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.
Report on Business, The Globe & Mail, October 22,2009
ERIC REGULY
This Op ED mentions Ron Dembo’s (CEO & Founder of Zerofootprint) idea: A carbon sticker for every building.
...The carbon sticker idea was inspired by the fuel consumption labels that are slapped on the window of every new car sold in the United States and Canada (in Canada, the EnerGuide label is used). The label reveals the car’s average fuel economy. However imperfect - the labels tend to underestimate how much fuel a car slurps - it is a useful measure of identifying cars’ relative fuel efficiencies…
Report on Business, The Globe & Mail, October 22,2009
ERIC REGULY
This Op ED mentions Ron Dembo’s (CEO & Founder of Zerofootprint) idea: A carbon sticker for every building.
...The carbon sticker idea was inspired by the fuel consumption labels that are slapped on the window of every new car sold in the United States and Canada (in Canada, the EnerGuide label is used). The label reveals the car’s average fuel economy. However imperfect - the labels tend to underestimate how much fuel a car slurps - it is a useful measure of identifying cars’ relative fuel efficiencies…
By Lisa Monforton, The Calgary Herald
Also published in The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon), May 9, 2009,
Also published in The Gazette, June 4, 2009
Adventurers have punished their minds and bodies on human-powered odysseys for centuries. Every week, it seems another modern-day Thor Heyerdahl or Jacques Cousteau embarks on a feat that most of us can't even fathom, and often for the fame
Really Natural
Terracycle has long been known for its liquid plant food, now the “ultimate eco-friendly brand” has moved into natural household cleaners. These cleaners are non-toxic, biodegradable, environmentally friendly, and have a zerofootprint! Natural All Purpose Cleaner, Natural Bathroom Cleaner, Natural Window Cleaner and Drain Maintainer and Cleaner, like all TerraCycle
Really Natural
Terracycle has long been known for its liquid plant food, now the “ultimate eco-friendly brand” has moved into natural household cleaners. These cleaners are non-toxic, biodegradable, environmentally friendly, and have a zerofootprint! Natural All Purpose Cleaner, Natural Bathroom Cleaner, Natural Window Cleaner and Drain Maintainer and Cleaner, like all TerraCycle
Edmonton Journal: Florence Loyie
Edmonton’s anti-idling kid crusader, Anna Talman, has been recognized for her work to inspire other children to go green.
Talman, who lives in Riverdale and comes from a car-free family, started Eco-Air (Edmonton’s Children’s Organized Anti-Idling Recruiters) about a year ago. The group’s membership has branched out into about seven other local
