You can find and endorse the Darlington Declaration here:
As you are probably aware, the Ontario government’s plan to build new
reactors will block the long-term expansion of safer green energy
options, create radioactive wastes and impose Fukushima-type accident
risks on Canadian society for generations.
This is unacceptable when we have safe and affordable options.
By adding your voice to others opposing new reactors at Darlington, we can collectively tell our political leaders that We Choose Green Energy.
If you’d like to learn more about the hazards of building new reactors at Darlington or updates on the work to stop Darlington, please visit http://stopdarlington.org
If you have questions about the Declaration, please feel free to contact me at: francisca . catana @ greenpeace . org
Thanks for your support building a greener future for Ontario and Canada.
Many Thanks,
Francisca Catana
Volunteer/Climate and Energy Intern
Greenpeace Canada
francisca . catana @ greenpeace . org
Transition York Region & Cathy’s Crawly Composters present:
DIRT, The Movie!
Saturday, May 14th
2 pm – 5 pm
By Donation
York Region Administration Building, Committee Room B
17250 Yonge St. Newmarket, ON
This compelling documentary narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis discusses that
which sustains us … soil.
http://www.dirtthemovie.org/
http://www.cathyscomposters.com/events.htm
http://transitionyorkregion.ning.com/
Part 2 of 2 of Fantastic Plastic from Ode Magazine
“We should be celebrating plastic,” says Anthony Zolezzi, co-founder of Greenopolis and the GreenOps Recycling System, an interactive approach to giving “trash” a second life. “It’s how we abuse it and don’t re-use it that’s a problem. [Plastic is] an amazing ingredient that we should look at as a precious material, no different than we look at gold.”
Greenopolis, a rewards-based recycling program launched in 2009, aims to halt the abuse and disposal of plastic. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company has so far installed 335 kiosks in the U.S., mostly at Whole Foods Markets with a few at college campuses and in stadiums like the Staples Center in L.A. and Sun Life Stadium in Miami. (more…)
By Andrew Tolve, Ode Magazine
This is part 1 of 2 in a series: Fantastic Plastic.
The final destination for most cars—after they’ve served their time in a scrapyard, that is—is a 10,000-horsepower shredding machine that, in about 60 seconds, rips them into fist-size chunks of stuff. This material is then whisked away on a conveyer belt and sorted for recycling. Steel, copper, brass, and aluminum are all separated and re-used. (more…)
May is National Bike Month in the United States, including Bike to Work Week from May 16-20 and Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 20. In cities and towns all over the country, car lovers will ditch their four-wheeled gas guzzlers for two-wheeled transportation machines of a cleaner variety.
By Laetitia Mailhes
Superfood or poison? Raw or pasteurized? Organic or conventional? Indulge or ration? A glass of milk brings more controversy, questions and confusion nowadays than it does nutrients. Here is a map of the complex field of conflicting theories that abound out there. The trail leads to a foregone conclusion: organic milk has no rival.
Milk or no milk?
YES. Humans have relied on ruminant milk for millenia (as early as 8,500 B.C. in Mesopotamia where sheep and goats abounded) to meet their needs in calcium, vitamin D and protein. Essential to promote the proper development of young children, milk is also a major factor in giving adults strong bones and contributes to reducing the risk of colon cancer. Consumed regularly, low-fat milk helps lower cholesterol and the risk of stroke and heart attack. Rich in potassium and magnesium, milk is also credited with helping prevent hypertension. (more…)
http://www.yourhome.ca/homes/green/article/978538–testing-green-technology
April 22, 2011
Ian Harvey
SPECIAL TO THE STAR
Hugh Heron is putting his money where his sales pitch is — more than $75,000 of it.
The venerable and iconic GTA builder is beaming as he shows visitors around the Heathwood Green Home on Coon’s Rd. in Richmond Hill, pointing out the low-energy lighting and the high-tech touch screen LED panels, which show at a glance how much energy the home is consuming and where.
“I don’t care if people come here with no intention of buying,” he purrs in his Scottish brogue. “I just want to them to see the possibilities and to raise their awareness.”
The thing about this model home, though, is it’s not just about selling houses. Certainly none but the most avid environmentalist with deep pockets could splash out for a home like this with all the cutting-edge eco bells and (more…)
http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/994984–towns-leaping-hurdles-to-protect-greenspace
By Sean Pearce
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Apr 19, 2011
Towns leaping hurdles to protect greenspace
State of York Region’s Parks: Part 1
As growth continues across York Region, municipalities are taking stock to ensure they have enough greenspace for their growing populations.
However, some, such as Aurora, face significant hurdles, largely due to geographic constraints.
Apart from a large plot near Leslie and Wellington streets, the town doesn’t have a lot of room left to grow. A report from parks and recreation services director Al Downey recently outlined the town’s parkland deficit will reach 106 hectares, or 261 acres, by 2013.
That’s if the town wants to achieve the target laid out in its official plan, which suggests 2.5 hectares per 1,000 residents.
According to the town’s master recreation plan, the current ratio is closer to 0.7 hectares per 1,000 people.
The cost of acquiring enough land to address the looming deficit? One hundred million dollars.
As it stands today, the town’s cash-in-lieu of parkland reserve account has a balance of about $12 million, well short of the figure identified. (more…)
ELECTION 2011: WHERE DO THE PARTIES STAND ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES?
http://environmentaldefence.ca/election-2011-where-do-parties-stand-environmental-issues#7
Environmental Defence, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Equiterre and the Pembina Institute asked the five main political parties to respond to 10 questions on key environmental issues. The verbatim responses from the four parties that responded – Bloc Quebecois, Green Party, Liberal Party and NDP – are below.