Hamilton’s Urban Forest Strategy Have you heard of the urban forest? It’s a fancy way of saying all the trees in our urban environment. From the tree you can see from your window, to the tree you walk by in the park, it’s every single tree in Hamilton’s urban boundary – and we want to…
How Many Earths Would it Take to Sustain Humanity? Let’s talk about “Earth Overshoot Day”. It is a very important day but not one to celebrate, unless it happens on December 31 (or not at all). It is the day on which we have used up all of the resources that the Earth can replenish…
In Ontario about 60% of our food waste is sent to landfills, even though we have over 90 municipal green bin programs in the province! This adds up to about 3.6 million tonnes of food waste per year. Not only is that incredibly wasteful, it also produces methane – a greenhouse gas that can hold…