Clik here to view.
What’s in a Label
While many of us aspire to buy all our food locally sourced and organic, grocery stores trips are a still a common reality, especially in the winter. We’ve put together some tips to help you make the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breakfast in 2040
Editor's note: This article is an exploration of a truly complicated topic: food and climate change. We’ve shared perspectives that touch upon the personal aspects, the scientific realities, and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DIY
What happenswhen you give a third grader a power drill? With some wood and a little supervision, she’ll make her own keepsake box. Or, put her in that same space with a soldering iron, copper tape,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Stitch in Time (wastes less)
When my Austrian grandma passed away, I found her 20-year-old Dirndl in her wardrobe. Although it was much too big for me, I was emotionally unable to throw it away. Eventually, I decided this Dirndl...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why We Upcycle
In 2016, the magazine TakePart reported that 26 billion pounds (11,800,000 tonnes) of textile is tossed into US landfills each year. You might donate clothing in hopes that someone will re-love it, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Buy Good Feel Good Highlights
We had a great time at the 2018 Buy Good Feel Good Expo in Toronto! Here are a few highlights from the event. read more
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to clean up our universal plastic tragedy
Twenty five years ago, I spent a summer removing plastic packing bands and plastic nets from 135 entangled Antarctic fur seals on Bird Island, South Georgia in the sub-Antarctic. Plastic marine waste...
View ArticleClik here to view.
7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?
Humans are the most populous large mammal on Earth today, and probably in all of geological history. This World Population Day, humans number in the vicinity of 7.5 to 7.6 billion individuals.read more
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry
A staggering 235 million items of unwanted clothing were forecast to be dumped in UK landfill in 2017, while the average American is estimated to bin 81 pounds (37kg) of used clothing annually.read more
View ArticleClik here to view.
The rise of the conscious carnivore
The August long weekend approaches, and many Canadians will celebrate with picnics and barbecues. Meat often plays a central role when choosing the menu for gatherings among family and friends. But it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here’s what happened
What a difference the birth of a granddaughter can make.read more
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Environmental Impact of Economic Activity: A Multidisciplinary View
The pin factory, about which Adam Smith wrote in 1776, has served since then as an admirable example of the gains in productivity to be had from the division of labour. Although Smith was not writing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can’t Buy Me Bugs: A New Age of Negotiation
No amount of money can compensate for millions of dead insect species. Money can’t buy me love, pollination, honey, food, and complex, dynamic relationships among insects, plants, soil, greenhouse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Could your house hold carbon?
Rammed earth. Earthship. Light clay straw. These terms may sound new age and unfamiliar, but they are par for the course at the Ontario Natural Building Coalition’s annual Natural Buildings Tour. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We've Outgrown Growth
If economic growth is an unmixed blessing, why would there be a need to talk about inclusive, green, clean, smart, responsible, or sustainable growth?In my research, I’ve asked the question: can we in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s in a Label
While many of us aspire to buy all our food locally sourced and organic, grocery stores trips are a still a common reality, especially in the winter. We’ve put together some tips to help you make the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breakfast in 2040
Editor's note: This article is an exploration of a truly complicated topic: food and climate change. We’ve shared perspectives that touch upon the personal aspects, the scientific realities, and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DIY
What happenswhen you give a third grader a power drill? With some wood and a little supervision, she’ll make her own keepsake box. Or, put her in that same space with a soldering iron, copper tape,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Stitch in Time (wastes less)
When my Austrian grandma passed away, I found her 20-year-old Dirndl in her wardrobe. Although it was much too big for me, I was emotionally unable to throw it away. Eventually, I decided this Dirndl...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why We Upcycle
In 2016, the magazine TakePart reported that 26 billion pounds (11,800,000 tonnes) of textile is tossed into US landfills each year. You might donate clothing in hopes that someone will re-love it, but...
View Article