Sustainability

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

The range of electric vehicle options will expand over the next few years, and while pure EVs will play a significant role, hybrid EVs and plug-in hybrids are too important to ignore. Just as Formula 1 racing has discovered, this technology can improve both fuel efficiency and performance. And it’s definitely a winning formula

With the launch of the fourth Acqua for Life campaign, Giorgio Armani in partnership with Green Cross International is targeting water-scarce communities in West Africa, Latin America and, for the first time, the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka in 2014 to roll out sustainable drinking water systems that will benefit thousands of people

Kali Taylor, a graduate from the Calgary Haskayne School of Business has been involved in the energy industry since she was 19 years old. Working in this complex industry is what inspired her and her peers to start the not-for-profit group Student Energy, an organization focused on developing the next generation of leaders who are dedicated to finding the answers to sustainable energy in the future

In case you haven't heard, today is Earth Day. Every 22nd of April since 1970 has been dedicated to showing our planet some love, something that should probably be done a lot more often than just once annually. With a global population set to reach 10.5 billion by 2050, ensuring future generations actually do have a future on this planet should be one of our highest priorities

Aveda saves water in their signature earth-loving style as part of their worldwide initiative Aveda’s Global Earth Month Campaign to raise funds and awareness for environmental projects around the world. This means fundraising initiatives like a 24-hour hair cut-a-thon, Aveda's Walk for Water and a special candle sold exclusively for Earth Month. We stopped by Civello Queen St. for a waterless hair styling session, where we learned secrets to take day two or day three hair from flat to fabulous- all without water.

How will we survive extinction? This is the question asked in the very beginning of award-winning 33-year-old filmmaker Rob Stewart’s second documentary Revolution, which opened in theatres nationwide on Friday. As its name suggests, the film marks the need for and beginning of a global movement – and the first step is to get to the theatre to see it

In many restaurants, bottled water is becoming less available. Instead, many restaurateurs have opted to integrate in-house filtration systems, providing guests with refreshing water of the still or sparkling variety. Here's why Q water is catching on

Jamie Kennedy has taken his love for locally-sourced, sustainable cooking and combined it with breathtaking views of the Niagara Falls in his latest culinary hotspot, Windows. Our summer vacation location has just been determined