GreenHeroes
GreenHeroes features the stories of corporate knights, public figures and everyday heroes who tell their transformative stories. Each episode profiles someone, who in a single moment, shifted his or her world-view and suddenly understood that something must be done to save the planet.
Their inspirational stories of green epiphanies provides motivation for all of us to do what we can to preserve the natural world for future generations.
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Back to Nature
June 25, 2013
As a child, Robert Bateman was fascinated with the natural world and focused his artistic talents on painting it. Robert's art project for children is aimed at connecting them to the natural world, not the computer screen. Ta'Kaiya Blaney is a 12 year old Sliammon First Nation from Vancouver. Her song, Shallow Waters, was written to raise awareness about a proposed oil pipeline. Located in his hometown of Burlington, Newfoundland, Shaun Majumder's "Majumder Manor" is an eco-lux lodge designed to put city folk and rural Newfoundlanders back in touch with nature. or over two decades, Sophia Rabliauskas has been a leader in protecting the traditional territory of her people, the Poplar River First Nation. In 2007, Sophia was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the world's most prestigious awards.
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Green is the New Black
April 22, 2013
For the planet, fashion and beauty items cost more than the price tag and that is why these GreenHeroes are making it hip to go green. "Green is the New Black," explores the toll beauty items and fashion take on the environment and features the stories of Canadians greening up the industry. Author and journalist Adria Vasil offers eco-friendly alternatives to everyday items in her weekly "Ecoholic" column in NOW Magazine. "Green fashionista" Kelly Drennan founded Fashion Takes Action, a non-profit organization aimed at encouraging and promoting sustainability in the fashion world. Donna Bishop created Green Beauty, a curated online beauty boutique and full-service spa in Toronto based on her mantra that there is no need to compromise lifestyle, beauty and fashion in order to be conscientious.
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Biting into Change
April 22, 2013
Food is at the core of our life, but changing how we produce and consume food is at the centre of a sustainable life. That is why these GreenHeroes are finding planet saving at the end of a fork. In "Biting into Change," celebrity chef Jamie Kennedy, musician and local food advocate Daniel Lanois, and farmers from Ontario's Greenbelt region discuss the importance of producing and consuming food in a sustainable way. One of Canada's most celebrated chefs, Kennedy has shaped the evolution of Canadian cuisine since the 1980s, pioneering Ontario's slow food movement and encouraging farm-to-table practices throughout the country. For Lanois, his desire to connect to food growers in his hometown region of Ontario's Niagara Escarpment led him to help create the Greenbelt Harvest Picnic, a music festival supporting local farmers.
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Groundbreakers
December 7, 2010
These Heroes - Emily and Bobbi Hunter, Ray Anderson, and Vandana Shiva - have been involved in visionary efforts that have changed the face of environmentalism.
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Oil Changers
November 30, 2010
Global conflicts and global warming - oil seems to be at the root of many of our world problems. Heroes Leilani Münter, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Ian Clifford, and Andrew Ference are cutting down on emissions and preserving our earth.
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The Tree of Life
November 23, 2010
Heroes - Tzeporah Berman, Wangari Maathai, Laura Reinsborough - at the root of the earth's problems finding new ways to tackle deforestation, GMOs, mass food production and even poverty in Africa.
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The Power of an Idea
November 16, 2010
Many people find saving the planet to be an overwhelming idea, but these Heroes - Willa Black, David Suzuki, Stuart Hickox, and Shane Price - have found a way to make simple changes part of the bigger picture.
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In My Backyard
November 9, 2010
Sarah Harmer, Gord Downie and Annabel Slaight are protecting the places they call home from irresponsible industrialization and pollution of our fresh water sources and they are using the arts to get their message out to the masses.
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Saving Species
November 2, 2010
Ric O'Barry, Jane Goodall, William Lishman and Rob Stewart speak out for those who cannot speak up for themselves, reaching audiences through the magic of the movies.
