Exports key to growth of Canadian cleantech sector, report says
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Canada’s cleantech sector will become a $28-billion industry by 2022, employing more than 75,000 people, a new industry report predicts.
3/7/2014 | Full Story
Sleeping beauty's toxic secret
Source: www.hazmatmag.com Daily News
New York state is the first in the U.S. to propose legislation to ban the use of microbeads in beauty products because of their toxic threat to fish and water.
3/6/2014 | Full Story
Proving PTSD in Ontario may be eased for first responders
Source: www.hazmatmag.com Daily News
Psychological support for Ontario emergency response workers like firefighters, paramedics and police received a boost from legislators on February 26, 2014, when a Bill was tabled to address the complexity of post-traumatic stress disorder...
3/6/2014 | Full Story
STUDY: Plastic packaging beats alternatives for energy use, emissions
Source: www.solidwastemag.com Daily News
Six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to packaging alternatives, a new study has found.
3/4/2014 | Full Story
Manitoba aids agri-businesses with forced switch from coal to biomass
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Twenty farms and agri-businesses across Manitoba have split more than $444,000 to switch from coal to biomass heating systems to improve energy efficiency and comply with the province’s new coal ban.
2/28/2014 | Full Story
Fighting meth waste in rural Saskatchewan
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Fighting methamphetamine (meth) production and addiction costs billions of dollars per year in North America, yet little thought is given to the environmental impacts of this clandestine industry.
2/21/2014 | Full Story
FCM awards honour Canadian municipalities for sustainability projects
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has announced its 2014 Sustainable Communities Awards for brownfields, energy, water, waste and neighbourhood development.
2/21/2014 | Full Story
New Vancouver Aquarium research program finds ocean microplastics
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
The Vancouver Aquarium’s newly-launched Ocean Pollution Science Program has already identified a major source of pollution on Canada’s West Coast.
2/21/2014 | Full Story
Eighty green jobs hang on NextUse's BC facility
Source: www.solidwastemag.com Daily News
NextUse Recycling Ltd. has applied to Metro Vancouver for a license to build and operate a $30-million material recycling facility that would create up to 80 new green jobs.
2/18/2014 | Full Story
Canada's inconsistent or non-existent policies are damaging competitiveness
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
Canada’s world-stage potential is “stagnating” due to regulatory variances with the U.S. and a lack of sustainability policies for the oil sands, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) warns.
2/14/2014 | Full Story
