In This Global 360

March 2007 Issue Two

In Ecos, Global360.ca reporters scatter across Toronto and Ontario to witness the pressing and current issues related to eco-sustainable living. Topics covered include a look at the media hype around Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth," an examination into the health of residents living near Sarnia's Chemical Valley, the potential of driving futuristic green cars, finding horizontal trade chocolate and exploring the benefits of Canada's first urban windmill. Everywhere we look there is something or someone taking our planet into eco-chaos, creating pollution, unhealthy environments and unstable systems. Here we highlight some of those who particpate in this worsening of our planet, but we also look at those working to create a greener, healtier and ecologically sound world.

Global 360

Ecos: Views on the environment

In this Issue:

By Louise Cornish
Green Roof program brings life to the city
Why would a business, a condo or a homeowner commit at least $20,000 to plant a garden on their roof? 
MULTIMEDIA: Greenroof photo gallery

By Michael Czobit
Hot topic—Media on global warming
The terms “climate change” and “global warming” showed nearly 20,000 hits on the Canadian Newsstand index in 2006; 7,000 more than in 2005. But the media’s greater interest in climate change doesn’t mean better coverage.  
MULTIMEDIA: Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth--Watch a “Slideshow about a Slideshow”

By Nicole Feenstra
Toxic County: Sarnia-Lambton and Chemical Valley
Chemical Valley hosts 20 per cent of Canada’s refineries and produces about 40 per cent of the country’s petrochemicals. With the amount of chemicals being released into the air in Sarnia, how does the quality of the environment, under pressure from the sheer volume of emissions, affect the health of local residents?

By Pam Lam
The Quest for a "Greener" Car
The annual Auto Show suggests ways to eco-improve your ride.
MULTIMEDIA: The Green Line? New eco-friendly cars unveiled


By Oksana Lypowecky
Horizontal Trade: Toronto's ChocoSol Raises the Ante
Move over fair trade and make room for the latest in eco-driven chocolate making - horizontal trade.
MULTIMEDIA: The essence of cocao beans

By Robyn Shanks
Toronto Shows its Green Side with North America's First Urban Windmill
Our vast landscapes, access to water and rocky terrains put us in position to use wind as a very viable source of energy. Currently wind only provides 0.5 per cent of Canada’s total mega watts. Reports have projected that a country with our population could conceivably get up to 20 per cent of our total energy from wind. So why aren’t we?
MULTIMEDIA: North America's First Urban Windmill