Earth Day Canada celebrates 22 years at top of CN Tower in Toronto – the highest earth day Gala event in the world.

Earth Day Canada at the CN Tower’s Horizon Lounge

Lastnight attendees enjoyed sensational views of Toronto from the CN Tower Horizons Lounge,  all in support of Earth Day Canada’s year-round environmental education programs.  The event featured fruits and cheeses, a cash bar, as well as an Earth Day Canada cake.  There were approximately 150 people in attendance, all there to show their support for Earth Day Canada as well as network with like minded people

Earth Day Canada @ CN Tower

The event has been dubbed “The highest green drinks networking event world” because the event was held at the top of the CN Tower. However the highlight of the night was when the CN Tower was lit with green LED lighting from 7:30 to 10:30 pm, and renewable energy was provided by Bullfrog power.

Earth Day Canada is a charity founded in 1990 thats provides Canadians with the practical knowledge and tools they need to lessen their impact on the environment.

Robin Quivers Vegan

Robin Quivers has been a vegan since 2007 and claims to have lost 60lbs in 6 months.  Her switch to a strict vegan diet led her to have more energy and feeling better.

She has since written a vegan cookbook and promoted vegan products.  Way to go Robin for being an ethical and healthy celebrity!

This recipe will show you how to make vegan s’mores (vegetarian smores).

How to make Vegan S’mores

Ingredients:
18 whole graham crackers
1 cup of slow cooked oats
6 Tbsp of coconut sugar or organic sugar
4 Tbsp of earth balance, melted
6 Tbsp of plain coconut yogurt
1/4 tsp of salt
1 Tbsp of vanilla extract – try to find organic if you can
2/3 cup of vegan chocolate chips
1 bag of vegan marshmallows

Vegan S’mores Directions:

Vegan S’mores Crust:

Preheat your oven to 350º and grease a muffin pan.

Within a food processor blend together the graham crackers and oats till they may be finely ground. Include in the relaxation with the substances and blend right up until a moist crumb forms. I ordinarily quit as soon as it will start developing right into a ball. Utilize a muffin pan and press the mixture into each cup making sure to go many of the way up the sides, which means you are developing a “cup”. Try out and allow it to be as slim as you possibly can.

Bake for around quarter-hour. Get the cups away from the oven and fill each individual cup with some of the chocolate chips, put it back within the oven for about 5-7 minutes so they are to some degree melted. Acquire it out yet again, and add the “dandies” on best. Set it back again inside the oven for around 15-20 minutes, based on how cooked you like your marshmallows. Allow the vegan s’mores to neat down, take out them from your tins and serve.

Dough pressed down to form cups in a muffin tin.

Vegan chocolate chips added:

Vegan marshmallows added on top and baking

The final product: Healthy Vegan S’mores:

Enjoy your vegan s’mores!  Be sure to share this recipe.

Steve-O of MTV’s Jackass is a vegan… yes it is true!

Steve-O kicked began his drug rehab and switched to a vegan diet.  He then kicked his drug habit and started to realize how much better he was feeling and converted to becoming a vegan full time – more than just a dietary change, but a lifestyle change.

Steve, like most medical experts, are convinced that for the overwhelming majority of cases of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, multiple sclerosis, and all kinds of other problems – meat is the culprit.

Steve O Ambassador for Animals?

The  hard-partier/prankster Steve-O has turned his life. He’s clean and sober now, a hardcore vegan and PETA supporter, and when he acts like a jackass these days, it’s on animal right protests!

From London to Las Vegas, entire world well known landmarks across the globe is going to be plunged into darkness and an approximated 1.eight billion persons will switch off their lights for Earth Hour 2012.

The blackout commences at 8.30pm on Saturday and lasts for the whole hour, with 135 international locations in all taking part in what is the world’s greatest environmental campaign.

In britain lights are going to be switched off at Buckingham Palace, Huge Ben, the Residences of Parliament and Piccadilly Circus. Previous Trafford and Wembley Stadium will even demonstrate their assistance for the induce.

Somewhere else, darkness will descend around the Sydney Opera Household in Australia, Rio’s Christ the Redeemer, New York’s Empire State making in Big apple plus the Eiffel Tower in France.

Earth Hour 2012 bigger and better than ever before!

Persons are getting urged to enter to the spirit of issues by participating in head torch scrabble, organising candlelit dinners and relishing evening cycle rides.
This year’s function is about being even even bigger compared to previous, with much more famed landmarks throughout five,000 cities joining the big switch off.
A spokesman to the WWF explained: “It’s to not help you save an hour’s electricity. It’s a little something a lot bigger. WWF’s Earth Hour is about individuals coming with each other to place the focus on this fantastic globe many of us share.

When Earth Hour 2012 begins

Earth Hour 2012 requires place involving the hour of 8.30pm and nine.30pm in the staggered development as a result of intercontinental time zones. It kicks off in Fiji, then New Zealand and Australia, spreading eastwards to Korea, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, India, United Arab Emirates, throughout Russia, Africa and Europe – in advance of reaching the uk at 8.30pm regional time and transferring on to North and South The united states.

Earth Hour 2012 will mark the continuation of a trend that began in 2007 in Australia and has gone global.

Williams has taken up her new dietary regimen to try to acquire a deal with her disease. She hopes that by swearing off of all animal merchandise she can manage the symptoms of her disease, which include things like dry mouth, joint discomfort and generally crushing fatigue. Sjogren’s presents in a similar fashion to fibromyalgia, and research have shown that people who suffer from fibromyalgia have found some relief by choosing a vegan diet program. In some instances, individuals who suffer from Sjogren’s have experienced kidney disease.  Venus Williams also plans to start wearing vegan shoes!

Venus Williams was diagnosed with Sjogren’s a month just before the U.S. Open began. She attempted to compete, despite the fact that she was forced to pull out just prior to her second match. She’s visited numerous physicians to attempt to figure out why she’s suffered from so a lot pain plus a lack of power more than the years, reporting that at times, it is been tricky to even lift her tennis racket.

To assistance her sister, Serena Williams has decided to join her in shopping only at vegan stores. The Williams’ sisters have decided to not merely go vegan but to add a twist to their diets by eating raw. Adding the raw stipulation indicates that none of their foods may be cooked above 116 degrees.

Lots of individuals use dietary alterations to attempt to transform their wellness once they are diagnosed with illness. It is frequently believed that picking out a vegetarian eating plan can aid with weight loss, manage diabetes or boost wellness overall. Proponents of vegan diets contend that by removing meat and dairy items, they take pleasure in improved power and cardiovascular wellness. ]]> http://eco3p.com/blog/venus-williams-starts-a-raw-vegan-diet/feed/ 0 http://eco3p.com/blog/the-case-for-veganism/ http://eco3p.com/blog/the-case-for-veganism/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:13:32 +0000 Angelina Greenberg http://eco3p.com/blog/?p=70 Vegan Infographic:

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