sustainability

RIO+20: Toward a new green economy—or a green-washed old economy?

By JIM THOMAS grist.org 24 MAR 2011 I’ve got good news and bad news about the future of the planet. Good news first. Next year, a honking big global Earth Summit is coming our way — one with a proud heritage. Formally titled the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, the meeting is known as RIO+20 […]

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High schoolers educate public on energy — Earthkeepers work with city on promotion

By Jeanette Stewart The StarPhoenix June 10, 2011 The Aden Bowman Earthkeepers class is designing promotional materials for Saskatoon’s “green energy park,” a complex that will include a wind turbine, methane gas collection facility and a turbo-expander, which will collect energy from a SaskEnergy natural gas regulating station on the site. As part of the

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