Far from showing leadership, the Alberta government’s new climate change proposals will allow emissions to increase and shift an unfair … Continue reading Stelmach’s Proposals on Climate Change Will Actually Legislate an Increase in Emissions
Here is a list of Canadian and International environmental dates.
Increasing your use of public transit will help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in our cities. Effective July 1, … Continue reading Federal Tax Credit for Public Transit Passes
CBC News: Morning host Heather Hiscox speaks with Marie Anne MacRae, a spokeswoman for GAP Adventures about the benefits of … Continue reading Go green: Eco-tourism and the environment
Virtual smart growth suburb depicts new urbanist ideas for fighting sprawl: mixed-use zoning, pedestrian-friendly streets, transit, town centers. This web … Continue reading New Suburb?: Sprawl vs. “Smart Growth”
According to a recent Globe and Mail poll, four out of five Canadians say they’ve seen climate change first hand. … Continue reading Go green – Nine easy ways you can help save the planet
Not long ago I had an apple problem. Wavering in the produce section of a Manhattan grocery store, I was unable to decide between an organic apple and a nonorganic apple (which was labeled conventional, since that sounds better than “sprayed with pesticides that might kill you”). It shouldn’t have been a tough choice–who wants to eat pesticide residue?–but the organic apples had been grown in California.
The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition was founded on the 10th day of September, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.This is a non-partisan, non-profit group that aims to politically prioritize the urgency of the climate crisis, as a response to government inaction. It has diverse buy in and focuses on the human-rights, environmental, and economic aspects of climate change.
The Social Purchasing Portal facilitates the targeting of existing everyday business purchasing to suppliers of goods and services to blend … Continue reading Social Purchasing Portal Canada
Comondi, meaning “with the world”, is a vegan company founded on the principles of compassion, ecological integrity and respect for all living creatures.
We are a close-knit group of friends who believe that each action we perform has consequences which can either benefit or degrade the earth on which we live. We are concerned about the overwhelming amount of exploitation in the world, whether it be economic, social or environmental.
Organic Earth Magazine is an environmental and natural living publication. Founded in 2003 out of an individual?s need for detailed … Continue reading Good for the Planet, Good for You
Companies are jumping on the bandwagon by touting themselves as environmentally friendly. But not all claims are what they seem
Dave Mcginn, National Post
