Guest blogger: Chris Benjamin

Great news. Chris Benjamin (http://www NULL.chrisbenjaminwriting NULL.com/chris-benjamin-writing-blog/tag/halifax), an accomplished author/journalist and sustainability advocate, will be guest-blogging next week in this very space. As I posted earlier this week, Chris has a new book coming out on October 11th, called Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada (http://www NULL.chrisbenjaminwriting NULL.com/chris-benjamin-writing-blog/eco-innovators-sustainability-in-atlantic-canada-the-book-launch-). Although he is very busy with preparations for […]

I am an Eco-innovator!

Seriously, I am an eco-innovator. Don’t take my word for it. Ask Chris Benjamin! I am flattered to be in the company of 34 others profiled in author/journalist Chris Benjamin’s new book, Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada. The book describes very different initiatives and work that has contributed to making Atlantic Canada a more sustainable […]

An Invitation to CBSM on Google+

(http://www NULL.beyondattitude NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/google-logo-plus-0fbe8f0119f4a902429a5991af5db563 NULL.png)If you are already on Google+, you will likely agree with me that it could be a very good forum for sharing CBSM information. If not, take my word for it! 😉 As an example, the photography community has really taken Google+ and run with it, and I think we can as […]

Rid Your Kitchen of Fruit Flies

In the last 20 years I have used Community-based Social Marketing to help millions of people across Canada and the UK to compost. But at this time of year, I always feel a little guilty when people complain about having fruit flies in their kitchens. I have been showing people how to build these simple […]

Scotland in the Fall

I am very excited to be one of two international keynote speakers at the 2011 Scottish Waste and Resources Conference (http://www NULL.scotwaste NULL.org/Scotwaste/Scotwaste_Conference/sw_event2011 NULL.aspx) in Glasgow this coming October. For me it is a return visit to this prestigious event, one that I am looking forward to immensely. Scotland has been a leader in waste […]