Let's start with the good news: 77 per cent of Canadians believe that global warming is real and worry about its impact on their lives. Now the bad news: Our behaviours don't match this new green consciousness.
A Strategic Council poll found that fewer than 4 in ten Canadians compost their food waste and almost two-thirds reported making no effort to green ...
Here is an interesting article from the Globe & Mail, on living green.....
Eco-minded and unattached !!
The personal kingdom is the fastest growing type of household in Canada, rising from 2 per cent to more than 14 per cent in the past 50 years. While there is nothing wrong with enjoying your own company and flying solo, single households now represent the largest consumption of ene ...
Our climate is undergoing a dramatic transformation
Are you ready to help cool the planet and save money at the same time?
Did you know that each Canadian, you and me included, generates on average five tonnes of greenhouse gases a year? That makes each of us partially responsible for climate change and the shrinking ice caps, floods and hurricanes that are coming with it.
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Some major banks and credit unions are starting to offer what they are calling "green mortgages" and "green loans" for energy efficient house purchases and improvements. It is hoped that the green mortgages and loans will make Canada's housing supply more energy efficient reducing some of the 40 per cent of green house gasses emitted by bu ...
BC's insurance industry and homeowner protection office has stopped covering green roofs. The insurance industry's refusal to cover green roofs has caused confusion and outrage in the green-roof industry and delayed dozens of developments including the Olympic Village, which was originally required to be build with a green roof.
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Mike Holmes is a huge fan of in-floor heating and believes you will be too. In-floor heating is the most energy efficient way to heat your home because it heats the floor, instead of the ceiling like convention systems. In-floor heating can also be zoned allowing you to have different thermostats for separate areas in your house to deliver h ...
A new report published by the Balcksmith Institute has found that the 10 million people, living in the world's 10 most polluted cities, have shortened life expectancies. The report shows that residents of highly polluted cities are at high risk for developing lung infections and cancer.
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Many single women are not waiting to find the perfect partner and get married before purchasing and decorating their dream home. The traditional order of first comes love then comes marriage has given way to first comes a home - then maybe Mr. Right.
Trend and style watcher Sara Costello, creative director of D ...
With environmental issues at the top of C ...
Live Earth organizers used the software to produce imag ...