Environment Canada and Health Canada have led the development of a health-based air quality index, known as the Air Quality Health Index. Toronto Public Health has designed an electronic Toolkit for use in education and promotion. The toolkit is available …
The Canadian Co-operative Association’s Sustainability Toolkit serves as an on-line resource providing guidance and assistance to co-ops and credit unions on how they can embed environmental sustainability strategy development, measurement, monitoring, and reporting within their organization. Visit www.coopscanada.coop for …
Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants and Deadline information can be found here. Grant application deadlines are March 1, July 1, and November 1. Grant applications can …
Greenpeace has teamed up with scientists and engineers to create an Energy [R]evolution Scenario. Using only existing technologies, the plan charts a course to where we need to be: decreasing CO2 emissions after 2015; 95% renewable electricity by 2050; a …
Summerhill Strategy has released a report on the “gap” between Canadians’ environmental actions and their perceptions of being environmentally conscious. It also studies consumers’ perceptions of Green Leaders in a number of retailer categories. The results can be found at …
Statistics Canada says that Canadians are eating less red meat and more fish in the past two years, as well as a record amount of fresh fruits and vegetables. See story at www.theglobeandmail.com/.
The Metcalf Foundation has released a new series of reports that together present a new vision for how we think about, produce, and consume food. The reports offer a range of strategies to promote local economic development and improve access …
Last week, Oakville Town Council heard a report on the progress of the Town’s Sustainable Green Fleet Procedure. The policy includes the purchase of hybrid vehicles, waterless and dustless street sweepers, a ban on the use of drive-throughs by Town …
Congratulations to PERL, who has been named as a finalist in the Earth Day Canada Hometown Heroes award program. “PERL has brought meaningful public debate to the complex discussion of aggregate development on the Niagara Escarpment and mobilized a diverse …
Conservation Halton is thrilled to announce that their young American Kestrel finally a name to call his own – Bean! Since the United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity, and with the Biodiversity Education and Awareness …
