I remember being asked 10 years ago when 25 York Street became the first building in the City of Toronto to achieve LEED Platinum certification; why did the property strive to achieve this? My answer to that question…
Did you know the dirtiest air a child may breathe throughout the day is on their commute to school? Unfortunately, that is often the case here in Canada due to the widespread continued use of diesel school buses.…
Caroline Karvonen of Alectra describes the steps involved with creating an ambitious but attainable carbon emissions target. But what happens next, when you’ve already picked the low-hanging fruit? The answer is simple: there’s always more to be done.…
“…urbanization will change the surface of our planet and the biodiversity that is an essential part of it. Over the next 40 years, Earth will undergo the largest and fastest period of urban growth in human history. By…
The ERTH Corporation group of companies continues to challenge the traditional electric utility business model by embracing Community Power. Put simply, Community Power involves clean energy projects that are owned by (or on behalf of) the local communities…
Editor’s note: we wanted to share this excerpt from Lucie’s 2021 Clean50 Life-time Achievement Award announcement: “Simply becoming the first female refinery engineer for Shell Canada was not enough for Lucie: Over the past 30 years she’s subsequently…
How did you uncover this particular waste-to-worth opportunity? Initially, my work focussed on the treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated wastewaters. I was introduced to the worldwide need to treat animal wastewater when a local hog farm came looking for…
When I was at university, I could always tell when my friend had a major essay due: her room, normally a cluttered minefield, would suddenly become spotless and meticulously organized. She’d clean top to bottom, then bottom to…
Out of President Biden’s April 2021 Leaders’ Summit on Climate, countries from around the world committed to stronger climate action and underscored the urgency as they stepped up 2030 emission reduction commitments made as recently as 2015 in Paris at COP 21. In line with its peers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed that…
If you’re reading this, you probably need no convincing of the existence of climate change and its impacts. Most people are currently aware that burning fossil fuels has led to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,…
