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June 2013
Why Should I Care about the Green Economy?
Conventional wisdom in Canada suggests that environmentalism comes at the cost of national wealth, and a drop in our standard of living. Jim Harris, former leader of the federal Green party, author of two best-selling novels, and avid blogger, thinks this is a false dichotomy. He writes that “companies are applying a central guiding principle to their business sustainability strategies derive economic benefits from improved environmental and social outcomes." In other words, corporate social responsibility is delivering results to the…
Find out more »November 2013
WSIC about Infrastructure Resiliency in a Warming Climate?
As major weather events become more common, Canada will have to evaluate how resilient its infrastructure is for the near future. Chris Fonseca and Abe Khademi looks at needs and strategies to get ready.
Find out more »April 2015
Recovering Energy From Waste: An Environmental Dilemma
As cities grow and demands on our time increase, invariably, we opt for convenience when available. This usually means an increase in single use disposable items such as prepared food containers, packaged chemical cleaning solutions and other such functional products. Most of our materials truthfully can’t be recycled and without a doubt, a great deal ends up in the great Pacific garbage patch as shipping containers fall off ships with our plastic “recycling” bound for China. Many countries in the world have already…
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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.
Find out more »August 2015
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 »July 2016
Pathways to meeting COP21 commitments
There is a lot of general excitement about COP 21 and Canada has pledged to do its part. Ontario is aggressively pursuing emission reduction strategies as part of its commitment. Are we doing it right? How will emission reduction impact the economy? Are there more effective measures than the climate policy proposed? Join us on Monday July 18 at The Madison Pub. Richard Szudy, Climate-Change Project Developer, and Patrick Fancott, Climate-Change Policy Analyst, will talk about the pathways to…
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…
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