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Local food in our hospitals: new report gives hope

Quebec health care facilities would like to use more local food in their food services, but is it possible?

Time to order your organic basket

The family farmers in our community supported agriculture (CSA) network are taking orders for the summer season of deliveries.

Tar sands crude coming to Quebec: get informed

Even if it doesn't spill, it will already have been an environmental disaster.

Service for green renovation or construction projects

Are you planning a sustainable building or renovation project? Take advantage of our new free support service.

Winning t-shirt designs revealed – As chosen by you!

29 November 2011

Equiterre t-shirts in fair trade organic cotton are now available from Montreal-based nonprofit co-operative FibrEthik.

Durban primer

28 November 2011

Durban is making headlines right now as delegates from around the world – including Equiterre's Steven Guilbeault – debate the future of the Kyoto Protocol. Find out what's really at stake.

Are you dreaming of a green Christmas?

23 November 2011

Is Christmas a holiday that you celebrate, but with a feeling of deep reservation, even guilt, at the consumer excess and waste? Don't feel bad. There's hope. You can give the season new meaning by choosing new traditions that reflect your true values. Here are some ideas to get you...

Verdun recognized for protecting most vulnerable citizens

22 November 2011

Verdun is one of the first-ever winners of a new Montreal traffic calming contest. What is the borough's secret?

Ethical fashion gaining popularity in la belle province

22 November 2011

A new guide from a centre for research on responsible consumption at the Université de Sherbrooke shows that ethical fashion is alive and well in Quebec. According to the centre, 17% of Quebecers report having bought fair trade cotton clothing in 2010. And nearly 12% of...