2 October 2012
Have you ever wondered what makes a green building green? A new discovery centre proposes to answer this question.
The Centre d'interprétation sur le bâtiment durable is located in Equiterre's new shared headquarters, the Centre for Sustainable Development (better known by its official name, the...
1 October 2012
Quebec's new government has announced plans to close the province's only nuclear reactor, Gentilly-2, in Bécancour near Trois-Rivières, by this December.
This is welcome news, especially in light of the explosion last year at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan.
It's also in keeping with a global...
1 October 2012
It has now been a year since Marie-Eve Arbour, winner of the 2010 Laure Waridel bursday, and partner Simon Côté, left Montreal in a veggie-oil-powered pickup, looking for citizen-led environmental initiatives to add to their online directory: visagesregionaux.org. Now they turn to you. Do you...
22 September 2012
The first annual Canadian Fairtrade Awards, recognizing businesses for their commitment to ethical business practices that support farming communities and sustainable agriculture around the world, were presented this week in Toronto, to:
17 September 2012
Last Thursday, a caped thank-you squad led by environmentalist Steven Guilbeault and partner in crime, Michel Labrecque, chair of the STM, hit the Square-Victoria metro station to show appreciation for the everyday superheroes who use public transit. At final count, 1785 high fives were issued. (...
