Canada's Environmental Voice
Less than a week left until the Canadian federal election. In part of our 30-day election coverage, we’ve compiled the top environment and election related content that made headlines this week. This week, Canadians and other organizations have been fighting to make the environment part of election discussions.
Festivals with clear skies are a rare sight to behold, but a festival with clear grounds — now that’s truly a sight to see. When you step onto the Guelph Lake Conservation Area, where Hillside Festival is based, festivalgoers are accosted by unique music, rather than the crunch of garbage […]
Political candidates are skilled at fielding tough questions. Really tough questions require answers that offend some potential voters no matter how they are answered. Ambiguity, platitudes and answering some question other than the one that was asked are ways of coping with such questions. Some candidates in the 2015 campaign, […]
Only 16 days left until Canada votes. As part of our 30-day election coverage, we’ve compiled the top environment and election related content that made headlines this week. The environment is making some headway this week in the election. It may not be to the degree that Canadians are hoping […]
Today marks 23 days until the Canadian federal election. In part of our 30-day election coverage, we’ve compiled the top environment and election related content that made headlines this week. To sum up this week, people all across Canada are asking the same question. Why is the environment missing from election […]
Over the last two years, the government of British Columbia, along with Ottawa, has become an aggressive promoter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asia. The get-rich scheme would require puncturing much of the province’s northern forests and farmlands with thousands of unconventional wells.
Every year, thousands of Canadians decide that when they go to work, their job should somehow help the planet. For many, starting environmental careers means enrolling at colleges or universities to learn how to make their occupations more sustainable. There are hundreds of environmental programs at nearly every Canadian college […]
In 2010, TD became the first North American based carbon-neutral bank.
Business will be the force that drives society’s transformation to a low-carbon economy. With limited involvement from the business sector so far, our progress has been inadequate. Yet, of the world’s largest 100 economic entities, 40 are corporations, and they generated over $7.9-trillion (US) in 2012, giving them – rightly or […]
