David Miller to share Toronto green projects
Mayor David Miller has been asked to speak about what Torontonians are doing in the fight against climate change at two prominent gatherings of international municipal leaders. On Friday, Mayor Miller will address the third annual Mayor’s Hemispheric Forum and on Sunday, he will join President Bill Clinton and Mayors Richard Daley of Chicago and Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles in a plenary session at the 76th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Go green with Toronto Hydro
Toronto Hydro is hosting a day of energy conservation promotion, initiatives and education on Tuesday at Yonge-Dundas Square. Check out the latest in sustainable technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines and smart metres. Discover new conservation products and other energy saving ideas, devices and vehicles such as hybrids and scooters. Bring the kids!
York’s organic waste sent below the border
York Region plans to truck 9,000 tonnes of green bin waste to New York for disposal as there are no local firms to process it. Instead of being composted, as diligent householders expect when they separate their trash, the organic waste is heading to Niagara Falls, N.Y., where it is incinerated and turned into energy, said Erin Mahoney, York’s commissioner of environmental services.
Ontario considered for wind turbine factory
A German maker of offshore wind turbines is targeting southern Ontario as the location for its first North American manufacturing plant, a venture that would create thousands of local jobs and inject hundreds of millions of dollars...
Liberals announce “green shift” plan
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion is promising Canadians a raft of tax cuts and other goodies that he said will leave average taxpayers much better off despite sharply higher energy costs under the Liberals’ revolutionary “green...
Next phase of green bin collection delayed
Toronto will not meet its target of starting green bin collection in large apartment buildings on July 1. In fact, it may be July 2009 before organic waste collection starts in multi-unit buildings, home to 500,000 households in the...
LGT live on AM800 this week
Living Green Toronto will be chatting with Melanie Deveau this Thursday about eco-friendly ways to beat the heat. Tune in to AM800’s Windsor Now on June 19 at 3:20pm to check it out. I’m very a inexperienced live radio...
Earth Day Canada Gala this Wednesday
The worlds of entertainment, business, environment and politics will collide at the annual Earth Day Canada Gala this Wednesday. The event will take over the entire Drake Hotel on Queen Street West beginning at 6:00pm. Kids in the...
Proposed food labelling rules draw criticism
Trying to consume more local goods? Product labelling guidelines don’t make it any easier. New rules governing food labelling are already facing criticism from experts who say they don’t go far enough and will still leave...
Traffic pollution linked to childhood allergies
German researchers say they have found some of the strongest evidence yet linking traffic pollution to childhood allergies. The risk of developing asthma, hay fever, eczema or other allergies is about 50 percent higher for children...
ELLE’s green issue misses the mark
Dear ELLE Canada, I was delighted when I came across your “green” issue this week at my local newsstand. However, as inevitably happens with the green versions of most - if not all - mainstream glossies, I was disappointed...
