EcoCaledon Most of us know that generating electricity and burning fuel in cars produce gases that contribute to climate change and smog. Did you know that the garbage we carry out to the curb each week is also a culprit? In fact, the waste sector is responsible for 3.5% of the nation’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) … Read more
It’s great to escape to a swimming pool on a hot, smoggy day, but did you know that this same pool can contribute significantly to smog and climate change? Pools can use an enormous amount of electricity (generated by smog-producing coal in Ontario) and other types of energy, but there are easy, inexpensive ways to … Read more
Article by Dr. R. Ehrlich Global warming, climate change, Kyoto Protocol, record smog alerts in Caledon, greenhouse gases, severe weather, droughts, melting polar ice caps… These stories are in the news every day – big issues being discussed by politicians and scientists around the world. Is there anything that we can do about them here … Read more
Solar power – a guaranteed high-return investment for the ordinary home and business, and a huge bonus for the environment. When most people think of a house with solar power, they may imagine an off-grid house with minimal electricity use and batteries charged by the sun. This type of house requires a very careful lifestyle … Read more
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Please join the Town of Caledon for a Climate Change Open House With support from ICLEI Canada (Local Governments for Sustainability), the Town has recently assessed local risks and vulnerabilities associated with climate change impacts in Caledon. Community stakeholders and Caledon residents are invited to view the results of this work and to share feedback … Read more
“We make BEEKEEPING a POSSIBILITY!” After years of longing to get into beekeeping, Jeff Chalmers and Debbie Gray founded The Heritage Bee Company in 2015. “We endeavoured to start a business that served a wider variety of constituents – the environment, the public, our local community and the bees – just to name a few” … Read more
Join us at the Climate Conference COP24 IT’ S TIME TO SPEED UP THE COOL DOWN Women and Immigrant farmers, Environmentalists, Soil Scientists, Advocates and Food Security Experts Join Forces to Accelerate Action at Katowice, Poland, December 10, 2018 – Today, IFOAM-Organics International, Biovision, Organic Consumers Association (OCA), Regeneration International and Shumei International announced … Read more
Project Drawdown has identified, researched and modeled the 100 most substantive, existing solutions to address climate change, grouped into seven sectors. Put together, they reveal a path forward that can roll back global warming by 2050. The Drawdown Land Use Sector includes the protection and restoration of high-carbon ecosystems such as forests and wetlands, as … Read more