Friday, July 4, 2025
Brownie Awards 2023: Celebrating brownfield champions and outstanding projects
Oh, what a night! A sold out crowd of 250 environment industry colleagues came together at the Delta Marriott in the heart of downtown Toronto…
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Sustainability leadership with a dream job and a LEEP toward net zero
Much of the conversation and coverage around the circular economy and emissions reductions puts the focus on government policy decisions and regulations, but there are…
Market Watch: Conquering industrial carbon emissions with Canadian engineering
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada’s Senior Deputy Governor, Carolyn Rogers, recently presented her views on why interest rates could settle at a higher…
Policy POV: Resolving the PFAS problem
The Ontario Environment Industry Association became one of the first Canadian industry groups to hold a conference on the topic when it held a PFAS…
Brownie Awards 2023: Putting the spotlight on the finalists and their outstanding projects
Brownfields, or “sites with personalities” as we like to call them, were once contaminated, under-utilized, or undeveloped, usually in an urban or industrial setting. The…
Brownie Awards 2023: Urban renewal leader David Kusturin is Brownfielder of the Year
On November 24th, industry leaders involved in the redevelopment and revitalization of brownfield properties will be celebrated at the 24th Annual Brownie Awards, presented by Actual…
What a Hot Mess: When record-setting wildfires burn out, the cleanup begins
By Saul Chernos When flames from this year’s record-breaking forest fire season drew perilously close to the outer reaches of Yellowknife, municipal officials knew they…
Brownie Awards 2023: Finalists revealed, featuring outstanding projects from across the country
Brownfields, or “sites with personalities” as we like to call them, were once contaminated, under-utilized, or undeveloped, usually in an urban or industrial setting. The…
Policy POV: Industrial Pollution Penalties on the Rise?
A recent study found that in many parts of the City of Toronto drivers found it cheaper to park illegally and to pay the parking…
Environmental Partnership: Pomerleau Strengthens Relations with Indigenous Peoples
For more than a decade, Pomerleau, one of Canada’s largest construction companies, has carried out around 30 construction projects located in Indigenous communities or in…
Symposium provides forum to examine circular strategies for managing excess soils
Environment Journal’s Excess Soils Symposium was a sold-out success thanks to our engaged and enthusiastic excess soils community. The seventh annual symposium was held on…
Market Watch: Canadian cleantech for air emissions abatement
General Market Commentary On September 6, the Bank of Canada held its target for the rate of borrowing at 5.00% as high inflation persists. The…
Policy POV: Plastic pollution hotspots and circular solutions
When Ontario’s Blue Box household recycling initiative was launched in the 1980s it was lauded as being at least one of the major answers to…
The Wainfleet Bog Project: Reviving the heart and lungs of the Niagara Peninsula
Bogs play a vital ecosystem role. Acting like a sink, they absorb rainwater, store it underground and then slowly release it into nearby streams. Bogs…
Closing the Loop: Foundations for a circular economy in Canada
The statistics on waste in Canada are startling. According to a recent study, only nine per cent of plastic waste is recycled; 86 per cent…
Market Watch: Home grown green hydrogen production
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada has maintained the rate of borrowing at 5.00% as high inflation persists. At the same time the accelerating…
Policy POV: How to validate your environmental claims and avoid greenwashing
The terms “greenwash” and “greenwashing” were reportedly first used by American ecologist Jay Westerveld in the mid-1980s to describe the practice of making invalid or…
One Size Fits All: Clean energy corporate PPAs on the rise
Clean energy corporate power purchase agreements (Corporate PPAs) are contracts (offtake agreements) through which businesses directly purchase renewable electricity (generally including renewable attributes), normally at…
Market Watch: Milestone investment for Canadian cleantech
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada increased its interest rate 25 basis points once again, to 5.00%, on July 12. The Bank continues to…
Environmental Events: How to decipher the effective ones from the fluff
If you turn on your TV right now to your favourite show, you’d be almost guaranteed to find a commercial that mentions the environment or…
Evolving Environment: Contemplations from the lake house
Summer breeze makes me feel fine, sang Seals and Crofts. This classic song came on the radio while on the way home from last week’s…
Market Watch: More sustainable manufacturing in Canada
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada increased its interest rate 25 basis points to 4.75% on June 7. This is the first rate increase…
Policy POV: The connection between carbon targets and energy plans
Huge investments are anticipated for Canada’s decarbonization effort over the next two decades, much of which will be focused on the electricity sector. Both the…
Shocked: New research reveals unprecedented impacts shocking the Canadian energy sector
New research released by global professional services firm GHD reveals the energy crisis that has rocked the world over the past three years has severely…