Category Archives: #green

Getting the #green message out more effectively with #Twitter? + other news you may have missed in Canada

Posted on April 2, 2013 by admin

MUCH HAS been written about sustainability, but a question often crops up – just what the heck does it really mean anyway? Actually, the definitions are endless, and new ones come along almost daily, it seems. Everyone, it appears, wants … Continue reading →

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Why Canada + green is taking it on the chin …. again + other news and views you may have missed this week

Posted on February 24, 2013 by admin

IT’S SOMEWHAT disheartening to come to the realization that Canada, for all it has to offer, is falling behind many world-wide green trends. One area that has come to our attention this week is in the development of smart cities. … Continue reading →

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Good riddance or sad farewell? McGuinty’s energy legacy + other green news + views from across Canada this past week

Posted on October 18, 2012 by admin

HIS LEGACY will be examined for years to come, but for now, outgoing Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty general takes a media battering when it comes to his track record with the energy sector, particularly in the green arena. Perhaps his … Continue reading →

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Why we shouldn’t get too excited about plans for $550M wind farm in Haldimand … and news roundup in The Green Hub

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

THESE DAYS, just about any announcement about potential job creation in The Green Hub is cause for celebration. And the most recent news coming out of Haldimand – that a massive $550-million wind farm in that area could lead to … Continue reading →

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Multani’s take on former Harding Carpets’ brownfield cleanup

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

ROB MULTANI, president of the Multani Group of Companies, was quick to respond to questions about what’s going to happen next at the former Harding Carpets’ site in Brantford’s Holmedale neighbourhood. Responding to a recent Green Matters’ column from Dec. … Continue reading →

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It’s a brownfield no-brainer for Brantford – make the deal with Dutch company for pilot project to ‘wash’ contaminated soil

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

By GREG McMILLAN TheGreenHub.ca IT SAYS here that Brantford councillors should step back and look at the big picture before making a final vote on whether to bring in a company from the Netherlands to take part in a pilot … Continue reading →

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Green Matters / Newspaper column features stories about the new green and and new frugality … all about healthy survival

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

By GREG McMILLAN TheGreenHub.ca THE NAME says it all. Green Matters. Please note the double meaning of the title for this new column – it can be taken two ways. First, it suggests that green initiatives are important or significant. … Continue reading →

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Going into business with your spouse: Is it the right thing to do?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

BY GREG McMILLAN TheGreenHub.ca ANY WAY you look at it, starting a business – any kind of business – is one of life’s major undertakings. So many things have to go just right and there are constant challenges and pitfalls … Continue reading →

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Green labelling: Separating the wheat from the chaff

Posted on November 22, 2011 by admin

BY GREG McMILLAN TheGreenHub.ca NEVER BEFORE has there been such a proliferation of so-called green products flooding the marketplace. We are bombarded each and every day by companies touting their wares – from outright branding to more subtle green colour-coordinated … Continue reading →

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It makes perfect sense to create an innovation centre for The Green Hub, and the $75,000 needed would be money well spent

Posted on November 5, 2011 by admin

By GREG McMILLAN TheGreenHub.ca GIVE CREDIT where credit is due: Michael St. Amant has shot out of the gate in a big way since narrowly losing the Brant riding seat to Dave Levac in the recent Ontario municipal election. In … Continue reading →

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