by Random Acts of Green™ | Sep 24, 2019 | News
Announcing Random Act of Green’s 4th Annual HallowGreen™ CHALLENGE! Are you afraid of the dark this Halloween? And how about climate change? Our changing climate can be horrifying, but Random Acts of Green™ wants YOU to take on the HallowGreen™ Challenge to help...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Oct 28, 2019 | News, Research
Have you been enjoying the fall colour nature walks this month? If so, chances are you’ve likely passed through a marsh, swamp or bog – which are all important forms of wetlands! Did you know that wetlands help absorb the impact of flooding, filter...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Oct 28, 2019 | News, Research
Have you ever taken a good close look at the Canadian quarter? This 25-cent coin features a caribou – making the caribou a cultural iconic symbol to Canadians all over the country! In addition, the caribou is incredibly important to indigenous peoples because it is...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Oct 9, 2019 | News
This past September, Random Acts of Green embarked on a Canadian Cross-Country tour to deliver the message to Canadians from coast-to-coast that climate action is important – and there are a lot of things we can all do. The primary objective of the tour was to...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Sep 27, 2019 | News
Have you ever had a bit of rust form on your vehicle? If yes, you’ve experienced corrosion! Rusting is a common term for corrosion of iron and its alloys, such as steel. Corrosion is a deterioration of a material caused by environmental interactions. It requires:...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Sep 26, 2019 | News
Most of us learned at a young age that everything in nature is connected. We also might’ve learned that matter, especially carbon, plays an essential role in aquatic ecosystems. For instance, carbon in specific forms, helps regulate a lake’s acidity or alkalinity by...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Sep 12, 2019 | Events, News
Random Acts of Green is proud to be a key partner in the Peterborough Humane Society’s upcoming fundraising walk, Strutt Your Mutt 2019. The walk is taking place on September 22nd at Beavermead Park in Peterborough, Ontario.The Humane Society has incorporated several...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Aug 27, 2019 | News
Here in Canada, we talk about the weather 229% more than any other country (Influence Communications, 2014)! Recently, we’ve been complaining about hotter summers and colder winters – and climate change seems to be to blame – and it’s especially...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Aug 23, 2019 | News
There has been a lot of talk lately about MICROPLASTICS. But what are they and where do they come from? Miroplastics are extremely small (5mm or less) pieces of plastic debris in the environment. Image source: https://mitte.co/2018/03/20/microplastics-threat/ Don’t be...
by Random Acts of Green™ | Aug 21, 2019 | Food
Too Many Tomatoes? Nothing is better than seeing the fruits (and vegetables!) of your labour in a home garden. If you grow your own tomatoes, you know how flavourful they can be and just how many tomatoes your plants can produce! Some tomatoes last year in my little...
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