Green Initiatives
Foundation to Support Those Working to Make a Better Future
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Business , Green Initiatives Chipotle Mexican Grill recently announced that it has created the "Chipotle Cultivate Foundation," a new foundation aimed at supporting people, organizations and institutions that are committed to making a better, more sustainable future. Read more
Building (Green) Communities
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Green Initiatives , Planning Bay-Waveland Habitat for Humanity was proud to have one of their homes named 2011 Affordable Green Project by the National Association of Home Builders at their annual Green Building Conference in Salt Lake City this year. Read more
Local Park Gets Green Makeover
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Business , Featured , Green Initiatives , Leisure , Parks & Recreation , Recycling , Waste Management The playground at Bristol Park in Turlock, Calif. is roughly 20 years old, in major need of a facelift and some TLC. Sadly, in today's economy, community projects like renovating an aging park can get put in the backburner due to budget cuts. Read more
New York City’s Most Urban Farm
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Featured , Green Initiatives , Land Use The Riverpark restaurant and the Alexandria Center™ for Life Science – New York City today announced the creation of New York City’s most urban farm, the 15,000 square foot Riverpark Farm at Alexandria Center. The Farm’s large scale, Read more
Green Teens: More than Half are Interested in Working in the Environment
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Communities , Featured , Green Initiatives Survey results released by Canon Canada reveal that 56 per cent of Canadian teens are interested in a career in the environment, but close to the same amount (51 per cent) aren't clear on the career opportunities available to them. Read more
48,000 Tires Collected in Weekend Recycling Blitz
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Business , Featured , Green Initiatives , Recycling , Waste Management Toronto, ON, Canada - Ontarians took another step towards turning black to green, when more than 48,000 used tires were collected following a recent weekend recycling blitz organized by Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) and Read more
One-Million Kilometres in One Week: Results from Clean Air Commute
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Bicycling , Business , Featured , Green Initiatives , Public Transit , Transportation Toronto, ON, Canada - Thousands of Canadians have saved the skies from more than 480 tonnes of air pollution during the Clean Air Commute, powered by Pollution Probe, a Canadian not-for-profit organization Read more
New Funding and Validation to Turn Bike Rides into Cash
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Bicycling , Communities , Featured , Green Initiatives , Leisure , Transportation CityRyde, the leading bike-sharing innovator, announced today that the carbon methodology behind its revolutionary Inspire software has been validated under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), bringing to fruition the two-year Read more