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Groundwood Books is dedicated to the production of young adult and children’s books for all ages, including fiction, picture books and non-fiction. In 2006 Groundwood Books launched the Groundwork Guides series, which are engaging and concise surveys of contemporary social and political issues that offer both a lively introduction to these subjects and a strong point of view. Climate Change by Shelley Tanaka, is one of the first Groundwork Guides to be launched, along with Being Muslim by Haroon Siddiqui, Empire by James Laxer, and Genocide by Jane Springer. New titles in the series in 2007 include Pornography by Debbie Nathan and Sex for Guys by Manne Forssberg.
Groundwood Books is no stranger to social activist publishing. As the publisher of Deborah Ellis’s award-winning and internationally bestselling Breadwinner series (The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey, and Mud City) Groundwood has helped Ellis raise over $500,000 for the organization Women for Women in Afghanistan (www.w4wafghan.ca).
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to find out more about our books.
Groundwood Books joined forces with House of Anansi Press in 2005.
House of Anansi Press is famous for finding and developing great new writers and for publishing some of the best established authors of literary fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Anansi has published of Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Atwood, Northrop Frye, John Ralston Saul, and many others. Authors currently on the Anansi list include Lisa Moore, Dennis Lee, Simon Armitage, Jim Harrison, Sheila Heti, Ronald Wright, Ken Babstock, Rawi Hage, and Peter Behrens. Anansi is also proud to publish the CBC Massey Lectures each fall. Some of our recent books with environmental themes include A Short History of Progress (2004 CBC Massey Lecture), Fueling the Future, Feeding the Future, The Everyday Activist (www.everyday-activist.ca).
Visit www.anansi.ca for details about these books and authors.
Slow down to see the world is still B&R’s guiding philosophy after almost four decades on the road. In a lineup of biking and walking journeys that now spans more than two dozen countries and six continents, each route is carefully designed to immerse you in the local culture and reveal a region’s true spirit. Our goal is to create one-of-a-kind journeys for active people who value their freedom and want to see the world a little differently. After all, great travel is about experiencing.
We give green. In 2007, B&R will donate at least 5% of before-tax profit in support of local causes in places we travel. In 2006, we supported the Angkor Participatory Development Organisation, helping keep kids in school through educational sponsorships. In the Galapagos, we’re helping protect the Galapagos National Park. We also contribute to the Princess Dechan Fund, which helps the rural poor of Bhutan.
We help raise green. We donate trips for charitable auction to a wide range of organizations working in the communities of our travelers—among others, the African Medical and Research Foundation, Aspen Youth Experience, Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada, Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, Daily Bread Food Bank and Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation.
We try to live green. We use Forest Stewardship Council certified paper (fsc.org), and our Toronto office runs on wind power, low-impact hydro (bullfrogpower.com), and fair trade organic coffee. George Butterfield sits on the board of WWF-Canada (wwf.ca). He and Benson Cowan, our president, helped found the Green Carpet Series to encourage consumers to make better choices.
As the largest car sharing company in the world, we have learned through extensive research about the significant, positive environmental impact of car sharing. There are three major effects:
Members shed cars. Over 40% of our members decide against purchasing a car, or end up selling their car.
They drive less. Car usage of individuals is reduced by as much as 50%.
They use other transportation. Members use the most efficient means of transportation for the task — walking, biking, public transportation, taxi or Zipcar.
With each Zipcar replacing over 15 privately-owned vehicles, we're changing the urban landscape.
Older cars are replaced with new ones that have more stringent pollution controls.
Green space is preserved as fewer parking spaces are required to meet the driving needs of the same number of people.
Less strain on urban parking infrastructure — saving businesses, governments, and universities money.
Lower fuel consumption means fewer greenhouse gas emissions and particulates.
And yes, less congestion on the roads.
Zipcar is a critical element of the transportation network of many cities and universities, enabling residents, students and businesses to get rid of their cars and still meet their transportation needs.
At Zipcar, we also take pride in the fact that we promote a deeper sense of community as members within a small geographic area share a common resource and the money saved, reported by members to be over $5,000 per year, gets spent locally.
Flick Off supporters can join Zipcar for only $30/year. To join, click here
For more information, visit www.Zipcar.com.
Choose green! Bullfrogpower your home!
Choosing green, carbon-free power is an easy way to do your part to help fight climate change and create a healthier environment for future generations. That’s why thousands of homes and hundreds of businesses have made the choice to go green with Bullfrog Power.
Bullfrog sources power exclusively from generators who meet or exceed the federal government's Environmental Choice Program EcoLogo standard for renewable electricity. Bullfrog’s power comes from clean, emission-free sources like wind power and low-impact water power instead of carbon-intensive sources like coal and oil.
Why go green?
Conventional electricity production is among the largest industrial sources of carbon dioxide, a primary greenhouse gas that is linked to climate change. Electricity production is also a major source of pollutants including nitric oxide, sulphur dioxide, mercury and particulates that contribute to poor air quality. When you sign up for Bullfrog Power, you are supporting clean, renewable electricity producers who are displacing polluting and CO2-emitting electricity production on the grid. It’s a great way to support a cleaner, sustainable energy future.
How does Bullfrog Power work?
When you bullfrogpower your home or business, you continue to draw your power from the electricity grid in the same way that you always have. You don't need any special equipment or wiring and there is no change to the reliability of your electricity supply. It costs a little extra, but you have the comfort of knowing that Bullfrog is putting clean, green power onto the grid to match the amount your home or business uses. It’s that simple.
Where is Bullfrog Power available?
Bullfrog is available in Ontario, and will be available in Alberta by early summer 2007.
Find out how to switch at www.bullfrogpower.com today.
Starting with a cutting-edge advertising concept in 1991, Zoom Media grew quickly, continually adding new media networks, advertising products, and marketing services.
Now, fully owned by Telemedia, a well capitalized media holding company, Zoom has become North America's leader in indoor advertising, offering targeted media and marketing solutions in the US, Canada, France and Puerto Rico.
Zoom Media is now doing its part to help the environment. Zoom is donating media to the FLICK OFF campaign, helping to spread those two important words to people across Canada.
Andora Graphics Inc. is commited to offering the broadest choice of FSC certified papers available. We are proud to support paper that respects sustainable forest management.
