Environment
Rolling Green And Telefilm Promote Sustainable Filmmaking
Rolling Green And Telefilm Promote Sustainable Filmmaking Rolling Green has partnered with Telefilm Canada as part of its efforts to promote the adoption of sustainable practices on Quebec film sets. Through this partnership, Telefilm will support the completion of a case study that will allow Rolling Green to measure the environmental footprint of a…
The Chicks Partnering With Environmental Non-profit REVERB For Tour
The Chicks Partnering With Environmental Non-profit REVERB For Tour The Chicks — photo credit: Robin Harper.The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, will embark on a 27-city North American tour in June and are partnering with environmental non-profit REVERB to make it more environmentally sustainable while engaging fans to take action for people…
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation Commits $15M To Climate Justice
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation Commits $15M To Climate Justice Rihanna — photo credit: Universal Music CanadaRihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has committed $15 million (USD) to 18 different organizations working on climate justice. The money will be spread across 11 groups in the United States, and seven in Caribbean countries, as part of the #…
RoundTable Global Youth Awards Celebrate Change-makers from 35 Countries
RoundTable Global Youth Awards Celebrate Change-makers from 35 Countries There are nominees from more than 35 countries for this year’s RoundTable Global Youth Awards, which celebrate young change-makers who’ve made a difference under the three global goals of empowerment, education and environment. The mission of the RoundTable Global Youth Awards is to…
ROM Appoints Dr. Soren Brothers to Inaugural Curator of Climate Change
ROM Appoints Dr. Soren Brothers to Inaugural Curator of Climate Change Dr. Soren Brothers — photo credit: Saty Namvar and Pratha SamyrajahCanada’s largest art, culture and natural history museum, Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), has appointed environmental scientist and researcher Dr. Soren Brothers as the inaugural Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of…
WATCH: Dinosaur Crashes United Nations, Tells Humans To Stop Making Excuses
WATCH: Dinosaur Crashes United Nations, Tells Humans To Stop Making Excuses Frankie The Dinosaur — screenshot.Greta Thunberg became the youngest environmental activist to make a global impression in recent years with her strident speeches in front of world leaders, and now the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is promoting the oldest climate…
$171 Million Pledged by NOAA to 72 Innovative Climate Science Projects
$171 Million Pledged by NOAA to 72 Innovative Climate Science Projects This collage illustrates climate impacts and NOAA Climate Program Office-funded solutions in action — photo credit: NOAA The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Program Office (CPO) has announced a $171 million pledge to 72 innovative projects across the…
Fugees Reunion Concert To Kick Off Global Citizen Live Event
Fugees Reunion Concert To Kick Off Global Citizen Live Event Fugees — photo provided by Sony Music CanadaReunited American hip-hop group Fugees are helping Global Citizen kick off a campaign to try and end the hunger crisis, defeat poverty and defend the planet from the climate crisis with a performance this evening from an undisclosed location in New…
Shawn Mendes Foundation To Support Online Training and 50 Youth Climate Activists
Shawn Mendes Foundation To Support Online Training and 50 Youth Climate Activists The Shawn Mendes Foundation will be making a grant to support the Youth Climate Finance Alliance, a climate finance movement built from the networks of Future Coalition, and Mendes will attend some of the training sessions, as well. The Canadian pop singer's foundation will directly support public, open-to-all…
Dave Matthews Band Wants To Plant A Million More Trees
Dave Matthews Band Wants To Plant A Million More Trees Dave Matthews Band — photo credit: Danny Clinch. Dave Matthews Band is inviting fans to enter a contest to help plant trees around the globe through donations to The Nature Conservancy via The Bama Works Fund. Having fully funded the planting of a million trees in 2020, Dave Matthews Band is on a…
Shawn Mendes, Billie Eilish, Dead & Company & More Commit To Climate Positive Reverb Campaign
Shawn Mendes, Billie Eilish, Dead & Company & More Commit To Climate Positive Reverb Campaign Shawn Mendes, Billie Eilish, Dead & Company and Dave Matthews Band are just some of the artists committed to environmental non-profit REVERB’s new “climate positive” campaign to inspire musicians, fans, and industry leaders to reduce the carbon…
WATCH: George Clooney Appears in Nespresso #MadeWithCare Campaign Video
WATCH: George Clooney Appears in Nespresso #MadeWithCare Campaign Video Nespresso has released a three-minute video as part of its “Made with Care” campaign that promotes its belief that “crafting high-quality coffee can be both an art and a catalyst for positive change if care is instilled in every detail.” People are invited to share what care means to…
Scott Helman’s Evergreen Manuscript Will Be Sent To Leaders On MayDay
Scott Helman’s Evergreen Manuscript Will Be Sent To Leaders On MayDay Scott Helman — photo courtesy of Warner Music Canada.Toronto singer-songwriter Scott Helman collected almost 1,000 submissions for his “Evergreen Manuscript,” which features fans’ feelings about the global climate crisis, and he’ll send it to government and corporate leaders around the…
Apple Creates Restore Fund To Remove Carbon From Atmosphere
Apple Creates Restore Fund To Remove Carbon From Atmosphere Apple has partnered with Conservation International, local government and conservation organizations in Colombia to protect and restore a 27,000-acre mangrove forest. Apple has created the $200-million Restore Fund, which will invest in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere…
Canada Joins 40-Plus Countries For Virtual Climate Live Concert
Canada Joins 40-Plus Countries For Virtual Climate Live Concert Canada is one of 40-plus countries streaming a simultaneous Climate Live Concert April 24, two days after Earth Day, led by Fridays For Future groups — the organization founded by teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg who inspired 1.6 million youth around the world to stage school…