Canada Set to Ban Single Use Plastics
Canada is set to join a growing list of countries that have banned single-use plastics in their territories. In the rules announced on Monday, Canada will ban the manufacturing and importation of several single-use plastics such as utensils, carry bags, and others that are just too difficult to recycle.
Canadian Pipeline to be Bought Out by Canadian Government
The Kinder Morgan aka Trans-Mountain pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific coast is controversial due to resistance from environmentalists and indigenous groups.
Ontario Launches New Cleantech Strategy to Combat Climate Change
Today, the Ontario Government announced a new Cleantech Strategy that will help business in the cleantech sector bring their products and services to market, while also helping the province achieve its greenhouse gas pollution targets.
Victoria’s Progressive Plastic Bag Ban Heads for Court
A Canadian city's plans to ban plastic bags this summer could be reversed after a court challenge was launched.
Google Building Smart City in Toronto
Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. has just signed a deal with Waterfront Toronto to create a new kind of neighborhood demonstrating how data-driven technology...
North American Politicians Talk a Lot About Environmentalism, But Certainly Don’t Show It
The most powerful man on the planet, and his next-door neighbor have given numerous speeches talking about the need for environmental policies and practices. However, neither act on those...
What’s With Anti Wind Farmers?
Long before we even knew we could capture the Sun’s rays to power our gadgets, someone clever discovered the power of the wind.
Windmills were used as early as 200...
Stop Pouring Infrastructure Money Down the Drain
Almost every time it rains, the City of London, Ontario dumps raw sewage into the Thames River.
Which means human waste flows into the Great Lakes, from where Londoners and...
San Francisco, Ottawa lead over Vancouver in Sustainability
The Pressure’s on: Will Vancouver Be Greenest City by 2020?
You can almost hear Mayor Robertson’s pressured gulp echoing against the city’s North-facing mountains.
A Toronto-based media and research company for...
Eggonomics: How Hopping the Border to Buy U.S. Eggs Impacts the B.C. Economy
Living along the border edge like the majority of Canadians do, we become accustomed to taking  opportunity to skip down to the States for the advantage of cheaper shopping....
