Grow Your Own Clothes: The Merging of Fashion and Science

Yesterday, I came across a tremendously fascinating and revolutionary woman. Her name is Suzanne Lee. She is a fashion designer and biotech innovator. Lee came up with a novel approach to fashion –… Continue reading

The Good & The Bad of Foreign Aid

Refreshing and inspiring companies are hard to come by, especially those that actively seek to address the imbalance of wealth and opportunity that negatively affects so many people in so many places in… Continue reading

Let’s Talk Eco Apps Worth Downloading

Smartphone apps are an easy way to stay connected, informed, and obviously have some fun too.  Since 83% of Canadian households own an active cell phone (Statistics Canada), it only makes sense that… Continue reading

Threats to Ontario’s Greenbelt

Ontario’s Greenbelt is approximately 2 million acres of protected land (that’s larger than Prince Edward Island!). It is the world’s largest permanently protected greenbelt.  It protects environmentally sensitive areas, productive farmland, and natural spaces… Continue reading

IN THE GREEN SPOTLIGHT: Chic Made Consciously

Chic Made Consciously is an awesome Canadian company based in Toronto that creates recycled, reused and re-purposed tires in the form of accessories. The items are hand-crafted in Bali, Indonesia by local artisans. CMC… Continue reading

Making Hamilton More Resilient & Sustainable on Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd, I attended the 3rd Annual Hamilton Environmental Summit 2015. It was held at the beautiful Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington and was by far one of the… Continue reading

Putting a Price on Carbon? Ontario’s New Cap-and-Trade System

Last week on April 13th, 2015, Ontario announced plans to introduce a cap-and-trade system to put a limit on greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change has been devastating our world – shifting long-term weather… Continue reading

IN THE GREEN SPOTLIGHT: Reformation

A friend of mine recently introduced me to an awesome fashion company that designs and manufactures clothing in their own sustainable factory in downtown L.A. The company is called Reformation. They source sustainable fabrics… Continue reading

All things green at The Green Living Show!

“The Green Living Show is Canada’s largest consumer show dedicated to all things green.” Last weekend, I volunteered for the Green Living Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It served as a great… Continue reading