B.C. citizens reject coal-fired power
New poll shows British Columbians demand provincial law to reduce global warming.
Tag: conservation
Green energy’s poster child
Consider the lowly light bulb. Once a routine household purchase, especially as the dark days of winter approached, it’s now … Continue reading Green energy’s poster child
Nova Scotia offers drivers fuel efficiency advice
The DriveWiser program promises to teach people how to maintain vehicles and change their driving habits. Continue reading Nova Scotia offers drivers fuel efficiency advice
What is Wattwize?
Wattwize is a student-driven energy conservation program for Ontario schools.
Youth and Sustainable Consumption
The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2), through the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, is publishing a booklet for youth on the topic of sustainable consumption.
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Tapping sun for water heat
Lost in the hype over solar electricity is the fact there are much easier ways to capture and use the … Continue reading Tapping sun for water heat
Investing in clean energy
Investors are falling over themselves to finance start-ups in clean technology, especially in energy. Venture Business Research reckons that investment … Continue reading Investing in clean energy
How to build a sustainable future through design
Canadians often associate global warming with cars and coal, but most don’t realize that about 30 per cent of our greenhouse gases are emitted in the heating and cooling of buildings.
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Caribou Under Threat
Woodland caribou represent Canada’s natural legacy, but their population is in steady decline due to expanding industrial development in the boreal forest.
Schad Family Gallery of Life in Crisis
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces a new major gift to its Renaissance ROM expansion and renovation project from Robert Schad and family. This remarkable $12 million gift will be used to establish the Schad Family Gallery of Life in Crisis in the historic buildings of the Museum.
Ontario to harvest solar power
North America’s largest solar project is planned for Ontario.
Fish stocks face collapse ?within our lifetime’
The global seafood industry will collapse by mid-century if current fishing trends continue unabated, an international team of ecologists and other scientists has found.
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