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OCAD University’s Faculty of Design is hosting their first ever Urban Ecologies conference on June 20th and 21st. This conference will examine how ecological approaches to design are shaping the future of our cities, focusing on five intersecting themes: information visualization, systems thinking, regenerative urbanism, urban health and community engagement.
For the first time in three million years our planet has approached 400 parts per million(ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. CO2, as many people know, is the most important greenhouse gas (GHG) emission particle contributing to the dangerous environmental crisis we know as climate change. For reference, […]
The lights change but nothing moves. The truck blocking the intersection is also blocking the crosswalk, so I thread my way around bumpers and continue up Yonge. It’s the afternoon rush in Toronto. At this time of day, the sound of the city isn’t the rush of air from passing […]
Bicycles conjure images of freedom and whimsy but also of fear, creating a dichotomy in how cycling is represented in the media. Many cycling safety campaigns have capitalized on this fear to illicit emotional responses to encourage a given change in behaviour (See Transport for London’s Do the Test for use […]
On Friday, May 31, the BC government made its final written argument to the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel (NJRP). The 99-page submission states that the province “cannot support the project as presented to the panel because Northern Gateway has been unable to address British Columbians’ environmental concerns.”
Recently, I sat at the Woolwich Arrow Pub in Guelph. This pub uses solar power for water heating, Bullfrog Power to provide renewable energy, and its staff uniforms are made from organic cotton. The pub also features certified fish and obtains local beef from YU Ranch. YU Ranch raises grass-fed, […]
Don Alexander, a professor of Geography at Vancouver Island University and director of the New City Institute, writes extensively on issues of urban sustainability and smart growth.
The Windfall Ecology Festival is happening in Newmarket, Ontario on Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th, on the banks of the Holland River in Fairy Lake Park, from 10am to 5pm each day. Stop by and experience the many eco exhibits, taste local food and much more.
1. Buy less Shop only when you absolutely love or need something. Use your newfound free time to pursue other interests. 2. Shop your closet Get organized: separate items that can be repaired or updated, which don’t fit, or are beyond rescue. Experiment with new ways to wear old items, […]
When I began my last post for The Green Athlete, I had no idea that I would actually participate in the trek I was writing about. In a rapid sequence of events, I found myself in my Prius on the way to the badlands of North Dakota.
