I am pleased that EcoSmart’s BPE Protocol and pilot building evaluations are now complete and ready for general use. There … Continue reading Light House Sustainable Building Centre blogs: Building Performance Evaluation protocols now available
MARQUETTE, Mich. ? As the research boat bobs up and down on grey, choppy Lake Superior, Michigan Tech University chemist Noel Urban and two students drop a metal cylinder over the side to retrieve a water sample from the bottom.
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We’ ve been using Netfirms.ca for a few years now and we have been impressed with their prompt technical support and value-for dollar web hosting packages. Although we wouldn’t mind having a little more freedom regarding technical add-ons and plugins, we are nonetheless glad to hear about their green corporate initiatives. Here is their blurb from their July newsletter below….
At Netfirms we realize the impact our business has on the environment and we’re committed to making it better. That’s why we’re bringing our Netfirms Green program to life.
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Windmill Development is a group of companies dedicated to designing, developing, and building only the best green urban environments.
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A major oil spill in a residential neighbourhood in Burnaby, B.C., is now spreading to nearby Burrard Inlet, as homes … Continue reading B.C. oil pipeline leak spilling crude into Burrard Inlet
The PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-op (COPC) was established in 2002. The Co-op is composed of certified organic agriculture producers who wish to see organic agriculture grow within Prince Edward Island. Organic agriculture can be a rewarding experience as one produces healthy food and contributes to a healthy eco-system.
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In the summer of 1988, fourteen individuals with an interest in the future of organic agriculture and an awareness of the need for a formal organization of organic producers and processors attended an informational meeting to discuss the establishment of a provincial certification body. From that meeting came the desire and mandate to establish an organization that would unite the organic community and promote organic agriculture in Manitoba. As a result, in November 1988, the Organic Producers Association of Manitoba registered as a formal co-operative under the Manitoba Chapter Co-operatives Act.
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The Saskatchewan Organic Directorate is an umbrella organization that unites the province’s producers, processors, buyers, traders, certifiers and consumers of certified organic food and fibre.
It is incorporated as a non-profit membership organization. SOD’s mission statement is “To champion the development of organic agriculture in a democratic manner” and the Vision Statement is “Food for Life”.
On Wednesday July 11, 2007, the Cascadia Green Building Council hosted a workshop on ‘deep green’ and the ever important … Continue reading Light House Sustainable Building Centre blogs: ‘Deep Green’- Recent CaGBC Buildings in Balance Workshop
Think you’re too small to do your part for the environment? These six entrepreneurs spent anywhere from a few bucks … Continue reading How to green your business ? and save money
John Baird’s encounter with David Suzuki Click here to watch the video Continue reading CTV News: Baird vs. Suzuki
Rob McMonagle, senior energy consultant for the City of Toronto, says the city’s climate plan… Continue reading Newswire: Clean Break – July 10
