Tag: environment
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The Consolidation Of North American Food
Adam Jacob sent in this tell-all graphic that is pretty shocking. If these statistics are true then ‘it’s clear the small food producer is an endangered species. Unless of course, they start supplying the big chain corporate grocery store chains. And that will likely spell the end of family farm gate-retail…and that will spell the…
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Can Another Ottawa Residence Win Canada’s Best Garden Street?
Toronto, ON Garden Days – The month of June hosts Canada’s three-day celebration of gardens and gardening. There are loads of Garden Days official activities scheduled across the country, and almost every province has a Flagship Event for you to enjoy. It’s the perfect time to get dirty in one’s own garden, visit a nearby public…
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Small House Living Is Bliss
From our Facebook page: Hi ‘Silo’, Here are some quick shots I did of our place. For us, the challenge is to use every possible space and yet achieve a feeling of spaciousness. I just did a count of all the space saving/creating measures we have made over the years – about 25 – not…
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Places To Pick Provincial White Trillium In Ontario
The white trillium is a spring wildflower with 3 distinct leaves and petals. It has been the provincial flower of Ontario since 1937 and is also the logo of the Ontario Government. It’s white flower is seen as a symbol of peace and hope. While it is a popular belief that it’s illegal to pick…
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Canada Reassessing Glyphosate Roundup Herbicide Link To Cancer
It’s been nearly four years since we published the article below and the water surrounding glyphosate use in Canada is still murky. Roundup is currently being used in an official capacity in certain situations by government agencies such as the Ministry of the Environment to fight the invasive species Phragmites. Let’s review the earlier article:…
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Acupuncture Found Everywhere In Nature
Acupuncture, a word that literally means, “puncture with needle”, has been practiced around the world for over 2500 years. The historical origins of acupuncture are rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and one of key fundamental is the intrinsic balance of energy or “qi” within the body. The best way to visualize this balance is by…
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Pull On Blundstone Boots Style Every Season
A pair of Blundstone boots has a way of replacing a big chunk of your everyday footwear. Not only because Blundstone boots are so functional, but also because these are boots you want to wear every day. The two-tone styles aim to appeal to those who like a bit more colour in their fashion choices.…
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Novel Warns North Americans Of Corrupt Bankers And Valueless Dollar
Back in 2012 The Silo reported on a dark novel titled Zurabia. That book held a plot that seems less like fiction with each passing year. Corrupt bankers, a practically valueless dollar, hyper-unemployment and underemployment, home-grown terrorism, the uptick in natural disasters and the overall lack of trust in our most important institutions – these…
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How Your Startup Company Will Benefit From Energy Consultant
If you’re just starting your own company, then it’s understandable that you’ll be very busy at first. After all, you have so much to do to nurture and grow your business. But sooner or later (preferably sooner), your startup needs to take advantage of the services of a top-notch energy consultant. Here are some compelling reasons…
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Canadian Garden Days Is Annual Event Celebrating Vital Role Of Gardening
DO YOU LIVE ON CANADA’S BEST GARDEN STREET? Canada is a country made up of neighbourhoods, and in many are streets where neighbours take pride in making their gardens – and even city-owned medians – as pretty as possible through their collaborative ‘green thumbed’ efforts. As part of this year’s Garden Days program, being held…
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Ontario Law Protects Bees By Reducing Neonicotinoid Corn And Soybean Crops
On July 1, 2015, Ontario was the first jurisdiction in North America to protect bees and other pollinators through new rules to reduce the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds by 80 per cent. To support this goal, new requirements were put in place for the sale and use of neonicotinoid-treated…
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Funding Announced To Help Ontarians Save Energy And Money In Homes And Businesses
I’m sure we all read the distressing poll that about a third of Canadians still don’t believe the threat of climate change is real. Even more illuminating: only 30 per cent even know we are taking action in Ontario to fight climate change. This is the reason why Canada and Ontario are working together to…
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The Fuss About Archaeology Conducted On Ontario Farmlands
Farmland development throughout wind-powered Ontario has resulted in the hiring of many consulting archaeologists by developers of solar panels and wind turbine farms and the public continues to wonder why so much attention is given to archaeological sites several thousand years old that hold little or no cultural value to the people who live there…
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Roadside Memorials Of Loss Are On The Rise
Indeed, the prevalence of roadside memorials has increased significantly over the past several decades and there is little doubt that each of us has encountered them at some point. Roadside memorials are essentially visual manifestations of profound suffering and loss. They mark the site where a motor vehicle accident has occurred and the death that…
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Canada Methane Emissions Not Properly Regulated
We need to take steps NOW to make sure Canada’s methane (aka Hydrogen Sulfide gas which contains up to 90% methane) emissions are being properly regulated. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide – and its uncontrolled emissions affect everyone. The solutions to reducing methane emissions are actually…
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IDA Challenges Airlines To Cut Environmental Baggage And Save Animals
Air India announced that it has made one simple change that will save the airline $1.5 USD million (Rs 10 crore) and spare hundreds of thousands of animals from short, brutal lives and untimely deaths – it stopped serving non-vegetarian meals. Air travel is one of the most notorious carbon polluters, which harms wild animals…
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Lake Erie Fisheries At Risk Or Set For Bolstering From Invading Fish
No perch or pickerel in Lake Erie’s fisheries future? The tasty fish our Great Lakes are known for, and all other sport fish, could be decimated if the insidious Asian carp migrate from the Mississippi watershed. Combined, the four Asian carp species could decimate the Great Lakes fishery by out competing our native fish. Plankton,…
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It Will Cost Over $45 Billion To Clean Up Alberta Toxic Tailings Ponds
The numbers are staggering. For over 50 years, the tars sands industry in Alberta has been producing a toxic brew of water, sand, silt and petrochemical waste products and storing them in what the industry refers to as “tailings ponds”. And, the volumes are only growing – surpassing 1 TRILLION litres, covering an area greater…
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Winners Of Earth Day Canada Hometown Heroes Awards
Earth Day Canada is thrilled to announce the five winners of our Hometown Heroes Award Program 2017. This program recognizes and celebrates environmental leaders at the community level with a Youth, Individual, Teacher, Group and Small Business award. Earth Day Canada’s (EDC) Hometown Heroes Award Program has become one of Canada’s most prestigious environmental awards.…
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Come On Summer! We’ve Got Your List Of Canada’s Cleanest, Greenest Beaches
More Blue Flags will fly in Canada this year Canadians will be able to visit more clean and eco-friendly beaches and marinas across the country this summer. A record 27 beaches and eight marinas in Canada have earned the Blue Flag—a world-renowned eco-certification for beaches and marinas. The latest beaches to fly the flag are…
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Greenbelt Is Not Reason Housing Prices Are High In Greater Toronto Hamilton Area
Dear Silo, Right now, greedy developers are gearing up for a lobbying day they’ve organized at Queen’s Park on March 20. They intend to peddle the same lies they’ve been spreading in the news lately: that Ontario’s Greenbelt is the reason housing prices are high. They say there just isn’t enough room for new houses.…
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Ontario Building About 500 Electric Vehicle EV Charging Stations- Here’s Where
Ontario is building almost 500 electric vehicle EV charging stations at over 250 convenient locations across the province to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight climate change. The province is working with 24 public- and private-sector partners to create an unprecedented network of public charging electric vehicle stations in cities, along highways, at workplaces and…
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Chinese Newspaper Baskets
Okay I admit it, newspapers are dead. But maybe in China they aren’t. Or are. Because in a local bargain shop I discovered a cache of wastebaskets in three different sizes made entirely out of newspapers: Chinese newspapers to be exact. And that started me thinking. It seems probable that in China, or somewhere near there, an active recycling…
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Ontario Passes Landmark Climate Change Legislation
Today, Ontario passed landmark climate change legislation that lays a foundation for the province to join the biggest carbon market in North America and ensures that the province is accountable for responsibly and transparently investing proceeds from the cap and trade program into actions that reduce greenhouse gas pollution, create jobs and help people and…
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Now Available In Ontario- IF You Can Find It- ‘Environment Friendly’ Boxed Water
Water. It covers the vast majority of the earth’s surface. Likewise, water also comprises the bulk of the human body. The Earth and humans are each as dependent on the existence of water as the other. The earth’s environment graciously provides human beings with water, our most vital means of survival. It is our responsibility to…
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Is Byproduct Coal Ash more Radioactive than Nuclear Waste?
The classification of coal ash is back in the news as US authorities decide on how to label and regulate this byproduct. The following article, first published in Summer 2011 deserves another look CP One would never think of taking a bath in sewage, or, for that matter, ‘drinking’ a glass of anything harmful to our system..…
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Greens call for ban on logging in Algonquin Provincial Park- over 65% open to logging
“People are outraged when they learn that the Liberals are failing to protect one of the province’s Crown Jewels – Algonquin Park,” says Schreiner. “It’s time to phase out logging in Algonquin now.” According to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s (ECO) Annual Report released recently at Queen’s Park, the ecological integrity of the park is…
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Watershed Forests Returning On Former Farmer Fields
New forests are rising on old farm fields in Mapleton Township in an effort to improve water quality in streams feeding Conestogo Lake reservoir. About 70,000 trees are being planted this year and next on two parcels of land totalling 40 hectares (100 acres) on the north side of the reservoir. The GRCA is planting a…