Environmental Management on the City Scale!

by Brad Curtis 04.27.2011 Sustainability Solutions

It seems that protecting the environment is becoming a high priority for businesses and municipal governments around the world.  They realize that, not only is it great for their public image, it actually makes a real difference for the health of humans and the planet.  It’s easy to imagine how a small organization might regulate and [...]

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It all comes down to this!

by Mary-Ann Thurber 03.07.2011 General

It’s finally here! The first draft of The Way We Green environmental strategic plan is available now. After months of community consultation, the City’s Office of Environment has created a draft plan that will be presented to the Executive Committee of City Council on May 11. The plan has not yet been approved or adopted [...]

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Cooking Up Sustainability!

by Brad Curtis 03.01.2011 Food Security

I went to visit Jaryd Murray, the Culinary Arts Instructor at the Edmonton Public School Skill Centre, to see the innovative approaches being taken to reduce their environmental footprint and close the loop in what otherwise can be a rather wasteful industry.  With years of kitchen experience behind me, I am no stranger to the [...]

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Airport Redevelopment Proposals on Display!

by Brad Curtis 02.22.2011 Biodiversity/Healthy Ecosystems

After a few months of being off the radar, the City Centre Airport Redvelopment is back to being a hot topic in Edmonton.  In 2010 City Council chose 5 developers to design a mixed use, ecologically friendly neighbourhood for 30,000 residents on the lands of the old municipal airport, which Council had previously voted in favour [...]

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Talking Energy Efficiency at the Reno Show

by Brad Curtis 02.11.2011 Energy & Climate Change

For the second weekend in a row I spent my time in the Northlands Expo halls.  This time, a world away from Sustainival of last week, I staffed the Office of Environment booth at the Reno Show. As usual it was filled with hurried people scouting for the best deals they can find on products [...]

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