The Globe and Mail
Saving the economy and saving the planet at the same time were once considered two mutually incompatible goals. But not any longer.
A chorus of proposals from liberal-leaning think tanks and conservation organizations is suggesting that the best way to revive the faltering economy would be to finance solutions to pressing environmental problems.
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Two new funds launched yesterday by the City of Toronto are expected to make it easier for schools, churches, hospitals and other not-for-profit sectors to reduce their carbon footprint.
The $42 million Toronto Energy Conservation Fund and the $20 million Toronto Green Energy Fund, created as part of the city’s climate action plan, make available zero-interest loans for projects that aim to make buildings more energy efficient or bigger users of green energy.
St. Catharines may join forces with carbon-cutting experts at Zerofootprint Inc. to put a dent in city greenhouse gas emissions.
The non-profit organization made headlines last year when it hooked up with Toronto to measure, track and shrink that city’s carbon footprint using ...
St. Catharines may join forces with carbon-cutting experts at Zerofootprint Inc. to put a dent in city greenhouse gas emissions.
The non-profit organization made headlines last year when it hooked up with Toronto to measure, track and shrink that city’s carbon footprint using ...
St. Catharines may join forces with carbon-cutting experts at Zerofootprint Inc. to put a dent in city greenhouse gas emissions.
The non-profit organization made headlines last year when it hooked up with Toronto to measure, track and shrink that city’s carbon footprint using ...
The Toronto Star
With only 3 per cent of polluters required to report their emissions, tracking the origin of most airborne toxins in Toronto is a hopeless enterprise. This is troubling, because when people don’t know what they’re breathing, it’s only natural that they worry about the health effects of the local atmosphere. And when governments have no idea how much toxic material a company might be spewing, it’s difficult to push that business into cutting back.
The Associated Press
Thick brown clouds of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threaten health and food supplies in the world, the UN reported yesterday.
The regional haze, known as atmospheric brown clouds, contributes to glacial melting, reduces sunlight and helps create extreme weather conditions that affect agricultural production, said the report commissioned by the UN Environment Program.
The Globe and Mail
Wanted: a large piece of property, preferably tropical and empty, with room for 300,000 inhabitants.
Mohamed Nasheed, who took office this week as the newly elected President of the Maldives, announced that he will establish an investment fund with some of the country’s tourism revenues to buy a new home for his citizens should global warming raise sea levels and submerge their picturesque but low-lying homeland.
Tribune India
The glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, a large number of them may disappear by 2035 because of climate change, warn Indian and foreign environmentalists and geologists.
Zerofootprint and Skymeter partnered today to measure vehicular greenhouse gas emissions. Initial applications focus on highly accurate measurement of corporate and individual CO2 vehicle emissions. The service will combine Skymeter’s extremely reliable GPS meter and Zerofootprint’s Carbon Engine. The precision and scientific accuracy of the application heighten the market value.
