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  • Idling Gets You Nowhere

    The average car with a three litre engine wastes one quarter of a litre of fuel for each 10 minutes of idling – double that amount for a car with a larger engine, like most SUVs and trucks. If each Canadian reduced idling for three minutes a day, we would also reduce carbon emissions by…

  • Climate Matters: Earth Day at the Dump

    Correction: Previous versions of the article (including in print) stated that tours of the Erb Street Waste Management Centre are to be held on Earth Day – April 22. However, […]

  • Climate Matters: Small steps, big changes

    Reducing our national and global emissions load quickly is both monumental and complex. Yet there is much we can do as individuals to play our part in lessening our CO2 load and advocating for substantial climate action.