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Putting together a concise biography for Severn Cullis-Suzuki is something of a daunting task. Not due to a lack of achievements, but rather because the Vancouver-born environmental and social-justice activist has an incredibly long resumé for someone not yet three decades old. There's so much there, it's hard to whittle down to size.

Ottawa to introduce new fuel economy standards. They will be "at least" as stringent as American fuel economy standards. In response, David Suzuki blew upon a party horn sarcastically and waved a tiny flag, his derision apparent to all and sundry.

The Royal St. George's College "Focus on the Environment" speaker series continues with David Suzuki at the Bloor Cinema on Monday night. This year's series kicked off in September with Jane Goodall and continues through the rest of the school year with guest speakers ranging from writer Roy MacGregor to polar explorer Geoff Green. In contrast, the only guest speakers we remember from our high school years were actuaries and federal civil servants telling us how important it was to study calculus and French.

How far would you have to walk up Yonge Street before passing 1,700 light poles? And would you count out 1,700 light poles if you didn't have good reason? Participants in the Toronto Environmental Alliance and David Suzuki Foundation's Smog Hike on Sunday, September 23 certainly have a good cause—raising awareness of the human cost of pollution—and will find out just how far they're willing to go.

Have you checked out the officially unveiled ROM Crystal yet? Some cool dudes like David Foster, Deborah Cox, Jann Arden, K'naan, Natalie McMaster, David Suzuki and Governor General Michaëlle Jean [AND CLAY AIKEN!!!—Ed.] were on scene for the dedication.

In a time when Al Gore is predicting that global warming is the coming of the apocalypse, people are looking for creative ways to maintain a sustainable ecosystem without giving up their consumerist lifestyles. Toronto’s first Green Living Show will inspire ways to do just that.

Ontario Lottery Corporation recalls over a million scratch lotto cards after a customer complains you can see a winner without scratching. Between this and the retailers-stealing-jackpot-tickets flap a few months ago, it is probably even odds that every Ontario lotto jackpot in the last five years has been won by one guy in Whitby named Fred.

David Suzuki, Green Avenger and Captain of Awesome, says that Torontonians have the right to know what pollutants are in the air we're breathing. 75% of the industrial pollution in our urban air is not being disclosed to the public! Save us, Suzuki!

The atmosphere outside of the (Elgin and) Winter Garden Theatre last night was similar -- not quite the same, but similar -- to that of a rock concert. Various people stood in the cold, holding signs that said "Need One Ticket, PLEASE," while the large crowd jostled around three or four groups handing out flyers and pimping petitions. "Mary," yelled one woman, excitedly. "There's a petition to ban Styrofoam!"

Almost 20 years ago, in 1988, over 300 scientists and policy-makers from 46 different countries and organizations came together to discuss the crisis of climate change in Toronto. It was called “The Toronto Conference,” and their final statement began with the following sentence: "Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment, whose ultimate consequence could be second only to a global nuclear war."

David Suzuki gives the Ontario government big ups on its new energy plan. The plan will buy energy from sustainable sources at a premium, hopefully acting as a catalyst to these energy sources in the province.

No one ever asks what Torontoist's favourite building in the city is, but if they did we would surely reply, "Why, BCE Place, of course." With it's soaring windows and light-grid flooring, the Allan Lambert Galleria (the official name of the main atrium) is usually flooded with light, and is thus an ideal venue for all manner of art exhibitions. It is to TOist's great delight that this space is beng used more and more for such things - a few weeks ago a gorgeous series of photographs of water were on display to raise awareness for one of David Suzuki's conservation projects. And until October 23rd, the World Press Photo annual exhibition of award-winning photojournalism is up for all to see. World Press Photo, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, is a non-profit organization based in Amsterdam that runs the world's largest annual photojournalism contest. The winning entries are put on display in cities all over the world, and BCE Place has been playing host to the exhibition in Toronto for the past several years. This year's powerful batch of photographs ranges from funny to beautiful to upsetting, and often some combination those adjectives. There are shots of anything and everything; sly sports photography is mounted alongside images of war so violent and personal it is a wonder the film survived. The juxtaposition of this variety of images is thought-provoking and moving, and it is well worth braving the throngs of tourists lining up at the Marche (and if you go on a weekday, all you'll have to contend with are the suits).

After a long-winded “showdown” last night, the big reveal of The Greatest Canadian airs tonight. No matter what the outcome of the CBC’s potentially petard-hoisting populist voting process (Don Cherry? really?), your fashion vote should be for Pierre Elliott Trudeau. The man, not the airport, who romanced Liona and Barbra and Bianca is undisputedly the most charming of the final contenders. This graphic Trudeau Tribute T-shirt, currently on sale for $23.50 and $18.75 from London, ON-based AllMaple Apparel, is equally charming. An evolution of the eponymous online arts magazine, the fledgling line gives the faux-vintage style of Abercrombie & Fitch a polite Canadian whoopin’ -- golf shirts are embroidered not with moose, or wealthy polo playboys, or crocodiles, but with a bona fide Canadian heritage what marketing-savvy graphic designer Garland Lyn did for disco and Ryan McGinness started with his slogan tees. (And the brand name is no misnomer: both the designs and the clothing they’re on are made in Canada.)