Google Inc. today set out its strategy to help build a cleaner energy future. This plan will enable the company … Continue reading Google Announces Investments in Clean Energy and Green Technology
More than 6,000 Canadians are directly poisoned by pesticides each year and nearly half of those are children under the … Continue reading Thousands of Canadians poisoned by pesticides each year
Smart, sustainable material choices for your home and office (as appears in BIV 2007 GreenSpace magazine) British Columbians are rapidly … Continue reading Light House Sustainable Building Centre blogs: Helen’s Tips for your home and office
The first residential construction project with the German Passive House Standard will be built in Kelowna BC as part of … Continue reading Light House Sustainable Building Centre blogs: German Passive House Standard in Canadian Residential Construction Projects
The computer business is one of the dirtiest around, but Hewlett-Packard is doing its best to reduce its environmental footprint
PAUL LIMA
From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail – June 18, 2007 at 12:19 PM EDT
Ahhh, summer is almost here….
After almost 4 wonderful years on top of Burnaby Mountain, thegreenpages.ca has moved to the community of Point Grey in Vancouver (just down the road from UBC). We’ll definitely miss the morning hikes, the calming frog calls in the evening, Nature Organic’s great coffee and conversations, and the amazing views and natural settings. However, we have a brand new community to explore as well as the beaches, great shops, and all the perks of the infamous West End (which reminds me, I need to buy my official neighbourhood uniform – a Lululemon outfit……sigh).
The battle against global warming is resonating across the computer technology industry, from energy-efficient servers to recycling programs. Ken Hunt reports on long-overdue new guidelines that will push the industry’s players to cut the amount of power their products guzzle.
From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail – June 15, 2007 at 1:44 PM EDT
Otesha Project’s cross-Canada cycling tour stops in Calgary
Our intrepid Rocky Mountain Tour has crossed the mountains to arrive in Calgary and will be performing our award-winning Morning Choices play after the Arusha Centre’s Infoactive Happy Hour.
The team started in Vancouver at the beginning of May, and have been living sustainably on the road, traveling by bicycle and offering presentations and workshops on sustainability and global citizenship to schools and communities throughout British Columbia and Western Alberta.
The Rocky Mountain Tour is finishing here, in Calgary, and the team would love to meet you and share their message and their experiences with you.
Date: Friday June 29, 2007
Time: 7 PM
Location: Arusha Centre (106 – 223 12 Avenue SW Calgary, AB)
Continue reading “Otesha Project’s cross-Canada cycling tour stops in Calgary”
Population drop has meant few salmon caught in Island waterways this spring; some Islanders hope new Liberal government will see … Continue reading P.E.I. ‘doing nothing’ to help restock wild salmon in province’s rivers
In 1962, Silent Spring sparked a violent summer storm in the U.S., as Rachel Carson’s beautifully written assault on the … Continue reading Was Rachel Carson wrong?
A new study suggests Canada stands to benefit from climate change. Global warming may have a silver lining for Canada, … Continue reading The upside of global warming
The Ontario government unveiled targets Monday to reduce greenhouse gases that fall well short of Britain’s and the European Union’s … Continue reading McGuinty lays out plans to cut emissions
