This site is meant to be about The Good Life. Today’s posting aims to talk about Canadians’ engagement with Earth Hour– not the incredible hopes being placed on the shoulders of their neighbour’s new head... Read More

Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy—a new study by McKinsey and Co.—shows that global warming can be kept below the critical 2°C rise and that it is well within our means to do so.... Read More

Park rangers were kicked out of the Mikeno sector of Virunga National Park, where six groups of habituated mountain gorillas live, in September 2007 by forces loyal to the ex-rebel leader Laurent Nkunda. Fifteen... Read More

Over four million sharks, billfish, sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds are caught each year on longlines in the Pacific Ocean alone as unwanted bycatch, with many being discarded dead or dying back into... Read More

California’s regulations are tougher than present U.S federal rules and will force automakers to produce cars that are far more efficient and emit less greenhouse gas. The previous administration under President Bush had refused... Read More

This was precautionary advice. What the research by the Agency’s scientists found was that when very close (within 2 cm, or less than 1 inch) to some types of CFLs, the UV radiation level... Read More

The number of participating countries has already doubled compared to 2008 Archbishop Desmond Tutu leads call for action on climate change Obama artist Shepard Fairey lends his creative abilities to Earth Hour artwork The... Read More

“We are very pleased to see Environment Canada applying the law and showing that industry has a responsibility to protect wildlife from the negative effects of tar sands development,” said Robert Powell, Director, Mackenzie... Read More

The group works closely with the school administration to make tangible changes on campus with the goal of someday being 100% sustainable. There is onsite water treatment, a windmill to ease the use of... Read More