Living
Food
sustainable food
For years I've known people working on comprehensive guides on what to buy, I've participated in projects myself, but today I can't find one. http://consumerium.org/ for example seems bogged down.
Thing is, I, and most people I think, are just not going to read books worth of information, we want simple lists which are developed by people we trust that make it easy.
[Lisa Says:] There are theories out there that it is wise to buy local as much as possible. Most people eat food that is processed and that travels 1500 miles to get to your table. The transportation of food is responsible for considerable greenhouse gas emissions. So, buy local as much as possible. Think Farmer's Markets. Often, supermarkets ship food from other countries, so we can eat strawberries in December. Usually, it's best to buy it local and preserve it yourself. The 100Mile Diet talks more about this - http://www.100milediet.org/ [end of Lisa says]
Here are a few scraps.
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp - find good seafood
Ottawa
Sushi delivery - Sushi Fresh - 55 York Street
- secret menu http://nbbs.naver.com/nmulti/h_read.php?board_id=yykang2000_1&nid=1848&page=1
Planning
zero energy home - http://www.housingzone.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA6332828
Research
[Lisa says:] Many articles point to eating meat as being an irresponsible thing to do. On top of the cruelty of Factory farming, meat is an inefficient food, environmentally speaking. However, if you are a meat eater, you can curb some of the downfalls by choosing only organic meat, and by eating less meat.
Reducing Ecological Footprints Caused by Food - http://www.ualberta.ca/~ersc/Handbook/section4/food.htm
If you are at all interested in doing some research, here are some good sites:
Another Inconvenient Truth: Meat is a Global Warming Issue - http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3312
Eco-Eating: Eating as if the Earth Matters - http://www.brook.com/veg/
Check out your Ecological Footprint by doing the EarthDay Footprint Quiz - http://www.myfootprint.org/ [end of Lisa says]