31 January 2012
There's only one problem with a romantic evening in front of a wood fire: air pollution.
When wood burns, dozens of hazardous tozins are released into the air, including fine particles, carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds.
These substances –...
30 January 2012
At the recent International Furnishing Show in Germany, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Fairtrade introduced a new type of furniture with dual FSC and Fairtrade labels. The wood, mainly from Bolivia, Chili and Honduras, is grown in forests managed according to strict ecological, social and...
18 January 2012
When the city of Laval learned that most of the food we buy travels an average of 2600 km "from field to table," it decided to do something about it, by teaming up with Equiterre and local food co-op Saveurs de Laval to help institutional food services access fresh fruit and vegetables...
18 January 2012
(Adapted from a column by Steven Guilbeault originally published in the Métro newspaper.)
"There was more sad environmental news from Ottawa this January.
The Minister of Natural Resources, Joe Oliver, published an open letter in the Globe and Mail denouncing “environmental and other...
18 January 2012
Thanks to all of you who braved the cold this week to attend advance screenings of Chris Paine's new documentary, The Revenge of the Electric Car, at movie theatres in Montreal and Quebec City.
Before the screenings, members of the audience got a chance to test drive the newest all-electric...
