By Sofia Vedechkina Climate Reality Canada recently sat down with Canadian Climate Reality Leader Dan Vivian, who joined The Climate Reality Project in 2018, having been trained in Mexico City that same year. Dan is an engineer who specializes in energy conservation in buildings, and is the owner of The Building Science Trust Inc. , which focuses on creating tailored plans to move buildings to net-zero energy consumption. Confident that we can move away from fossil fuels for

By Sofia Vedechkina The Climate Reality Project Canada recently sat down with Charles Montpetit, writer and founder of the Antipublisac movement - a movement that calls for a review of how flyers, including the Publisac, are distributed throughout the city. Charles, could you tell me a little more about the creation of your Antipublisac campaign? I started the movement in October 2017, when I received an unwanted Publisac myself. I first tried to complain to the company, and

By Bojan Francuz Common wisdom holds that our cities – their design and governance – are emblematic of the values and priorities of its citizens. Yet common wisdom doesn’t always hold true. Our cities too often reflect the interests of the few, not of the community in all of its diversity. We must change this if we are to win on climate change. We must change it because climate change disproportionately impacts marginalized communities and urban residents already living on th

By BF Nagy Bikes I love my bike. I love the chill morning air as I slip through damp city streets at daybreak. I love flitting through the leafshadows on the lakefront bike path, miles from home on a breezy-haired warm summer evening with an utterly unplanned plan. I love the quiet among the grasses; the honking and colour in the city. I love riding to the café for scones and cappucino. I love my version of freedom. I love my bike. But is this romance clouding my brain? I al

By Luce Engérant and Kristi Heiman Actually, how do you make your city greener? Not just think about it, but act on it? How do you get together with volunteers and incite other people to make the city greener with you? These are all questions that our eclectic and welcoming team (always open to new volunteers and new ideas) at MtlGreen ponders and acts on! Let’s find out the answers by going through our theory of change and vision for the next two years. First, who and what i