Officially, Toronto Hydro has reported a load drop of 223MW and dropping. “That is equivalent of approx. 100,500 homes”, says Blair Peberdy, Vice-President of Toronto Hydro, who stands on the square enjoying his hot... Read More

So carpe diem! We have seized the day, turned out the lights, and turned on to climate-friendly living. It’s an amazing thing to consider that over 150 Canadian municipalities are sharing this experience. Just... Read More

The numbers are still coming in, and later this week we will have poll results about the level of participation. For the moment, you can find information about Ontario’s electrical demand here: www.theimo.com/imoweb/media/md_demand.asp You... Read More

 There are ways to get around without getting oil involved: walking, biking, or hopping on a train. Riding a bus or car-pooling also helps reduce the amount of fuel required to get around. Even... Read More

There are now so many great books on climate change that it’s hard to know where to start. Tim Flannery’s The Weather Makers, Elizabeth Kolbert’s Field Notes from a Catastrophe and George Monbiot’s Heat... Read More

Sadly, this means I can no longer dazzle at dinner parties with tales of my own beloved panels (really, you don’t want to let me get started…), but the planet must be smiling as... Read More

Europe has been driving the wind power revolution. Over the last seven years, the EU has added 47,000 MW of new wind energy compared to just 9,600 MW of coal and only 1,200 MW... Read More

My innate thriftiness was satisfied, however, with some experimentation that showed that washing in cold got my clothes just as clean, and the knowledge that clothes washed in cold water will last longer. And... Read More

The important thing to note is that Earth Hour means more to Canadians than just turning out the lights. In the GTA, 79 per cent of Earth Hour participants want to see action taken... Read More

I’ve already written about how silly it is that clotheslines were outlawed in the first place – a relic of the days when using more energy was seen as a sign of progress and... Read More

The idea of offsetting is fairly simple – if you add greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere (by driving your car, taking a trip in a plane…), you can effectively subtract them by purchasing... Read More

With 1776 steps to climb, thousands of participants signed up to sweat it out for a good cause. Radio personality Maurie at Mix 99.9 produced the following video of his climb experience with a... Read More