Hardwood Forest Foundation

The Hardwood Forest Foundation is involved in educational programs and activities in both Canada and the United States. Through 20,000 videos and over 300,000 books they reach teachers and students and tell them about sustainability and smart forest management. The Foundation’s website has an educational game about how wood touches our daily l...

Assessing Puma’s Practices

Sustainability’s largest boost may happen as global companies sign on to environmentally friendly operations.  The sportswear company Puma is establishing su...

Women and Conservation

In nations such as India, women are known to be the main conservers of biodiversity, reports Sudesca.  Women’s traditional roles of obtaining water, food, and fuel for their communities place th...

Museum Climate Exhibits

Recently, several museums have introduced new exhibits raising awareness about current environmental and social issues.  On June 25, The Field Museum of...

Gwaii Haanas

On June 7 of this year, the Canadian government tabled (for a subsequent vote) an agreement that establishes a Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Ha...

Our Days After Earth Day 2010

The 40th annual Earth Day was a success, with an estimated one billion people in 190 countries participating in some way, according to Earth Day’s website.  Many people are forming green teams, dedicated to finding cost-effective ways to promote sustai...

Energy Sustainability, Olympics-Style

Dancing on a sustainable power floor that lights up when dancers move on it, a film that connects the dots between Olympic athletes and powerful electrical energy, and an environmentally-friendly home – that’s BC Hydro’s Power Smart Village pavil...

Sustainability for Businesses

The Burnaby Board of Trade held an Environmental Sustainability Forum for Business yesterday evening that is worth writing about.  Hosted in the architecturally stunning Electronic Arts building, the event featured a panel of four environmentally frie...