Blogs

JUN
11
2013

Failing on Tailings

Posted by hmckinnon in Tar Sands
A new report from Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), released quietly last Friday, concludes that not a single company in...

Father’s Day is fast approaching. Have you bought your dad a gift yet? Before you buy a boring, typical tie or coffee mug, consider purchasing...

A new 600-km bike route is coming to Ontario’s Greenbelt 600 kilometres is no small journey – especially on a bike. The good news is...

JUN
04
2013

Time to Make a Big Move

Posted by eshapero in Greenbelt
Traffic jams don’t just cause cars to move slowly. The economy of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is grinding to a halt due to the...

JUN
04
2013
Today is one of my favourite days of the year. The 2013 Blue Flag season kicks off today with 18 beaches and four marinas across the country raising...

MAY
29
2013
I’ve worked on climate and energy in Canada for over four years. I’ve read the reports about the tar sands, and even written a couple...

MAY
24
2013
To hear some folks tell it, solar and wind power are driving electricity costs through the roof in Ontario. That makes for a colourful story but...

Environmentalists and health advocates have raised concern about the fact that out of the more than 80,000 chemicals in commerce, the US...

MAY
22
2013
Workers at a solar panel plant
It didn’t really come as a surprise when, last week, the WTO denied Canada’s appeal and again ruled against the made-in-Ontario...

MAY
21
2013
Asian carp: one of the threats to the Great Lakes
Lana Polluck, a U.S. co-chair of the binational International Joint Commission, was correct when she recently told the Toronto Star that we have...