http://www.grainne.ca Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:01:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An interesting link I found with tips on what we can do to help save our planet: http://environment.about.com/od/activismvolunteering/a/5_important_environmental_actions.htm http://www.grainne.ca/environmental-activism-what-can-we-do Have you noticed that EVERYTHING is a CRISIS these days?? Food crisis, gas grisis, economic crisis, oil crisis, this crisis & that crisis ... Don't get me wrong, I know we really are having problems, but the media loves misery. Is it any wonder that people are suffering from axiety, depression, heart problems, mental ... http://www.grainne.ca/everythings-a-crisis Hello Folks! Welcome to my first "Our Planet" blog post on Grainne.ca! This blog is not so much about the environment but about some cool people that are helping to save the lives of children. My friends Neil and Janin Sanderson (Three Days Grace) started a thing called HERBIE ROCKS, ... http://www.grainne.ca/herbie-rocks I just heard this morning that a The British Antarctic Survey discovered a huge piece of Wilkins Ice shelf in the Antartic is "hanging by a thread". Apparently it is 7 times the size of Manhattan!!! I found a link to the press release by Britain's National Environment Research Council: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/press/press_releases/press_release.php?id=376 And another ... http://www.grainne.ca/ice-shelf-collapse On FRIDAY April 18th, 2008, I will be performing at a fundraiser for Ubuntu Edmonton in beautiful downtown Cannington Ontario. Ubuntu Edmonton is an organization that is helping to rebuild the lives of widows and children who were victims of the Rwandan genocide. The evening starts at 7:00 PM and ... http://www.grainne.ca/singing-for-victims-of-the-rwandan-genocide Hey Folks ... Just wanted to talk about the "Green"- ness of my new video Big Yellow Machines. It was filmed at The Foster Memorial Concert Series in Leaskdale Ontario. The Foster Memorial building uses no power for their concerts. As you could hear, if you watched the video, the ... http://www.grainne.ca/green-videos-and-guitars The Pickering Airport plans strike again!! Check out this article from the Toronto Sun (Thursday Jan 24/08): http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/01/23/4788696-sun.html I am going to do my best to be at the Land Over Landings demonstration in Brougham, on Monday morning. Peace, love and Cleaner Air Grainne http://www.grainne.ca/article-in-the-toronto-sun I have just posted an on-line petition opposing the GTAA's plans to build an international airport in rural north Pickering. The petition is being hosted at www.gopetition.com. You can sign the petition by visitng the link below: Online petition - Say No to the Pickering Airport! If you need further information ... http://www.grainne.ca/say-no-to-the-pickering-airport-on-line-petition