Spotlight

  • Spotlight | Thu, February 02, 2012
    The Liberal government's decision to freeze green energy contracts is killing jobs across the province, says the leader of the Green Party of Ontario.  Reposted from Ontario News Watch, http://ontarionewswatch.com/onw-news.html?id=256Help take action on this important issue today.
  • Spotlight | Thu, February 02, 2012
    by Jack Gibbons The Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) commissioned one of the province’s top economic forecasting firms — Spatial Economics — to look at what increasing the efficiency of natural gas use would do for our collective bottom line. It found that a 16 per cent reduction in our natural gas consumption by 2021 would increase GDP by $5.5 billion and reduce the combined federal and provincial deficits by $975 million. And it would do that while creating more than 33,800 new jobs and lowering the cost of doing business in Ontario.
  • Spotlight | Thu, February 02, 2012
    By Mike Schreiner I get paid to save electricity every month. That’s right, I get paid to save energy on my electricity bill every month. This is not a gimmick. Toronto based start up Lowfoot has a sophisticated software program that uses your smart meter to measure your energy use and pays you for saving energy.
  • Spotlight | Sat, January 14, 2012
    By VALERIE MACDONALD Northumberland Today COBOURG — There are ways to reduce environmentally induced cancer, and to that end, members of Cobourg's Health Hazards Committee want Mayor Gil Brocanier and his council to take responsible actions like those outlined in the book entitled: "Cancer - 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic."
  • Spotlight | Sat, January 14, 2012
    The Canadian Press Date: Tuesday Jan. 10, 2012 5:04 PM ET TORONTO — Imagine Ontario without a Canadian icon -- the maple leaf. That could become a reality within a decade if the governing Liberals don't get their act together to deal with significant threats to biodiversity, Ontario's environment watchdog warned Tuesday. See video at CTV News
  • Spotlight | Fri, October 28, 2011
    By Wayne Roberts There are no hogs in hogtown’s future, but there doesn’t appear to be any squealing about that fact. Toronto’s pre-eminence as a food processing centre took a hit last week when Maple Leaf Foods announced that its plant here will shut down in the next few years, shedding 300 of 1,550 jobs being lost across the country as the company centralizes operations in five supersized slaughterhouses, bakeries and distribution centres.
  • In the News | Thu, September 01, 2011
    The writ hasn't even been dropped for the upcoming provincial election, but the leader of the provincial Green Party is already making his pitch to be included in the televised leader debates.
  • In the News | Fri, August 26, 2011
    The Sudbury area's Green Party candidates said they welcome a report issued by the Ontario Medical Association that called for a greater provincial role in making cycling safer and more accessible for all Ontarians. The report, Enhancing Cycling Safety in Ontario, was released Aug. 10 and makes a number of recommendations that would lead to a healthier population through the creation of a better cycling environment. Read the complete story at The Sudbury Star
  • In the News | Fri, August 26, 2011
    By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner will be in Greater Sudbury Aug. 18 as part of his tour of northern Ontario. Stephanie-Lynn Russell, provincial Green Party candidate for the Nickel Belt riding, will host a meet and greet at ReThink Green on 176 Larch St. at 8 p.m. Read the complete story at Sudbury North Life
  • In the News | Fri, August 26, 2011
    By Kate Adams BayToday.ca Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner kicked off his Northern Ontario Tour today with a stop in North Bay. Schreiner met with local residents and the White Owl Bistro on Lakeshore Drive to discuss the Green Party’s Platform. Schreiner, a small business owner, says the current way of doing things at Queen’s Park by the big three political parties isn’t working and it is time to put the Green Party in. Read the complete story at BayToday.ca