Edmontonians are passionate, proud recyclers. Due to the relative ease of the all-in-one-blue-bag recycling program, about 90% of single family residents and 80% of the apartment/condo dwellers have been diligent participants in the program. It is obvious that the same percentages do not apply to City residents’ commitment to other “green” life choices such as carpooling, water conservation, [...]
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I spend a lot of time working with the Zerofootprint Edmonton Kids Calculator since it’s the focus of the school environmental program that I deliver. There is also an adult calculator that I don’t get to use as much. You can find the link to it on the side menu at www.edmonton.ca/ecovision. If you’re like [...]
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The City of Edmonton recently won an award in Copenhagen for our environmental initiatives around climate change. The award was presented by some of Canada’s most noted environmental groups. We’re proud of this award which recognizes the leadership role the City of Edmonton has taken in developing programs that preserve and sustain our environment. One [...]
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The City of Edmonton’s Environment branch has started a new campaign called Be Idle Free: A Minute or Less is Best. The campaign is trying to get drivers to turn off their car’s engine when they think they will be stopped for more than one minute, except in traffic. A campaign like this has one [...]
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Last June the City had the chance to host the ICLEI World Congress 2009 and I was fortunate to chair the event organizing committee. It was exciting to welcome over 600 municipal leaders from 56 countries to Edmonton talk about environmental sustainability. So what made hosting ICLEI such an important event for Edmonton? You may [...]
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