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AIR MILES for Social Change: Using Rewards and Co-Creation to Create Shared Value
Published Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:52:28 EST Read More
Results of Powerful Incentive Programs Announced TORONTO (June 17, 2013) - In light of the current health, wellness and environmental issues on a global level, AIR MILES for Social Change, one of the most innovative social change inventive providers in the world, announced for the first time at the Clinton Global Initiative America conference the results of effort...... Click here to read this release
Quebec homebuilder Construction Voyer chosen to build Net-Zero Energy homes
Published Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:45:51 EST Read More
(LAVAL, Quebec, June 13, 2013) - Construction Voyer has been chosen as one of five Canadian home builders from across the country to participate in an exciting new project in cooperation with Owens Corning Canada and Natural Resources Canada, part of the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative. The overall project will see the construction of at least 25 net-zero energy homes in four provinces: Que...... Click here to read this release
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ISA virus: conflicting results a public risk
Published Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:10:52 EST Read More
Media Release (BC, June 11, 2013) Today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the same organization that allowed fecal splatter on beef going for human consumption (XL Foods scandal1), announced that they can't find the ISA virus in 4,175 salmon tested in British Columbia. ISA is an Atlantic virus in the influenza family that has appeared in every region of t...... Click here to read this release
National Magazine Awards Foundation names Corporate Knights “Magazine of the Year” at gala ceremony in Toronto
Published Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:11:22 EST Read More
(Toronto, June 10, 2013) Corporate Knights Inc., the company for clean capitalism, proudly announces that its quarterly business and society magazine Corporate Knights was named Canadaâs âMagazine of the Yearâ at the 2013 National Magazine Awards, held June 7 at The Carlu in Toronto. The mandate of Corporate Knights, which in Canada is distributed through the Globe...... Click here to read this release
Toronto senior urges others to pick up the phone and enroll in energy-saving programs to reduce energy bills
Published Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:05:35 EST Read More
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (âToronto Hydroâ), Enbridge Gas Distribution (âEnbridgeâ), GreenSaver and Gord Miller, Ontario Environmental Commissioner and Chief Energy Conservation Officer, present Ceremonial Key to newly energy retrofitted home Media Release (TORONTO, ON, June 10, 2013) It was smiles all around as 85-year-old Dou...... Click here to read this release
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Ontario Government Abandons Endangered Species
Published Fri, 31 May 2013 13:58:58 EST Read More
Environmentalists decry Cabinet decision to gut law protecting imperilled wildlife Toronto, May 31, 2013 - The provincial Cabinet announced today its approval of sweeping exemptions for industry under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). Environmental organizations are incensed at the governmentâs abdication of its responsibility to protect and recove...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release report on Ontario's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Published Thu, 30 May 2013 08:44:19 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario will release the 2013 edition of his annual review of the Ontario governmentâs progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a media conference on June 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The conference will also be available via webcast. To watch the live broadcast of the media conference, please visit ...... Click here to read this release
North America's 2013 Most Sustainable Cities ranking announced
Published Thu, 30 May 2013 08:24:29 EST Read More
(TORONTO, Ontario, May 30, 2013) - Corporate Knights, the Toronto-based media and investment research company, today announced its ranking of North Americaâs Most Sustainable Cities for 2013. Cities were assessed on 28 indicators spanning five categories of sustainability: environmental quality; economic security; governance and empowerment; infrastructure and energy, and social well-b...... Click here to read this release
1 in 3 Ontario families have had a negative experience with a door-to-door water heater salesperson
Published Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:27 EST Read More
Media Release (May 22, 2013, Toronto) Recent polling undertaken by the Homeowner Protection Centre (HPC) shows that more than 1 in 3 Ontario families (almost 36%) have had a negative experience with a door-to-door water heater salesperson. The news should come as little surprise given that complaints about door-to-door water heater rentals have been the second most frequ...... Click here to read this release
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Energy storage the missing piece to clean commuting on existing rail infrastructure
Published Wed, 8 May 2013 13:28:35 EST Read More
Media Advisory (May 8, 2013, Toronto, ON) - Get on board the hydrogen train and learn from an impressive lineup of expert speakers about the promise of wireless rail electrification using hydrogen, fuel cells and advanced battery technologies. The 8th International Hydrail Conference will be an opportunity to learn about the convergence of these technologies with energy st...... Click here to read this release
Financement à hauteur de 4 millions $ d’un projet de maisons éconergétiques à consommation zéro par le gouvernement canadien, Owens Corning Canada et l’industrie du bâtiment
Published Fri, 3 May 2013 14:27:14 EST Read More
En Alberta, en Nouvelle-Ãcosse, en Ontario et au Québec, des constructeurs dâhabitations sâengagent à construire 25 maisons éconergétiques à consommation zéro dans cinq collectivités canadiennes. (Toronto, le 3 mai 2013) Un investissement de plus de 4 millions $ et des contributions en nature de lâInitiative écoÃNERGIE sur lâinnovation et de lâ...... Click here to read this release
$4 million Net-Zero Energy Housing project funded by the Canadian government, Owens Corning Canada, and the building industry
Published Fri, 3 May 2013 13:01:47 EST Read More
Homebuilders from Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec commit to building 25 net-zero energy homes in 5 Canadian communities (Toronto, May 3, 2013) Over $4 million in funding and in-kind contributions from the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII) and the building industry will allow for the construction of at least 25 net-zero energy homes in 4 provinces. ...... Click here to read this release
Tablets for leisure, laptops for work: understanding the numbers
Published Wed, 1 May 2013 12:21:25 EST Read More
Oraclepoll releases research study on Canadian tablet users (Toronto, ON) On April 17, 2013, Oraclepoll Research president, Paul Seccaspina, presented the findings of an online panel survey of 706 tablet users from across Canada at the BBM Staying Tuned 2013 conference in Toronto. According to the survey findings, the tablet of choice among Canadians is the iPa...... Click here to read this release
Ontario Needs to Scrap its Waste Diversion Act
Published Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:09:29 EST Read More
Media Release Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replace (Queenâs Park, April 24, 2013) At a joint media conference at the Ontario Legislature, Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) and Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA) called for new legislation that drives and achieves greater waste diversion. Prior to a new round of eco fees that are scheduled for May 1, 2013,...... Click here to read this release
Innovative Waste Reduction Certification Program to Recognize Environmental Excellence for Ontario Businesses
Published Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:57 EST Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, April 22, 2013 - Recycling Council of Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment are pleased to announce the province-wide unveiling of 3RCertified, a voluntary program for the Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (IC&I) sector that recognizes organizations that take a leadership position in waste reduction and diversion. â3RCertifie...... Click here to read this release
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