Coffee: a rave by Heather Wilson
Love the coffee, hate the waste I love my Toronto neighbourhood – it’s bursting with great neighbours and eclectic stores. One of the...
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Bill James-Abra
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
Climate Momentum, working across generations: a rave by Bill James-Abra
Climate Momentum (CM) is a community-based climate action group and network of about 400 eco-minded local citizens based in Stratford,...
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Louise Brown
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
Yes, we can re-open schools if classes held outside: a rant by Louise Brown
It would have been such a simple, elegant way to re-open schools for the last three weeks. Safe for teachers, a break for parents, and an...
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Toni Ellis
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
A Brand New Solution to Take Away Trash: a rave by Toni Ellis
Most days, I wake up to the dreary news about the state of... well just about everything. BUT this week, as I rolled out of bed, I heard...
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Ann and David Love
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
A Healthy Dose of Vitamin N: a rave by Ann and David Love
This wretched pandemic has been – and still is – catastrophic. Indeed, for some, it has been tragic. In looking desperately for a bright...
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Betty Muise
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Trust in Nature: a rant by Betty Muise
If you are reading this “rant”, I probably don’t need to convince you about the vital role of nature and our environment, for the here...
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James Riordan
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: a rant by James Riordan
Everything you ever wanted to know about subsidies to Canada's fossil fuels sector but never will It seemed like a simple inquiry....
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