Tag: Canada - Page 11
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Canadian Government Tries To Silence Artist Franke James
Treehugger has been pleased to show the work of Franke James a number of times; delivers a strong environmental message in a humourous and trenchant style. She was off to Europe to tour 20 cities with her work. She has been critical of the Canadian
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Canada's Asbestos Mine Is About To Run Out Of The Stuff
Canada's reputation has taken such an international hit over its continued export of asbestos to the developing world when it bans the use of the stuff at
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New Logging Equipment Harvests Underwater Forests
As forests around the world continue to be cleared to meet the global demand for timber, there remains millions of acres of trees that have so far been out of reach -- because they're underwater. These great submerged forests are
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"Anonymous" Hackers Attack Monsanto, Tar Sands Oil Companies
The notorious activist hacking group "Anonymous" has launched two new campaigns championing a pair of green causes -- helping U.S. farmers earn the right to label their food as "GMO-free" and
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Moving? Box Rental Company Good Boxes Delivers and Eliminates the Cardboard Waste
You have to buy cardboard boxes or find clean, undamaged ones. Then there's
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Redesigning How We Clean: Ami Shah of iQ on Their Award Winning Refill Packaging (Interview)
Over one billion plastic cleaning containers go into landfill each year, according to the Canadian eco-cleaning company Planet People. And did you know that the majority of household cleaners are 95 per cent water and only five per
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Take Action: Ontario's Proposed Mega-Quarry Could Contaminate Drinking Water for A Million People
As Lloyd detailed in an earlier post on the enormous ecological footprint of concrete, a US-owned hedge fund is proposing a mega-quarry in Melancthon, about an hour and a half away from
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Lav & Kush's Sustainable Lounge-Meets-Office Wear Misses the Mark for Fall 2011 (Photos)
Lav & Kush is set on designing clothes that are comfortable, functional, and that look good too. Based in Vancouver, Canada, the sustainable fashion label gives wearable basics a feminine twist. A ruffle lining the hood of a
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Hats For Kate Demonstrate The Best of Canada Today
Images credit Environmental Defence Emma usually covers the fashion beat, but Will and Kate are visiting Canada, and Environmental Defence is hitting the runways with a series of hats that describe Canada today, a very different place from when Chuck
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Canada Seeks to Breed Stronger Honeybees
From tough love beekeeping to reviving the native black honeybee, there are many folks who believe that the answer to saving the bees lies in either breeding for better genetics and/or
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New Garden Of Eden Myth: 'We'll Escape Catastrophic Climate Change By Moving North'
People who've never been to a wilderness area treasure the idea that they one day could. (This
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Whatever Happened To Canada's Reputation? Try Oil and Asbestos
Seriously, we used to show our national police on our postcards with pristine mountains and clear water. Now we have Bill McKibben calling for a march on Washington to stop the Keystone XL pipeline from delivering Canadian oil to the States, and we
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Vélo Québec PSA Campaign: Share the Road (Video)
Coexistence The video above is part of Vélo Québec's Partage la Route campaign (site in French, but video above in English). The general idea is to educate both drivers and cyclists on how to coexist peacefully and share the road while maintaining best
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Tesla Now Taking Reservations for Model S in Canada
Photo: Tesla MotorsDeliveries of Model S are Scheduled to Begin in Mid-2012Soon after showing photos of the cosmetically updated Model S and announcing that it will raise money for the Model X, Tesla is now opening up Model S reservations to Canadian
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Building a Town In A Computer in Four Dimensions
3D modelling is pretty common these days; Google even gives away Sketchup so that anyone can do it. BIM, or Building Information Modelling, is more sophisticated; with BIM you build the project in your computer, with every hidden 3D
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Toronto Artists Spruce Up Neglected Planter Boxes
Planter boxes of flowers and trees can go a long way toward beautifying the urban environment, but they can also easily become eyesores if not tended properly.
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Another Day, Another Spill: TransCanada Shuts Down Keystone Pipeline
The 591,000-barrel-a-day Keystone oil pipeline was shut down over the weekend, after a half-inch fitting broke and spilled approximately 10 barrels of oil. Not large as far as oil spills go, but it was the second spill in
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Huffpo Comes To Canada, Looks More Green Than Orange
The Huffington Post introduces a Canadian edition with the back of Opposition Leader Jack Layton's head and a headline ORANGE SHADOW, but if you look at their list of local bloggers, it's really green, at least at launch. Right at the top you have
