Monthly Archives: April 2012

Why a community should consider the new green philosophy in any rebranding initiatives (Part 1)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

HASN’T BRANTFORD been down this road before? Vision, rebranding, strategic plan … call it what you will – the bottom line remains that, to the outside world, the image of Brantford remains clouded. Muddy and disjointed, at best. By GREG … Continue reading →

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Unleashing a maelstrom of green diatribe + other green news + views you may have missed in Canada this week

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

WANT TO know how to touch a nerve; how to release a maelstrom of diatribe? In the green world, it’s not that hard to do. This past week, the Huffington Post Canada business section published an article entitled 5 Things … Continue reading →

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Earth Day with a twist / Green Matters looks at how one Canadian community created a New Forest in a City

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

FROM A distance, it doesn’t look like much. But as one begins a tour of the Brantford property set aside for the project dubbed New Forest in the City, that initial impression is quickly done away with. By GREG McMILLAN … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Jed Goldberg, president of Earth Day Canada

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

EVERY YEAR, at this time, the general public seems to focus on Earth Day and Earth Hour. Then, when those pass, the majority appear to mostly slide back into their daily routines. Greg McMillan of TheGreenHub.ca recently spoke with Jed … Continue reading →

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David Suzuki / Stuck in the middle with you … + other green news + views you may have missed in Canada this week (VIDEO)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

DAVID SUZUKI has had one busy time of it lately. He resigned from the board of director at the David Suzuki Foundation, saying he wanted to save the organization from ‘bully’ charitable status threats; he lamented the Tory chill on … Continue reading →

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Electrofishing / Green Matters and students in environmental class connect with nature directly, visit natural ecosystems

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

IT’S ONE thing to learn about fish and their life cycles in a classroom setting. It’s another thing, altogether, when students take that basic knowledge and literally get their feet wet at a real-time fish habitat, under the guidance of … Continue reading →

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Eco-warrior or terrorist? Now he’s gone and they’ve thrown away the mold … + other green news + views you may have missed in Canada this week

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

HE SWEPT onto the environmental scene like an unchecked, blustery north wind, huffing and puffing his way into Canadian eco-folklore. And now he’s gone. By GREG McMILLAN / TheGreenHub.ca Wiebo Ludwig was many things to many people – some called … Continue reading →

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Sunny solution? Green Matters looks at how solar industry businesses in Ontario react to feed-in tariff review

Posted on April 6, 2012 by admin

THE LONG wait is over. And now solar industry businesses in Ontario say it’s mostly full speed ahead. For months, companies such as ProQuip, Solarize Energy and Solar Team were treading water, more or less, as they awaited the review … Continue reading →

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Wind farms on the Great Lakes … + green news + views you may have missed in Canada

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

WHAT’S WRONG with this picture? In the United States, the Obama administration and five states have reached an agreement to speed up approval of offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes, which have been delayed by cost concerns and public … Continue reading →

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