For the first time since it was shut down for good this past spring, City of Edmonton staff have put a price tag on what it’ll cost to tear down the dilapidated building that has housed the composter for the…
Tag: Environment
Volunteer scuba divers embark on underwater cleanup expedition in St. Lawrence
One year to the day, the woman dubbed the Mermaid of the St. Lawrence Seaway — after having completed a two-day underwater expedition from L’Île-Perrot to Repentigny — is back in action propelling Operation Cleanup 360. “For me, to go…
Edmonton social enterprise unveils new aluminum bottled water product
September 13 2019 10:16pm The world is shifting away from single-use plastics and as Margeaux Maron tells us, an Alberta-based bottled water company is riding that wave with a big product change. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id =…
University of Saskatchewan is looking at ‘burping’ in beef cattle to study methane emissions
Dr. Bart Lardner with the University of Saskatchewan is looking at the effects different types of grazing forages could have on emissions from beef cattle. “We are looking at the integration of legumes which are really important at improving the…
Edmonton social enterprise Earth Group unveils new aluminum bottled water product
Edmonton social enterprise Earth Group has been selling plastic bottled water, fair trade coffee and locally sourced tea to fund a partnership with the UN World Food Programme for 14 years. “We’ve funded over 3.6 million school meals for children,”…
Edmonton company works for solutions to move away from single-use plastics
Single-use plastics are on their way out as everyone from individual citizens to national governments grapple with the amount of waste we’re creating. Edmonton-born company Earth Group is working on some exciting solutions. Jennifer Crosby sits down with Kori Chilibeck…
Alberta ending separate offices for climate change, environmental monitoring
Alberta’s United Conservative government is eliminating stand-alone offices for climate change policy and environmental monitoring. Some say the move will damage the province’s ability to make science-based decisions and damage its international reputation. READ MORE: UCP MLAs to campaign for…
Climate activists target London Fashion Week with ‘bloody’ red carpet
September 13 2019 8:21am Climate activists glued themselves to a door and poured a “bleeding” red carpet at the opening of London Fashion Week on Friday, seeking to draw attention to the apparel industry’s impact on the environment. ‘ });…
Ontario woman’s remains to return home from the Bahamas after hurricane Dorian: mother
The remains of an Ontario woman who died in the Bahamas during hurricane Dorian will soon be returned home, her mother said. Josie McDonagh said Alishia Liolli’s body was flown off the Abaco Islands to a funeral home in Nassau…
The Edmonton summer that wasn’t… and what fall may bring
Any time over the last three months in Alberta has shown that when it comes to “normal,” the term is best left to the washing machine dial, and not the weather. Or is it? “The average temperature for summer 2019…