The Napanee Guide
By Hollie Pratt-Campbell
April 26, 2010
Many companies today are jumping on the green bandwagon, and trying to make more environmentally-conscious choices. Strathcona Paper, located just west of Newburgh in Strathcona, was well ahead of this trend, as environmental stewardship has been at the core of its culture for nearly a century.
“We’re in the recycled paper
S.E.T.
April 23, 2010
In this article, I’m going to cover something called an ecological footprint calculator. As individuals, we all have ecological footprints. It’s the size that differs. A jetsetting globetrotter’s ecological footprint might be more sizable than yours. A Himalayan hermit might have a tinier one. But as long as we consume Earth’s resources, all of us have a
Welcome To The City and Zerofootprint Develop One-Minute Calculator for Meetings and Events
Handy Online Calculator Helps Meeting and Event Planners Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to the Planning and Execution of Events
Toronto, Canada [April 22, 2010]—In recognition of Earth Day 2010, Welcome To The City (WTTC) and Zerofootprint have teamed-up to develop a new one-minute calculator specifically for the meetings, conventions, and events industry. The One-Minute Event Calculator estimates greenhouse gas emissions related to the planning and execution of events, allowing organizers to better plan their reduction efforts. A link to the calculator can be found on all pages of the WTTC Website (access the cities via the homepage at http://www.wttc.com). The One-Minute Event Calculator is free to use and takes, literally, one-minute to complete. Click here to see the One-Minute Event Calculator page.
Click here to view the full PDF article (written in Italian).
Toronto Star
Sat Apr 17 2010
Is the organic food craze losing health battle to ‘local’ labels? Consumers cut spending as local, natural products compete
Dana Flavelle, Business Reporter
Louise Matley used to buy a lot more organic food when her now two-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, was first born. The 37-year-old stay-at-home mom wanted to do the right thing for her baby.
EMI Goes Carbon Neutral again for JUNO Awards Weekend Activities with Zerofootprint
Amongst the glamour of the JUNO Awards, EMI Music Canada always strives to bring greater awareness to significant social issues and this year the tradition proudly continues.
Zerofootprint Partners With UN Habitat
03.25.10, 03:05 PM EDT
TORONTO and RIO DE JANEIRO, March 25 /PRNewswire/—(World Urban Forum 5)—Zerofootprint, a leading organization in the global fight against climate change, today announced it is one of the first seven partners chosen to join the United Nation-Habitat’s World Urban Campaign (WUC).
