The green goods
April 20, 2008
Cool green stuff we stumbled across this week:
Scan the magazine shelf at your local bookstore this month and you’re likely to find a dozen “green” issues in honour of Earth Day. Our favourite? New York Times Mag’s version, complete with tidbits from Bill Nye (the science guy) and green food guru Michael Pollan. Read the whole thing online for free (and save on paper consumption).
5 new ideas that could change the world? Toronto’s top ecoholic Adria Vasil compiles her top five planet-rescuing ideas in this week’s NOW mag.
Green event listings
April 19, 2008
Green events for the week of Apr. 19 - 24
CN Tower Climb Climb the tower’s steps to raise money for wildlife conservation. Pledges. Saturday, April 19, 6am - 10am. CN Tower, foot of John. www.wwf.ca/cntower.
How Does Your Garden Grow? Bring your children to learn about plants and their importance to the environment at this event hosted by Hart House at the University of Toronto. Every child will get to plant a pot of their own and take it home with them! Saturday, April 19, 1pm - 3pm in the East Common Room. Registration required. For more info, contact tara.eganwu@utoronto.ca.
Let Earth Hour inspire you
April 18, 2008
Canada had one of the highest participation rates worldwide in Earth Hour on March 29 with over 150 cities participating. Great job Canada! But why stop there? Check out WWF-Canada’s new interactive website, The Good Life, for actions you can take to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions created through your daily activities. As with Earth Hour, these actions multiplied across the country will send a resounding message to our government that Canadians are ready for change.
GTA energy audit firm celebrates 25 years
April 18, 2008
Members of Green$aver, a leading environmental energy audit firm in the Greater Toronto Area, marked the opening of their new office Friday with friends and colleagues, including Ontario’s minister of energy, the chief energy conservation officer of Ontario and local politicians.
Bike the strike
April 18, 2008
It’s an unfortunate fact of life in Toronto - you will, at some point, have to survive a public transit strike. That’s the situation TTC’s 1.5 million daily commuters will potentially face on Monday morning. This means, of course, that 1.5 million people may be looking for alternate forms of transportation next week.
Green word watch
April 18, 2008
phantom load \FAN-tum lowd\ noun
1. The energy sapped by appliances when they’re plugged in but not in use. In the average home, an unbelievable 40% of all electricity is used to power electronics while they’re turned “off.” Also known as standby power or vampire power.
Embrace A Greener Tomorrow
April 10, 2008
Embrace A Greener Tomorrow is a week-long event being held April 21-25 to highlight simple and effective ways Torontonians can adopt green living practices without compromising the convenience or comforts of modern life.
