Beyond the Rhetoric

One thing I learned while visiting some Montreal condos last month was the value of LEED certified buildings and neighbourhoods. For those of you who may not be aware, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an American and Canadian third party certification authority that evaluates new and existing residential and business developments for [...]

Green. Eco-friendly. Carbon neutral. Sustainable. Fair trade. Organic. Locally sourced. Yes, many of these have turned into marketing buzzwords in recent years as we have become more conscious of the impact we have on the environment, on the planet, and on one another. And these concerns were addressed with EPIC Vancouver this past weekend, highlighting [...]

First off, I’d like to wish a very happy Canada Day to all of my fellow Canucks. Today, we celebrate the 144th “birthday” of our great nation and what better way to celebrate, aside from eating bacon and maple syrup, than to slouch into a comfortable chair and catch a movie? Here are a few [...]

Going green and being eco-friendly have become important buzzwords in today’s marketplace, as more and more people are paying attention to the impact that their consumerism has on the environment. And that’s how I found myself at EPIC Vancouver, the Sustainable Living Expo. This small trade show highlights a number of businesses trying to give [...]

Blog Action Day happens once every year and it is on this day that thousands of blogs around the Internet rally around a single cause. Three years ago, the topic was the environment. The theme for this year is water and there are very few causes that can be quite as universal as good old [...]