Does your community have a sustainability plan?

by Naomi Devine 24 August 2010 sustainability

My home does – Whistler2020. It’s why I live here – because this place takes sustainability seriously – to the tune of 15 task forces, with over 180 members who are annually involved in its implementation. Sorry for the jargon – for making it happen. They meet, recommend actions to achieve the plan, monitor its [...]

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Life in the Sandbox…

by Naomi Devine 4 July 2010 Uncategorized

This post is the third in a series of entries on my journey back to excellent physical fitness. You can read the first post here, and the second one here. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games have begun. I have been seconded to the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s Communications Department for the past few months, as most [...]

Tagged as: Health + Wellness, Personal Sustainability, Siberian Sandbox

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Getting into Siberian Sandbox….

by Naomi Devine 19 June 2010 Health + Wellness

This post is the second in a series of entries on my journey back to excellent physical fitness. You can read the first post here. It is a week before the Olympic Flame comes to Whistler [February 2010]. I am determined to start a new and challenging fitness program as soon as possible, Olympics be [...]

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How a Russian began to kick my ass back into shape…

by Naomi Devine 10 May 2010 Health + Wellness

This post begins a series of entries on my journey back to excellent physical fitness. I moved to Whistler almost a year ago, in order to become the Sustainability Coordinator for the Resort Municipality of Whistler (our local government). This was especially exciting for me, as I was already a fan of Whistler2020, the community’s [...]

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My Mom: A warrior in her own right

by Naomi Devine 9 May 2010 Family

Today is Mother’s Day and my mom lives on the other side of the continent, in a different country. It was her birthday a few days ago too (I’m convinced she decided to be born near Mother’s Day to reap the present potential + glory). This blog post is about her. My mom’s name is [...]

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In defense of Earth Hour (Part Two. Of Three)

by Naomi Devine 27 March 2010 Climate Change

My last post began with me talking about how you can take some climate action today, with millions around the globe, by participating in Earth Hour. Even though I participated, I used to be an Earth Hour detractor, when talking about it in terms of effective climate action. I didn’t think it fit the bill [...]

Tagged as: Climate Change, energy, sustainability

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In Defense of Earth Hour (Part One)

by Naomi Devine 27 March 2010 Climate Change

Today, at 8:30pm, is Earth Hour. You have the opportunity to both raise awareness about climate change and take some action. The action part comes from turning off your lights and appliances for an hour tonight, beginning at 8:30pm. This is the third annual Earth Hour. According to the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour website, “Earth [...]

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Whistler2020 Accelerated: Going Carbon Neutral

by Naomi Devine 16 February 2010 Climate Change

Whistler2020 Accelerated is a series of columns I am writing for WHISTLERtoday: Your Inside Edge to the 2010 Winter Games. The series profiles sustainability initiatives and stories that are accelerating Whistler’s community journey toward sustainability. I modified this one slightly, to explain sustainability system condition 4 near the end of the article. Most people don’t [...]

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Whistler2020 Accelerated: Whistler Public Library. A model of sustainable building

by Naomi Devine 15 February 2010 Uncategorized

Whistler2020 Accelerated is a series of columns I am writing for WHISTLERtoday: Your Inside Edge to the 2010 Winter Games. The series profiles sustainability initiatives and stories that are accelerating Whistler’s community journey toward sustainability. Last week, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) was given an award from the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) for [...]

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Whistler2020 Accelerated: Closing the loop on Waste

by admin 14 February 2010 Uncategorized

Originally published on 14 Feb 2010, in WHISTLERtoday. Not written by me. Did you know that during its journey, the inherent temperature wastewater actually provides space and water heating for the entire Whistler Olympic Athletes Village? It also reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 90 to 95 per cent compared to traditional methods. It all starts [...]

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