Debate delayed on fossil fuel ad ban as city targets ‘greenwashing’ instead
Members of the city’s finance and corporate services committee have delayed debating a staff recommendation against banning fossil fuel advertising on municipal property. Instead, staff outlined a plan in a memo presented to the committee on June 3 to ensure ads on city property would comply with new provisions under the Federal Competition Act targeting misleading environmental claims, also known...
River guardians make strides in curbing salt pollution ahead of icy winter months
On the cusp of another frigid Ottawa winter, efforts are intensifying to reduce the use of de-icing road salt and prevent its toxic impacts on freshwater ecosystems.
Ottawa set to slash permitted idling time for drivers
Councillors agreed in an 11-5 vote Sept. 19 to reduce the allowed idling time from three minutes to one, at a first-of-its-kind special joint meeting of the Environment and Climate Change and Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services committees.
Ottawa aims to prioritizing building community resilience to face climate change
Building community resilience is one of the top focused areas in the Ottawa 2024 priorities of emergency preparedness as the City of Ottawa is developing a new emergency management strategy and public alerting system to enhance emergency response and adapt to the new realities of climate change. Advancing ways to increase communication and information sharing, and working with community groups...
The 25th Hour: Pandemic Slowdowns Helped Dominican Beach Cleaners
The slowdown in tourism caused by COVID-19 has given beach cleaners in the Dominican Republic a chance to catch up.
The 25th Hour: Permafrost and the Dempster and Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highways
Carleton University PhD student Emma Stockton is completing her thesis on the thawing permafrost's effect on ground conditions along the Dempster and Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highways in the Northwest Territories.
The 25th Hour: Winter 2020 Episode 2
This episode of The 25th Hour explores what people in Ottawa are doing to combat climate change.
The 25th Hour: The Business of Sustainable Energy
RoCo Industries are passionate about proving you can live an eco-friendly lifestyle without even leaving your home.
The 25th Hour: Making Green Garments Possible
Jonathan Rausseo and Taylor Pugh are trying to combat fast fashion in new and unique ways as part of the sustainable fashion movement.
Ottawa’s tree canopy must be larger to achieve real benefit, say environmentalists
Although 30 per cent tree canopy cover is the ideal amount for Canadian cities, environmentalists say more is needed to have substantial change.