2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
By GreenCompany | June 8, 2011
This week Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada released the pricing structure for the 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV subcompact hatchback zero-emission electric car. Not accounting for any provincial subsidies, the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price for the standard version of the i-MiEV will be $32,998.00. The price for the fully equipped model will top out at $35,998.00 exclusive of any taxes, freight and PDI. If you live in a province like Ontario or Quebec who both offer generous subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles, you could save many thousands of dollars off the MSRP.
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The Greener way to Car Disposal in the UK
By Green Guest | May 25, 2011
In the UK approximately two million vehicles come off the roads annually and up to half of these scrap vehicles are not disposed of in and environmentally responsible way. Instead many are simply abandoned or scrapped externally of Authorised Treatment Facilities which serves to advance numerous ecological hazards. Soil leaching is a common side-effect with oil, brake fluid and mercury switches being the main contributors, while other parts such as tyres are non-biodegradable and are simply left to burn. One young British entrepreneur however is turning this around with his social enterprise Giveacar.
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How To Get Your Business A Rooftop Solar Installation
By admin | May 13, 2011
Are you a business owner looking to install a rooftop solar installation and don’t know where to begin? Learn how your business can utilize unused rooftop space via a solar developer or how to setup your own rooftop solar power installation.
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The Million Dollar Energy Challenge
By GreenCompany | April 1, 2011
No 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 recognition of Earth Hour, Sears Canada is looking to help Canadians make every hour an Earth Hour. Set to be a continued awareness initiative that will run the entire month of April, Canadians will be encouraged to turn in their old energy wasting appliances for newer and much more efficient Energy Star qualified electrical products.
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Your Toilet Is Not A Garbage Can
By admin | March 21, 2011
A new Canadian water attitude study shows that across Canada people are not very water-conscious nor eco-friendly. Nearly three-quarters of those asked said they use the toilet as a garbage can. Really? Do people need to be reminded that the toilet is only designed to handle and remove human waste? It seems so.
Sadly Alberta does little in this study to dispel the idea that the province has the worst environmental offenders in Canada. Albertans admit that 83 per cent of them use the toilet as a garbage can. And for this green concept the youth are far behind the rest of Canada – especially those over 55. Canadian youth are the worst offenders of flushing instead of tossing/recycling with 84 per cent using the toilet for common refuse.
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