Environmental Defence tests Canadian kitchens and finds cleaning products are mucking up air quality in our homes – and the feds aren’t doing much about it. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

“Facing such a massive machine from a tiny boat is terrifying, but we all have a duty to do whatever we can to protect our sacred lands and waters.” – First Nations activist Audrey Siegl and two Greenpeace swimmers put their bodies in the way of Shell’s Arctic-bound oil rig.Their protest was the latest in a wave of #sHellNO… ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Pope issues caring smack upside the head in the name Mother Earth. Some hard truths and rousing requests from the Pope’s soul-stirring call to action. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Stringed instruments have traditionally been made with the rarest of woods, many of them now threatened with ­extinction. To mark NXNE music fest, we ask who’s got the greenest ­guitars going. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Grocery giant is detoxing its household and beauty products   ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it’s investigating claims that Ontario’s second-largest organic chicken supplier falsely labelled conventional chicken products as premium “certified organic.”     ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

A new report from The Environmental Working Group says only 31 of 252 food brands have totally ditched hormone-disrupting BPA from their can linings. So what’s the wisest pick, besides skipping canned food altogether? ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Anywhere global leaders are negotiating climate action, you can always count on Canada to work diligently behind the scenes to yank the teeth out of it.   ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Enbridge ads yanked after online petition gains traction ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

More dry cleaners are claiming they use “eco-friendly” or “organic” solvents to get your shirts white, but most aren’t what they seem, according to a handy scorecard released by the Toronto Environmental Alliance last week. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

1.6 million barrels of oil per day have been delayed or put on hold ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

While the global market grows, we’re falling behind   ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Economist Jeff Rubin on what happens when the carbon bubble bursts – and what it’ll mean for Harper’s re-election prospects ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Part moisturizer, part makeup, part sunscreen, BB and CC creams promise it all. But just how natural is that UV-fending glow they give off? ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Rona garden centres go mostly neonic free, while bee deaths rise. Plus updates from California’s BPA labelling battles. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

But there’s no mention of tougher tar sands regs. Enviro groups are not impressed. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

New findings on toxins may have you yanking out your old flooring. But before you hit the home reno store, here’s what’s afoot. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

The party is promising a host of planet-friendly reforms. What will NDP takeover mean for Canada’s biggest greenhouse gas belcher? ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Wait… what’s a “real” extract? ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

A few ideas for ethical prezzies that give twice – and last longer than a pesticide-laced bouquet. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸

Just when Joe Fresh thought it had salvaged its reputation from the wreckage of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh…. ◂ReadPreviousNext Post▸