781: 16 July 2012 – Published by Green Communities Canada WALKABILITY. The case studies from the Alberta 2011 Walkability Roadshow … Continue reading Walkability Case Study, On-Bill Financing, Time to Vote – GCNews #781
We can’t live without clean water. Canada is blessed with an abundance of lakes and rivers and has a global responsibility to manage them well. But if we really want… Continue reading Lakes research shutdown doesn’t make sense
A trailer of the five-part film “The Blueprint: Averting Global Collapse,” based on the book by Daniel Rirdan. Continue reading The Blueprint: Averting Global Collapse
Several scientific reports have called into question everything from injection wells to carbon capture and storage. The latter is a key component of the federal and Alberta governments’ climate change strategies and budgets. Continue reading Dumping waste into the ground is a shaky solution
Last week, LEAF launched the Ontario Residential Tree Benefits Estimator, an online tool designed to estimate the energy savings and other environmental benefits provided by trees. Continue reading LEAF’s new online tool calculates the benefits of trees
The goal of our government and industry leaders appears to be to dig up as much oil as possible, as quickly as possible, and sell it overseas, and damn the economic and environmental consequences. Continue reading Another day, another pipeline spill
Canada’s environmental laws are under attack by both the federal and Ontario governments. Continue reading Endangered species face one-two government punch – Science Matters
Ontario and British Columbia lead the pack in the race to become Canada’s greenest province or territory. Continue reading Corporate Knights releases Green Provincial Report Card for 2012
Germany gets about 20 per cent of its overall annual electricity from renewable sources, including solar, wind, water, and thermal, and aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020. Continue reading Germany shows that renewable is doable
When I heard about the student protests in Montreal, I swallowed the line that Quebec’s pampered youth pay lower fees than those in other parts of Canada but aren’t aware… Continue reading Protests shine spotlight on skewed priorities
Eleven acres protected along coastline of top-rated tourist destination in Newfoundland and Labrador. Continue reading NCC protects part of Newfoundland’s famous Cape Spear Peninsula
21 May 2012 – Published by Green Communities Canada Continue reading Greening Businesses, NeighbourWoods, Butt Litter – GCNews #774
