Category: General

Energy Resilience Easy as A-B-Z

Energy storage can be a challenge in the transition to renewable energy. James Larsen of e-Zinc explains how their novel zinc battery is solving for reliable, long duration, fossil fuel free backup power. It is also a paradigm…

Clean50 Featured in The Globe and Mail

Last week was Earth Week, meaning Delta Management Group, in partnership with The Globe and Mail, is once again celebrating the winners of the Canada’s Clean50 Awards. This is our twelfth (12th) list of the 50 most exceptional…

Managing Farm Land Potential Against Solar Development

Land use is a contested topic in environmental planning. Jessica Nixon, Director of Economic Development for Cowessess First Nation, provides an opinion article about the need to factor in agricultural productivity when considering a solar development on farmland.…

Employing Technology to Measure and Monitor Emissions

Reducing emissions is critical for the health of our planet – but we can’t reduce what we don’t measure. Dr. David Risk, a StFX earth science professor and director of the FluxLab at StFX, explains how his research team has…

Bee the Change: A Journey Full of Buzz

How a school started building pollinator pathways across the GTA. This article is an abridged conversation between Jessica Yu, S5 (YUJE) & Ms. Straszynski, Staff Supervisor (STRE), first published in University of Toronto Schools’ student newspaper, “Cuspidor.” YUJE:…

Circular Solutions for Coffee-Related Waste

58 billion coffee cups go to landfill every year. Jennifer Henry, founder and CEO of Perk Eco, outlines some innovative solutions for upcycling of coffee cups, coffee bean bags, and other coffee shop waste items. Coffee cups are…

Sustainable Procurement: Climate Action’s Best Kept Secret

Many organizations have woken up to the climate crisis and are implementing strategies to reduce their environmental impact. Clara Carriere, former Sustainability Program Manager at HP, explains how an organization’s supply chain, though often overlooked, is a key…