Environment


The City of Toronto is Now Forced to Tell You When Sh*t Flows Into its Waterways

The City of Toronto is Now Forced to Tell You When Sh*t Flows Into its Waterways

Toronto has been playing a filthy game of literal 'don't ask, don't tell' with its residents: We didn't ask if there was human feces in Lake Ontario, so we weren't told about it. Well, thankfully, that's about to change. The Ministry...
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A Dutch Company Wants to Build Roads Using Recycled Plastic From the Ocean

A Dutch Company Wants to Build Roads Using Recycled Plastic From the Ocean

For all the reasons we should be eliminating plastic from our lives, future road construction might...
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LEGO is Investing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Rid Their Products of Oil

LEGO is Investing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Rid Their Products of Oil

LEGO, the best thing ever, is about to get even better. The Danish toy company has...
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Montreal Might Become the First Major Canadian City to Ban Plastic Bags

Plastic bag bans and fees have proven to work in countries around the world – yet when Toronto tried to implement such a strategy in 2012, it was shot down before even having a chance to take off. Now, it's Montreal's turn to consider what is an often a hotly contested action
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Greenpeace Reveals the World's Greenest Major Tech Companies

Apple is the greenest major tech company in the world, according to Greenpeace. Facebook and Google round out the top three, while Oracle and Amazon performed abysmally on the environmental score card
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Why We Need a National Sustainable Seafood Day

Before you mow down on just any seafood today, consider the fact that there's an effort taking place to designate a National Sustainable Seafood Day. Which makes sense, considering decades of harmful fishery practices, pollution, and a changing climate have put the future health of Canada’s three oceans at risk
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16 Pieces of Earth Day Knowledge You Should Know

Everyone knows today is Earth Day – but what do you actually know about it? Whether you strive to improve the planet every day or you're just content with turning off the lights every April 22, here are 16 things every Canadian should know about one of the world's biggest movements
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