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Sunday, September 25th, 2011The first Nissan LEAF electric vehicle has been delivered after making its long-awaited debut in the Canadian market. Ricardo Borba was the lucky recipient, and to much fanfare which included Nissan Canada President Allen Childs personally delivering the first vehicle to the Ottawa dealership.
Do It Yourself Electric Vehicle
Friday, August 19th, 2011What would it take to build you own electric vehicle? If you are the type who is really comfortable around mechanical things and love to get your hands dirty, creating your own EV is not very hard. And for the first-timer and part-time tinkerer there are now so many resources available in terms of parts [...]
What Happened To Less Packaging?
Sunday, August 14th, 2011I very well could be dating myself with this article but I cannot help but remember during the late 80′s and early 90′s there was a push on in North America to reduce the amount of material that was being used in packaging. This was coupled with the first residential recycling programs and initially it [...]
The Million Dollar Energy Challenge
Friday, April 1st, 2011No this isn’t some weird green April Fool’s joke, Sears Canada is really extending a million dollar energy challenge. Meant to provide more sustainable ways for Canadians to save energy and help the environment while doing it. Hot on the heels of the past weekend where some ten million Canadians turned out the lights in [...]
Teaching Children About The Environment
Monday, November 15th, 2010How can you help your children to understand the immense potential of renewable resources and being green while your child’s desire to have fun remains intact? Experiment kits, allow your children to build the project of their choosing while learning about the environment in a way that is both fun and educational. Some kits facilitate [...]
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