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Toronto's glass condos are burning thermal holes in the sky
Greenhouse-gas-leaking towers setting us up for climate change fail more
May 17, 2017 4:50 PM Ecoholic 2 Comments
George Brown launches sustainable fashion program to capitalize on "reshored" manufacturing
Anticipating an increase in demand for clothing produced on domestic soil, the college is launching a grad program in sustainable practices more
Apr 21, 2017 3:43 PM Education
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Earth Day prophecy: women rising up in fight against climate chaos
Around the world this Earth Day, as a growing army of women stand up for a more sustainable planet, mainstream environmental groups are becoming more inclusively female more
Apr 19, 2017 8:12 PM Ecoholic
Mike Ford
Sustainable fashion gets a new look
Ecoholic columnist Adria Vasil explains why fashion's latest eco boom is more than just another greenwashing bust. more
Apr 19, 2017 6:51 PM Ecoholic 1 Comments
Animal Equality
Easter not so happy for rabbits raised for meat in Canada
Rabbit is turning up on more Toronto restaurant menus as the new "ethical" white meat of choice, but animal rights activists say there's nothing humane about the way they're treated by the industry more
Apr 16, 2017 10:55 AM Ecoholic 3 Comments
Greenpeace
Calgary think tank says environmentalists need to "end the charade" against oil sands
According to the Canada West Foundation, keeping the oil sands in the ground and stopping new pipelines “will actually increase greenhouse gas emissions" – wait, what? more
Mar 29, 2017 8:03 AM Ecoholic 1 Comments
Cheerios’ #bringbackthebees seed giveaway creates bad buzz
PEI seed supplier denies wildflower mix used in Honey Nut Cheerios PR campaign promotes the growth of invasive species more
Mar 27, 2017 10:56 AM Ecoholic 2 Comments
Pesticide banned in Europe found in Toronto's tap water
Research around atrazine has found endocrine-disrupting properties connected to hermaphrodite frogs, feminized fish and low sperm counts in humans living in agricultural areas more
Mar 19, 2017 8:48 AM Ecoholic 11 Comments
Sam Rabinovici
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan faced with growing pressure to divest from fossil fuels
Efforts are afoot to put divestment motions on the floor at teachers union meetings this weekend as OTPP continues to pour a hefty $24.8 billion of its $170 billion in total retirement holdings into dirty oil, coal and natural gas projects more
Mar 11, 2017 11:20 AM Ecoholic 3 Comments
Fast-food warning: your takeout is leaching banned chemicals
New study by the Environmental Working Group in the U.S. found that a third of grease-repelling takeout wrappers and boxes from 27 fast-food chains contained PFCs more
Mar 6, 2017 7:35 AM Ecoholic
Golfers spend more time exposed to harmful pesticides than the average person.
Cancer link on the links?
Environmental filmmaker Andrew Nisker's new documentary Dad and the Dandelions explores the connection between golf and cancer on CBC's The Nature of Things more
Mar 4, 2017 10:35 AM Ecoholic 1 Comments
Adria Vasil
Who's killing the electric car?
The future for plug-ins and concept cars is here, but just as curiosity is starting to translate into sales in Canada, car and truck brands stateside want the EPA to roll back Obama-era emissions standards more
Feb 28, 2017 11:28 AM Ecoholic 7 Comments
Is BC’s carbon tax really revenue neutral?
Conservative think-tank Fraser Institute says the province's carbon tax plan is failing to live up to claims it's revenue neutral; enviros say they’re missing the point more
Feb 23, 2017 9:43 AM Ecoholic
Greenpeace
Advice for Americans from Canada’s top environmentalists on how to fight Trump
Fear not, friends, battle-hardened activists north of the 49th picked up some valuable lessons from fighting our press-hating, government-scientist-muzzling former prime minister more
Feb 13, 2017 11:05 AM Ecoholic 5 Comments
As Ontario hikes water-taking fees, activists demand regs to keep bulk exports from U.S.
With Donald Trump calling for the renegotiation of NAFTA, the Council of Canadians says water is vulnerable to potential trade demands more
Feb 6, 2017 11:05 AM Ecoholic
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Zen and the art of surviving Donald Trump
In these increasingly polarized times, Zen types are pushing back against the presumption that places like Buddhist temples, yoga studios and mindfulness centres should be apolitical more
Feb 5, 2017 7:51 PM Ecoholic 2 Comments
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Trump slams "out of control" environmentalism; resuscitates Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipeline projects
Outraged environmentalists and Indigenous groups vow to fight both pipelines in the courts and on the streets more
Jan 24, 2017 4:36 PM Ecoholic 1 Comments
Pure Body
Join Adria Vasil for all new monthly podcasts! more
Jan 20, 2017 12:04 PM NOW in the media
Michael Watier
The chill on Kathleen Wynne's cap and trade scheme
As Wynne's approval ratings hit an all-time low, Conservative critics are now beating the drum against cap and trade, but the costs of doing nothing on climate change will be much higher more
Jan 19, 2017 2:13 PM Ecoholic
Enzo DiMatteo
Canadian activewear giant Gildan snatches up American Apparel
A ravenous glee has greeted news of the raunchy retailer’s demise, but is $26 really too much to pay for a sweatshop-free cotton T-shirt woven, dyed, cut and sewn by decently paid workers? more
Jan 17, 2017 10:21 PM Ecoholic
