IKEA Canada to Ban Plastic Bags
IKEA Canada jumps on the “no plastic bags” bandwagon.
Sell the product, not the technology
Good advice for Canadian Green Businesses looking to get off the ground.
Student wins national award for green consulting business
Jill Doucette took top honours for her green consulting business. No web site yet but I’m sure it’ll be listed when it comes up.
Great write-up on Stikeman Elliot (web site, listing), Canada’s first national law firm to go carbon neutral.
British Columbia funds biofuels projects
British Columbia is putting up some cash to get biofuels off the ground.
Ontario to make companies report toxics use
For whatever reason, Ontario always seems to be a bit of a laggard on the environmental front. Looks like there’s been an aggressive move on toxic chemicals, though.
David Dias makes the case that Green Business is here to stay.
Running on fumes: Ontario company turns manure into money
Seems a company has finally figured out a viable way to make energy from manure for small operations. But the costs seem a bit out of line so far. The farmer paid out 1.2 million and is only saving $800 a month. Hopefully that will go up substantially.
Green lining to recession’s dark clouds
Craig and Marc Kielburger (yes, they are the two you’re thinking of) make the case that there’s never been a better time for businesses to go green.
Crossley student website goes green for scholarships and charity
Alix Nori, a high school student in Niagara is shooting for a scholarship by implementing her green idea of a local green directory. She has to raise a bunch of cash before this Monday so if you’re in the Niagara area and have a green business, head on over to http://www.gogria.com/ to get in on the action. And then come back here and add your Niagara business to our directory as well, of course!
The SolarBC program offers incentives for folks to go solar. Anyone know of anything similar happening here in Ontario? I’d love to get a solar hot water system for the house.
Nice little site for finding locations that recycle hazardous waste and electronics. This is absolutely perfect, really. I found it a real hassle finding a place to ditch my old computer awhile back.