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June 2015
Water Policies – Reducing our Water Footprint
Water policies to reduce consumption is difficult at best. Join Stephen Leahy and Lawson Oates in a discussion about how we can reduce our water footprint.
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Carbon Pricing – Helpful or Harmful?
Is pricing carbon harmful or helpful to the Canadian Economy? Join the discussion August 17, 2015. Toronto.
Find out more »January 2016
Pedestrian Zones in Toronto
Janice Soloman and Paul Bedford discuss the pros and cons of pedestrians zones and Toronto can have one of its own.
Find out more »March 2016
Diamonds are forever – A look at industry self regulation
Diamonds are forever; sadly, so is the aftermath of diamond mining. Canadian Diamonds are marketed as conflict free diamonds. But how are we doing really? What is the environmental performance like on the ground in Ontario? Ontario depends on the mines to self regulate their environmental impacts. That system is failing Ontarians. Weighted against the jobs and economic growth of Diamond mining are the costs to the environment and those living downstream. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Wildlands League decided to…
Find out more »September 2016
Economics of Local Food
Ontario is home to some of the lushest farmland in Canada. Yet, even when local produce is in season, imported tomatoes and cucumbers dominate store shelves. Nationally, we import over 50 per cent of our vegetables and 95 percent of our fruit. How can locally grown food become more accessible and affordable? Join us Monday September 19th at the Madison Pub for a talk about the economics of local eating, featuring farmer’s market Manager Cookie Roscoe and Carolyn Young, Program Coordinator at Sustain…
Find out more »October 2016
Reducing our Environmental Impact
Dear Friends, The environmental challenges our society faces can sometimes feel overwhelming. Join us October 17 at the Madison Pub to meet two people who have reduced our strain on the planet through individual or small group efforts. Greg Labbé, from BlueGreen Consulting Group, will talk about the energy savings that can come from retrofitting existing buildings. Dave Mugford, a resident of the Mayfair on the Green condo tower in Scarborough, will talk about how he and other…
Find out more »March 2017
Food Waste: A $31 Billion Problem
Every year, Canadians toss out roughly $31billion worth of food. That’s about 40% of all the food grown and imported in Canada, of which roughly half of it is done by households. Part of the problem is that food is too cheap (Northern areas notwithstanding). Food waste is a drain on our resources and is also an environmental disaster. Not only are fertilizers and pesticides wasted on food that never gets eaten, plastic packaging adds to the environmental load. How can we ensure…
Find out more »October 2017
Rising Waters – Are we ready to cope?
Ontario and Quebec saw a lot of water this year. Flooding in the first half of summer kept the Toronto Islands closed for much of the season. Watching the devastation wrought by what seems like an endless line of Hurricanes down south is really forcing us to think about our own infrastructure resiliency. Once in 500 year storms are happening with increasing frequency. Flooding is becoming common place in Toronto. What are we doing to make sure our critical infrastructure…
Find out more »June 2019
Tax it? Trade it? Is Curbing Carbon enough?
Ontario and Quebec just had another historic 100 year flood… two years after the last record-breaking 100 year flood. Last summer Ontario, BC, and California all experienced unprecedented wildfires. From Mozambique to Puerto Rico to the Gulf Coast tens of thousands have been displaced by more frequent and powerful hurricanes. Indonesia is about to move its capital from Jakarta partly because of flood risks to its sinking metropolis, while the residents of the Solomon Islands are relocating entire towns in anticipation…
Find out more »August 2019
Food Waste: Reducing the Climate Change impact
Food Waste is a big contributor to climate change. How can we tackle this problem?
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