NOTE: BikingToronto is a GreenLiving Network Blog. Last week we gave away some passes to the GreenLiving Show for this past weekend. Did you go? How did you like it? We decided to go and check out the Show on Sunday and are glad we did - lots of interesting businesses there - and great features throughout. Here are a few photos that show you the Show, and how our few hours there went. Coming up on the entrance to the Show in the Direct Energy Centre at the Ex. We took the TTC … [Read more...]
The GreenLiving Show is this weekend, and if you're interested in making your life a little greener, then this is the show for you. GreenLiving concentrates on practical and doable lifestyle changes that help the environment, even if it's just a little. The Green Living Show is Canada’s largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle. Visitors can shop the wide variety of exhibitor booths while gathering … [Read more...]
The Toronto Environmental Alliance, along with various environmental and advocacy organizations, including TCAT and the Bike Union, have released priorities that municipal election candidates should pay attention to if we want, as a city, to be greener, healthier, and more efficient. "Below are 6 priority actions, in no particular order, that will build on 10 years of environmental success. Investments in each action won't just improve our environment, they will lead to better health and save … [Read more...]
Car traffic in Toronto [photo credit]Everyone already knows that pollution isn't good for our health, but it's always good to see more and more reports about how cutting vehicle emissions will save lives.The Toronto Star reported on a Toronto Public Health report last weekend:A new study on the health effects of air pollution from traffic in Toronto says a 30 per cent reduction in vehicle emissions could save nearly 200 lives a year and $1 billion in health costs.The Toronto Public Health … [Read more...]
Here's a nice Star article I've had bookmarked for awhile called "Green Jitters grow on a blue planet", about the feeling of being overwhelmed by the environmental disaster that is creeping up on us all because of climate change: "Sometimes I do cry and I don't think I'm the only one," said Jenny Greenop, 23, an environmental studies and biology major at the University of Toronto, when asked about her views on the state of the planet. "I always joke that as soon as we enter into this program … [Read more...]
The Mayor and City Council are trying to be good, announcing "Green Plans" and "Bold Ideas" that have the goal of "slashing the city's greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2020 and a whopping 80 per cent by 2050":Miller and city council [unveiled a plan] that sets ambitious targets for reducing emissions that lead to climate change, increasing so-called green energy usage and encouraging retrofitting of city homes and businesses to make them more energy efficient. The targets would be for … [Read more...]
I swung by Metro Hall early on Thursday morning for the newmindspace / saveourclimate black balloon event that I mentioned earlier. Basically, they filled 3000 black balloons with helium, which is the same amount as how much carbon dioxide the average Canadian spews into the atmosphere every day. I took some photos:I have to admit, I was kind of disappointed by this event. All the balloons were weighed down and covered Metro Square with a smattering of blackness, but I was going there with … [Read more...]
The amazing folks at newmindspace.com are teaming up with the World Wildlife Fund / SaveOurClimate.ca to put on a free, all day event TOMORROW (Thursday, Nov. 2nd) at METRO HALL that'll bring the city's attention to what our daily activities are doing to our planet.(I know this isn't directly related to biking, but I know that I've become a lot more environmental having to breathe the exhaust from the hundreds of cars that are right beside me every single day as I bike to and from work... oh … [Read more...]
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