Newswire: Home Sweet, Sustainable Home
Get ready to bake folks. I’ve organized a creative contest, hosted by Terry*, aimed to bring awareness to sustainable building … Continue reading Newswire: Home Sweet, Sustainable Home
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Newswire: Small Steps
In a typical household, the fridge is the single biggest energy-consuming appliance in the kitchen, using as much as 25 … Continue reading Newswire: Small Steps
Newswire: Recycling is on the rise
Access to recycling programs across the country has improved considerably of late and Canadians are recycling significantly larger quantities of … Continue reading Newswire: Recycling is on the rise
West Coast bird spotted on Ontario’s South Coast
The bird, unknown in Ontario until now, was spotted by bird watcher Ron Allensen and just in time for the Port Burwell Christmas Bird Count.
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Urban growth, without the sprawl
by MURRAY CAMPBELL There’s a group of planners in the Region of Waterloo who are toiling away, with one eye … Continue reading Urban growth, without the sprawl
Reduce, reuse, recycle, or chuck it in the garbage ??? Do we really know which is best?
The environmentalism movement is currently experiencing an injection of perhaps well-needed popularity. Celebrities who own multiple homes that could each … Continue reading Reduce, reuse, recycle, or chuck it in the garbage ??? Do we really know which is best?
Newswire: Green alleys contribute to sustainable community
Paul Hanley, The StarPhoenix Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 I like alleys. I spend 30-40 minutes a day walking my … Continue reading Newswire: Green alleys contribute to sustainable community
Newswire: The numbers on waste recycling
In the last few years in B.C., both waste disposal and the amount of recycling went up. While some of … Continue reading Newswire: The numbers on waste recycling
Newswire: Test of electric shock treatment shows it deters seals
Newswire: Manitoba should consider nuclear power: Pinawa mayor
The mayor of a small Manitoba town has put together a working group to come up with a proposal to … Continue reading Newswire: Manitoba should consider nuclear power: Pinawa mayor
Britain pledges to power every home by wind power by 2020
The energy association claims that by next year Britain will overtake Denmark as the world’s largest generator of offshore wind power.
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Newswire: Lutselk’e Dene, Victoria’s Secret share boreal forest award
A First Nation in the Northwest Territories shared the spotlight last week with lingerie company Victoria’s Secret and a teenage … Continue reading Newswire: Lutselk’e Dene, Victoria’s Secret share boreal forest award