]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/toronto Blog Articles Tagged with 'toronto' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150165?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto The City of Toronto has launched two funds that will make it easier for schools, churches, hospitals and other not-for-profit sectors to reduce their carbon footprint.The $42 million Toronto Energy Conservation Fund and the $20 million Toronto Green ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150165?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:55:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150111?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto The Toronto Zoo wants to use the manure produced by its animals to generate its electricity, which seems like a perfect scenario for a zoo. The problem is the biogas electricity plant would cost CDN $13 million (US $10.5 million), a sum of money the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/150111?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:31:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/global-warming-accuweather/150100?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto The extent of the last glacial ice sheet across parts of North America. A computer model used by Thomas Crowley of the University of Edinburgh and William Hyde from the University of Toronto predicts that the next ice age between...... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/global-warming-accuweather/150100?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:13:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149102?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto By David RobertsIn the Toronto Star, Tyler Hamilton takes a close look at a cool new company, Morgan Solar, which has developed a potentially revolutionary form of concentrating photovoltaic solar technology. It's intended to be simple and cheap en... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149102?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:59:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148948?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Brand Name Litter by Kevin Steele The City of Toronto is tired of landfilling and separating and recycling producer waste, so it is considering mandating discounts for customers who bring their own containers, and rules on materials to ensure that th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148948?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:28:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/148453?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto I have a feature today in the Toronto Star about local solar power innovator Morgan Solar, which has developed an approach to concentrating photovoltaics that keeps manufacturing costs low and efficiency high. The design, based on a proprietary optic... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/148453?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:14:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147154?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Scenes from Malm , Sweden -- a hidden green city gem -- Bj rn S derqvist @ flickr.Portland, San Francisco, and New York. These three cities consistently rise to the top of U.S. and even global lists of great green cities. And while these cities, t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147154?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:00:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/146956?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Canada an environmental slouch, study says TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's environmental record is among the worst in the industrialized world, due in part to its poor performance fighting global warming, according to a report from the Conference Boar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/146956?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:28:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146363?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto You can't do much with a jack'o lantern after Halloween; some people try to cook the pumpkin but they are really bred for size rather than flavour. In Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood they have a tradition: bring them to Sorauren Park and have a pump... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146363?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:48:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/146292?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Azure Dynamics Corporation has signed Sales & Service agreements with eight additional Ford dealerships to represent Azure's Balance Hybrid Electric commercial truck. This brings the total number of dealerships to fourteen since the enrollment progra... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/146292?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:04:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145214?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto cyclist and driver interaction in Toronto a few years ago. Photos Adam Krawesky via SpacingwireWe have seen it many times in the comments in TreeHugger: Drivers complaining that cyclists are generally irresponsible lycra lizards who ignore traffic ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145214?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:23:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144914?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto As I've said before, the market for small wind turbines doesn't get much respect on the larger renewable-energy stage, and that's probably because many of the products out there don't live up to their claims. I've seen a dozen or so newcomers hoping ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144914?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:21:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144382?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto China biofuel potential: technical, economic and business-as-usual scenarios. Click to enlarge. Source: GM, Tsinghua UniversityChina has the potential to produce about 45-49 billion gallons per year (BGPY) of cellulosic biofuels by 2030, given approp... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144382?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:37:02 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144079?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Globe and Mail. Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) fleet of Orion VII diesel-electric buses have been suffering a spate of early failures of their lead-acid battery energy storage systems. The city councilors who oversee the TTC have voted to buy les... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144079?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:00:02 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144026?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Well, not so white as in snowy yet, but certainly north. And Great, I should add. It is, however, starting to getting pretty cool these days. Maybe it's because the federal Conservatives were re-elected? Hmmm Below is a wrap-up of news fro... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144026?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:11:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143743?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto It is a sad tale: Local bus manufacturer is bought by Daimler, manufactures hybrid bus design that sells well as far away as San Francisco and New York City. But in the home market of Toronto, they don't work well at all. The lead-acid batteries were... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143743?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:32:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/141971?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Toronto-based biochemist, science writer, and artist Eva Amsen has released Lab Waste, a short documentary calling attention to issues surrounding waste in bioscience laboratories, and what can be done about it. The film is inspired by a decade ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/141971?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:59:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141631?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto I thought after Igor the Bicycle thief was closed down that things might improve in Toronto, but alas it was not to be. However, Toronto cyclists seem to like leaving expressive messages (like Mike's lovely post last year) and this one says it all. v... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141631?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:55:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/141641?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Toronto, Canada's Electrovaya and Mumbai, India's Tata Motors have teamed up on an electric version of Tata's Indica hatchback, which we previously announced would be electrified for the European market within 2009. The car is designed to be a direct... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/141641?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:30:19 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/141585?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto The City of Toronto has awarded contracts to equip 20 municipal facilities with solar thermal equipment that will provide heat to buildings. But instead of owning the systems, the city is only purchasing the heat energy to offset the use of fossil f... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/141585?rsstype=tag&tag=toronto Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:11 -0400