City legislators in Toronto, Canada, have stipulated that half the surface area of roofs on new large buildings are to be seeded as green roofs.
… Toronto introduces green roof by-law The Ecologist | 19th June 2009 News Toronto Roofs Building Green Living inthenews.jpg City legislators in Toronto, Canada, have stipulated that half the …
Ben Whitford reveals why numerous birds fall dead and injured from the skies over urban areas each year, and asks what can be done to prevent this ongoing avian tragedy.
… dying birds fell like rain from the grey Toronto sky. In the east of the city, outside … Mesure runs a team of volunteers who patrol Toronto in search of birds that have stunned … fatal. In all, it’s estimated that the Toronto skyline accounts for about 1 million …
When three giggling teenage girls in an SUV called 'BACON' at Laura Lee Cascada as she conducted a peaceful slaughterhouse vigil, she realised - those girls don't yet realise that 'bacon' has a mom. And there is only one way to create that missing connection - through love, empathy, understanding and perseverance.
… my wife, Rachel, and I took a visit to Toronto, and there we strolled right into a … owner. Here and abroad, some metropolises, Toronto included, are exceptions. What we saw, … unfolding was part of a vigil organized by Toronto Cow Save, an offshoot of all-volunteer …
More than 100 organisations have signed a letter repudiating mining companies for putting Indigenous Shuar communities in the Ecuadorean Amazon at risk.
… Association of Canada’s (PDAC) mining fair in Toronto, Canada in March, 2020. In March, the … for bringing 7 Shuar community members to Toronto in supposed representation of the …
New research proves that a spiritual practice, such as meditation, leads to a kinder world. Hazel Sillver explores a number of different types of meditation.
… 2013) scientists at the University of Toronto published the results of studies that … used by researchers at the University of Toronto who were investigating how …
Canada's 'Anti-Terrorism Bill' proposes a massive increase in the power of security services, writes Pete Dolack - and in the crosshairs are campaigners against a tar sands industry that's intent on releasing 240 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, and those fighting the pipelines needed to get the heavy crude to market. Who are the real 'extremists'?
… to the oil industry, and a columnist at the Toronto Sun , a hard-right tabloid in the … or your lying eyes? The Globe and Mail of Toronto quoted a Royal Canadian Mounted Police …
The psychosomatic effects of this pandemic will be carried in our bodies and will redefine our relationships with ourselves, others and the Earth.
… the deadly coronavirus pandemic. I write from Toronto, Canada, where this has been no … This Author Dr. Sanja Dejanovic is based in Toronto, ON, Canada. She is an author, …
Fake leadership is dangerous when it comes to corporate sustainability, plastic pollution and climate change.
… Trudeau. Recently at a climate rally in Toronto, curiously timed during a Liberal … a blogger and speaker and the Founder of the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series (TSSS). … . This article was first published by the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series . - …
The mining industry has abused the pandemic to turn a profit and advance their interests, putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm.
… journalists reported , went ahead in downtown Toronto. Several attendees subsequently tested … Resources for organising the delegation to Toronto, which took place without duly elected …
The unprecedented Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement will, if all goes to plan, preserve vast swathes of the country's pristine wilderness. But as environmentalists and the logging industry begin to roll the initiative out, there are claims that not everything is as it should be, reports Christopher Pala
… was announced at a press conference in Toronto on May 18 after two years of secret …
In his fascinating account of the dialogue on climate change between Western and Inuit voices, Timothy B. Leduc argues that it’s time to start paying attention to the ecological wisdom of native peoples because it might just hold the key to halting global warming
… Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto, Leduc is perfectly place to explore …
For the US fracking industry - and for Vice-President Joe Biden - fracking is more than just a way to bring in vast amounts of cash, writes Steve Horn. It's also a key weapon in the US's long war with Russia, as Biden made clear this week in Kiev.
… professor of accounting at York University in Toronto, describes this phenomenon in his book …
Leeds Rhinos Rugby League club is working to lower its carbon footprint, get rid of single-use plastics and transition to 100 percent renewable energy.
… to travel halfway across the world to face Toronto Wolfpack for one of their fixtures in …
As Brazil prepares for elections next month, conserving its remaining Atlantic Forest is a hot issue, writes Cristina Banks-Leite. Ecologists want to preserve more native habitat, while farmers want to expand their acreage. But there is one solution that ought to please everyone.
… from the Universities of São Paulo, Michigan, Toronto, and UNESP, have published a study in …
Local authorities around the world are going pesticide-free following an initiative by a small town in Canada 25 years ago, writes Keith Tyrell. Now the movement is coming to the UK, with campaign groups setting up in towns, cities and rural communities to keep pesticides out of our streets, parks, playgrounds and allotments.
… have been massive: In the first year after Toronto's ban, for example, use dropped by a …
Why do we dispose of organic waste in landfill sites? Shouldn’t we – individuals, councils and businesses – all be using worms to compost it? By Janis Crawford.
… friendly way of reducing waste. The city of Toronto, for example, now uses a …
A planned nickel mine in Madagasca has led to numerous environmental problems, and whilst the mine continues to struggle the environmental concerns surrounding the project continue to grow. LAURENCE SOUSTRAS investigates.
… had been taken over by another company, the Toronto-based Sherritt. But the problems …
For years the 'market mantra' has been to save forests by selling the carbon they embody, writes Chris Lang, harnessing the profit motive for the benefit of trees and climate. But it never worked, and now even former fans are admitting that REDD is just another failed conservation fad. So what next? How about asking local communities to manage their forests as commons?
… and Zachary R. Anderson (University of Toronto). The authors address two related …
Ecosystem destruction is an inherent consequence of free market capitalism.
… Author Brad Zarnett is the Founder of the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series (TSSS) … . This article was first published on Toronto Sustainability . You can read a …