If global warming continues at the rate it is, in a few years we’ll be out of places to hold the Olympic Winter Games. But when the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Officials decided they wanted next year’s games to be the most environmentally friendly yet, they didn’t realize they would be biting off more than they [...]
Read more →There’s a piece of legislation trying to be passed in Canada called the Green Energy Act that would have a huge effect on Ontario’s position as a renewable energy producer. Namely, it would make it the largest producer of sustainable power in North America, and also create an estimated 50,000 jobs. There’s a piece of [...]
Read more →It looks like Obama’s environmental efforts are contagious! Four of Canada’s past Prime Ministers are urging the current Harper government to follow the Americans’ lead and start a green stimulus package to help the country. Joe Clark, Kim Campbell, Paul Martin, and John Turner see the same potential for job creation that Obama’s administration has, [...]
Read more →A new poll released by the Climate Action Network shows that, despite the economic downturn, two thirds of Canadians still expect the government to take action against global warming.A new poll released by the Climate Action Network shows that, despite the economic downturn, two thirds of Canadians still expect the government to take action against [...]
Read more →As we honour our Veterans today, it’s a good time to discuss the work that they are still doing for the nation they found to defend. The Veterans Conservation Corps has come together to help provide volunteer opportunities to help “protect and restore Washington’s rivers, streams, lakes, marine waters, and open lands”. Their slogan, “Any [...]
Read more →Terrible news for Canada’s environmental record today: out of all of the countries in the industrialized world, you are only better than Australia and the United States. Your greenhouse gas emissions, high garbage production, and habits of wasting fresh water have landed you the 15th rank out of 17 nations. The work being done in [...]
Read more →With the Canadian Federal Election coming up this Tuesday, October 14th, it might be helpful to all of our eligible voters to read up on what each party’s stance is on environmental issues. There are a few fundamental differences between what each party wants, ranging from energy initiatives, to the much-discussed “Green Shift”, to ‘cap-and-trade’ [...]
Read more →After Stéphane Dion announced his Election Coverage” target=”_blank”>Dion said, “You have said [the Green Shift is a major part of the platform], but never me”. Regardless of the importance of the proposed shift to his policies, the Green Shift will certainly benefit Canadian environmental protection, and sustainable practices in business. Read up on the facts [...]
Read more →Greenpeace is calling for a restriction to be placed on Canada’s logging business immediately after a recent report from the University of Toronto. The report finds that cutting down the trees that have drawn large amounts of carbon out of the air will release a “carbon bomb” and potentially speed up the effects of global [...]
Read more →The Liberals are currently the opposition in Canadian Parliament, but with the possibility of an upcoming election looming overhead, the party is taking steps to advance their environmental policies in ways to help Canadians pay off their mortgages. The basic outline of the plan is that, by upgrading their houses to use less energy, homeowners [...]
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