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Greening in the Red Zone
2013-07-27 01:43:21| Springer Environmental Sciences titles
Disaster, Resilience and Community GreeningCreation and access to green spaces promotes individual human health, especially in therapeutic contexts among those suffering traumatic events. But what of the role of access to green space and the act of creating and caring for such places in promoting social health and well-being? Greening in the Red Zone asserts that creation and access to green spaces confers resilience and recovery in ...
Canada: The Greening of Canadian Campuses
2013-07-21 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Athletes at the University of Toronto shower with water heated by solar panels. Hundreds of elderly Montreal residents eat meals prepared from food grown by students on a McGill University campus. Sustainability has become more than a fashionable buzzword on Canadian campuses; it has become enshrined both in university policy and in daily student life. McGills Sustainability Projects Fund, for example, imposes a student fee of 50 Canadian cents per credit that is matched by the university. Thats...
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The Greening of Division Street Continues
2013-07-20 02:00:56| PortlandOnline
Green infrastructure construction throughout SE Portland this summer all helps with cleaner rivers, healthier streams
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The Greening of Commencement Ceremonies
2013-05-14 16:40:00| American School & University
By Susan Durkee A growing number of education institutions are making a greater effort to integrate environmentally intelligent practices and products into their graduation events. A growing number of education institutions are making a greater effort to integrate environmentally intelligent practices and products into their graduation events. read more
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Kicking off compost week with Bay Street greening
2013-05-07 16:22:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
To kick off the 19th International Compost Week, a group of Canadian professionals gathered in downtown Toronto for a public exhibition of aerating and composting action at a Bay Street business.