Every year, I cringe when the Christmas decorations show up in the stores the day after Thanksgiving. The Christmas shopping season, or at least the planning of it, is upon us. Christmas can be extravagant and expensive. And let’s face it – a lot of gifts are unnecessary. A celebration that is supposed to be...
Author: Louise Montague
How much water do we really need?
“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink” — a line from the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” depicts the irony of a sailor stuck on a ship, surrounded by salt water he cannot drink. Water is essential for life. Can you imagine not being able to drink water, either because there isn’t any...
Is it possible to have a greener death in Canada?
Natural organic reduction, or human composting, breaks down human remains into usable compost. It is a much greener and energy-efficient way of disposing of human remains.
CLIMATE CHANGE: It’s easy to feel the doom and gloom, but the new year brings a sense of hope
A former coalfield community, Gateshead, England, is using the water that has filled abandoned tunnels to heat hundreds of homes.
Ready for the 3-minute shower? Ontario residents could save 800M litres of water daily by cutting shower time
Canada is one of the highest per-capita water users in the world. We use more than twice as much water as Europeans.
Climate change is impacting your finances, so what can you do about it?
The conversation has switched from the high cost of stopping global warming to the personal costs.
Caught in an endless cycle of buy, use, dispose? Mindful shopping can help you break the cycle and reduce your waste
If everyone on the planet lived like Canadians, we would need five Earths to sustain the current level of consumption and waste generation.
Get smart about energy use to help combat climate change
The forest fires that have ravaged much of Canada this year have brought the discussion of climate change to the forefront. When the smoke drifted into our part of the world this summer, everyone was concerned. But it’s often easy to be discouraged and feel a little hopeless about climate change.
How much plastic are we consuming?
We eat, drink and breathe microplastics every day. It’s everywhere, and it never dies.
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