Best Posts of 2015

With it being so close to the New Year we thought we would share some of our favourite posts that have happened in the past twelve months! — IRSI on Terra Informa Chris Olson sat down with Terra Informa’s nationally award winning radio show to discuss...

Halfway There

The steps we are taking towards a more sustainable future are comparable to a walking pace. We will get to the end goal eventually, which is the use of clean energy on a mass scale, but it will take a long time. It is imperative to have an end goal in mind, but we...

Community Gardens

As the first snow starts to fall, the last thing on your mind is planning next year’s garden. Something to keep in mind for next year is that the City of Edmonton has over 80 community gardens throughout the city! Community gardens are a great way to brighten up...

Near Future Smoke Tax?

The Alberta Government is creating new climate change policy which will be released before the UN Climate Change Conference in December. Presently there is a carbon levy on industrial carbon emitters which is sitting at a $15/tonne fee companies must pay. By 2017 this...

The Life of Your Device

Take a look at the device you are reading this post on, whether it is a phone or a tablet, a laptop or even from a projector. You can ask yourself how that device was designed, built, and ended up in your possession. Each item in your room has certain environmental...