Brazil is going to be home to a lot of world events over the next few years. Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics during August, with the 2016 Summer Paralympics one month later. Earlier, 2013 will see Brazil host the Confederations Cup, run by FIFA (the International Federation of [...]

About 39% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings like our homes, both from their construction and operation, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). But amazingly, up to 85% of the country’s electrical needs could be met if all buildings adopted energy-efficient practices. Green practices, features [...]

The organics industry is young, but it is booming. So much so that even global corporations with all the finances and resources in the world (literally) have trouble filling orders under “organic” label criteria. And even that: that global corporations are part of the mix, meaning that one of the [...]

Twenty six countries including Canada, United States, Brazil, China and India are vehemently opposing the European Union’s unilateral move to impose aviation fuel fees on airliners flying over its air space in an attempt to curb carbon dioxide emissions. Canada has vowed to aggressively oppose this policy, stating that it [...]

With global warming, the Arctic melting and numerous other environmental problems it’s no wonder eco-friendly options are becoming more popular. But what can you do in your everyday life to make a difference? Recycle? Grow your own vegetables? Both options are viable and great, but there are now numerous ways [...]

Tucked away into a corner of Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside is a flourishing market of badly bruised vegetables, where you can buy an entire bag of rainbow peppers with four bunches of organic spinach for a Twoonie. I come home with two reusable shopping bags full of produce for what [...]

Plastic shopping bags are progressively being banned around the world. In Britain, the plastic bag is symbolically viewed as actions of a “throw away society.” Even China, who is consistently fingered as one of the world’s two worst polluters, has placed a ban on them. But there are no such [...]

It’s safe to say that, amidst the hype leading up to its release for a few years, the Chevrolet Volt didn’t take off as well as GM, Chevy, and electric car enthusiasts (myself included) had hoped. In fact, the Leaf is outselling the Volt 7:1. So Chevrolet has decided to [...]

I started off 2012 in a really great way: with a hearty case of tonsillitis! </sarcasm> Sitting puffy-necked at the clinic, the doctor prescribed me a bottle of expensive chemical medicinals but also took time to recommend more natural remedies, which I appreciated. You know them: ginger, lemon, oil of [...]

The video below is a feature from Global News in British Columbia, Canada, about an increase in the deaths of Trumpeter Swans in Judson Lake, Abbotsford. Years of duck hunting has resulted in a large collection of lead shot at the bottom of Judson Lake, and a recent decrease in [...]