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Dockside Green

DESIGN AND BUILDING

Greenprint for the homes of the future

A green dream is becoming reality for 2,500 residents of Dockside Green, a super eco-friendly development in Victoria that is already being hailed as a design icon


CARBON OFFSETS

Who's tracking the trackers?

Although standards agencies are moving to bring order to the carbon offset business, it's still an unregulated industry


GREEN LIVING

Recycling, German style

Its citizens are enthusiastic participants, with every piece of packaging going into big yellow bags

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

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We've been here before

Lingo of yesteryear is worth learning again, Shawn McCarthy writes


HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

Marisa Conflitti

Consumers clean up their act

People worried about chemicals harmful to their families and the environment are buying eco-friendly brands for their home


EARTH DAY: AT A GLANCE

Earth Day rally

How one day changed the world

When it began in 1970, Earth Day was meant to be a one-time event. Now it's marked by millions around the globe

 

Consumers 

BOTTLED WATER: Time to turn back to the tap?

From environmental concerns to the safety of plastics, pressure is mounting on the bottled water industry

SOLAR PRODUCTS: Put it where the sun does shine

An increasing range of solar products is easily available to consumers, harnessing the sun's energy for household use


Business 

MANUFACTURING: Thinking outside the (cardboard) box

A state-of-the-art paper mill goes green with a vengeance, recycling the very products it creates and using bacteria to purify waste water

TRANSPORTATION: Courier goes the extra mile with electric experiment

The first electric delivery vehicle in Canada's courier industry operates 10 hours a day delivering 220 packages but no greenhouse-gas emissions


Research and Policy 

GEOPHYSICS: An ultrasound of the Earth

University of Calgary researchers work to help extract every drop of oil and gas from Alberta sites, and to find ways to store harmful CO2

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