Eric Nay

Knives, forks, and spoons made from a biodegradable starch-polyester material.

I Can't Believe It's Not Plastic

Nov 21 2014 | IN Technology | BY Eric Nay

The bioplastics industry is taking off – and has way more potential than dorky forks made from corn starch.

Can we Green Hallowe'en without Chuckin' the Punkin'?

Oct 31 2014 | IN Waste | BY Eric Nay

Using cradle-to-cradle thinking to get the most out of your jack-o-lantern.

The Perils of Going Big: Capturing Carbon in Saskatchewan

Oct 17 2014 | IN Technology | BY Eric Nay

SaskPower’s retrofit could set a precedent for keeping aging coal plants open after all.

Deep Green: Newfoundland's Root Cellar Renaissance

Oct 03 2014 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY Eric Nay

East Coasters are returning to their roots in the search for food security – and demonstrating the link between sustainability and plain old common sense.

Salvaging Beetlemania

Sep 19 2014 | IN Waste | BY Eric Nay

Two Toronto organizations are figuring out how to process emerald ash borer-infested lumber, making use of the waste left in the beetle’s wake.

Abeego wraps covering bowls and glasses.

It's a Wrap! A Non-Toxic Substitute for Plastic Wrap, That Is

Sep 05 2014 | IN Innovators | BY Eric Nay

The compostable Abeego food wrap offers a healthy, environmentally-friendly alternative to smothering your food in plastic.

$2014 Arctic Adaptations Venice Biennale Exhibit \ Image courtesy of Lateral Office$

Lateral Thinking in the Arctic

Aug 22 2014 | IN Places | BY Eric Nay

The lauded Arctic Adaptations exhibit demonstrates how sustainable design and a non-hierarchical process can bridge tradition and modernization in Northern communities.

Wine and Cheese: Sustainable Sustenance from Ontario

Aug 08 2014 | IN Innovators | BY Eric Nay, Miriam Duarte, Christopher Winkelaar

Southbrook Vineyards and Monforte Dairy are combining old world methods with contemporary design thinking for superior, sustainable and delicious products.

Abenaki-style birchbark canoe made by Tom Byers.

The Birchbark Canoe, A Sustainable Design Classic

Jul 25 2014 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY Eric Nay

These works of art and feats of engineering are central to Canadian and First Nations history – and the craft of birchbark canoe-making is still alive and well.

Up Drop (Aurora Robson), a 9-foot-tall sculpture made from plastic debris.

Plastic Caught in a Riptide

Jul 10 2014 | IN Waste | BY Eric Nay

Aurora Robson and other Project Vortex artists work with plastic waste to keep it out of our oceans.

Quebec's Badass Electric Motorcycle

Jun 27 2014 | IN Transportation | BY Eric Nay

The Sora, like Tesla, is hell-bent on making electric vehicles cool.

Tree-Free Paper from the Prairies

Jun 13 2014 | IN Responsible Business | BY Eric Nay

A little resourcefulness goes a long way. Manitoba-based Prairie Paper is using agricultural waste to re-engineering the paper industry – with help from actor Woody Harrelson.

Fort McMurray airport expansion – McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers

Tar and Feathers

May 30 2014 | IN Designers | BY Eric Nay

If you build a sustainable airport in Fort McMurray, does it matter?

Skateboards designed by students in the Oasis Skateboard Factory.

After the Thrashing: Making Skateboarding Sustainable

May 16 2014 | IN Innovators | BY Eric Nay

Skateboarding has become the leading contributor to maple deforestation, but innovative designers are finding ways to lessen its environmental impact.

Ian Johnston, Between the Lines (Light) (detail), 2010

Hybrid Sculptor Ian Johnston (Un)Covers Waste with Clay

May 02 2014 | IN Consumerism | BY Eric Nay

The BC-based artist’s Reinventing Consumption exhibit calls attention to planned obsolescence, the rise of postwar consumer culture and today’s rising sea of e-waste.