The green goods

Cool green stuff we stumbled across this week:
Is your lunch causing global warming? Help reduce carbon emissions by making planet-friendly food choices. Put your meal to the test with the low carbon diet calculator.

Mark your calendars for Oct. 5: Live Earth is back and ready to rock. Locations, bands and all other specifics are yet to be determined, but Kevin Wall, founder of last summer’s international concert extravaganza, says that the October shows will be held on U.S. college campuses with a focus on pushing the presidential candidates to address environmental issues.

Green fashion isn’t just about what’s on the outside. Stella McCartney is releasing a new lingerie collection made entirely of organic cotton. Keep your principles close - really close.

Despite the cool temps and the threat of rain this weekend, Jane’s Walk will proceed as planned! Jane Jacobs will be duly celebrated with free walking tours through various neighbourhoods in the city. If you’re a proud Torontonian, and even remotely interested in the history of our city, don’t miss the opportunity to get to know your ‘hood better through one or more of the 65 planned walks.

Graffiti with flowers! Join the Toronto Public Space Committee in its guerilla gardening initiative, planting seeds and seedlings in neglected areas of public space in the city.

Green burials have finally arrived in Canada. Instead of a metal casket in a vault lined with concrete, environmentally aware Canadians will soon have the opportunity to choose to be buried in biodegradable boxes or cloth shrouds.

The Ecologist selects five beauty products that shouldn’t feature on your bathroom shelf.