After enduring so many painfully cold, snowy, sleety, icy storms this winter, spring cleaning— really, spring anything— is music to the ears. But before you thaw out and throw away anything even remotely related to a sweater, take into consideration the...
The last few months have you wondering why your scalp is flaking, your skin is dry and ashen and your nails are splitting. Don’t despair! This isn’t a slow transformation into the abominable snowman. It’s just the change in the weather. Aside from having to...
This year’s Winter Olympics has had its share of issues, but it seems future games will have to deal with a problem more complicated than packs of stray dogs and unfinished hotel rooms. Climate change could very well cause a Winter Olympics melt down – with...
Aside from introducing the word “Sochi” into our everyday vocabulary, the 2014 Winter Olympics have served as a catalyst to introduce Russia to the concept of sustainability, including implementation of the country’s first national standards for sustainable...
As skiers, skaters, snowboarders and other athletes vie for gold, silver and bronze, several organizations and companies have already taken home top prizes for their green initiatives in advance of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The Sochi 2014 Organizing...
Yuck! Just the thought of all those nasty chemicals in your beauty products is enough to make your stomach turn. Or maybe it was Just Energy’s last blog on the dirty chemicals found in your medicine cabinet that scared you enough to toss everything out of...
Over the years, modern consumers have become all but obsessed with what we, well, consume. From our vegetables to our water bottles, our food and drink are guaranteed hormone-free, cage-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, BPA-free, and most certainly, without...
The 28 countries in the European Union continue to lead the world fight on climate change when, earlier this month, they announced steps to tighten the screws on carbon trading. Following a year of internal wrangling, an agreement was reached making it more...
Earlier this month, the European Union decided to postpone the sale of 900 million carbon allowances, increasing the price of these allowances in their carbon trading system and making it more expensive for companies to move under the cap-and-trade policy....
In the past 24 years, more than 2,000 people have died in China due to extreme weather, including floods, droughts, typhoons and storms— all perilous products of climate change. Realizing the real dangers associated with global warming, China, the planet’s...
