Why and how to lose your lawn
What's the largest irrigated crop in North America? Would it shock you to learn that it's our lawns? So in a time of climate change, wi...
Plastic bag bans: Help or hurt? How can we make sure they don’t hurt?
What happens when single-use bags are banned? It depends on what we use instead. Let's look at the pros and cons of alternatives and ma...
Check out who won a Clean North Award
Clockwise from top left: Isaac Jeffery; Carter Dorscht and Corinne Wilkerson of The Kensington Conservancy; Chevaun Toulouse; Erica Hog...
When “bad” plants happen to good people
New plants can come with issues and ethical concerns. For example, buying a single invasive plant can cause your garden major harm and ...
Clean North plants trees to green our city and fight climate change (tree planting tips included!)
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Ten more young trees recently joined dozens of others in a Clean North tree pla...
Clean North, the public library, and Sault Climate Hub to celebrate Earth Week with hopeful climate change flick
Are you seeking a sense of hope when it comes to climate change? Then in honour of Earth Week, come watch 2040 with us! This screening ...
How plant-based eating can help save us from climate change
UPDATE (July 2023): New research findings from the United Kingdom show that eating a vegan diet results in 75% less climate-heating emi...
How pets can harm the environment—and how you can help reduce their impacts
Fluffy and her feline friends pose a major threat to Canada's songbirds.
Our pets bring us much comfort and joy—but they come with ...
Ethical donating means not burdening charities/thrift shops with stuff that is broken, dirty, smelly, or unusable
When a charity or thrift store gets saddled with stuff that can't be sold, that can be a major burden for them. It costs time, effort, ...
Some don’t like it hot: How climate change could threaten Ontario’s moose
If we had to pick one wildlife species that best represents the glory of the Northern Ontario wilderness, it would probably be moose. T...