Your Daily Greens – Severe Toronto T-Storms, Edmonton’s Family Greens, and Happy Hyundai

Photo: “After the Storm #1” by Clinton W via flickr.

Daily happenings around the GreenSphere (People, Companies & Communities):

Severe Toronto T-Storms: A severe storm system ripped through southern Ontario Thursday evening. Tornadoes were reported from Owen Sound to the Vaughan and Pickering areas. Leaving a trail of destruction, the storm caused heavy damage to trees and homes and has been blamed as the cause of death of at least one person. The storm system started around 4 p.m. near the town of Durham. By 7 p.m., it was blowing its way through the GTA. There were reports of roofs lifting off houses, cars being lifted off the highway, and debris scattered throughout the streets.

Edmonton’s Family Greens: An Edmonton business owner is relocating his eco-friendly store thanks to nearly $100,000 he raised from friends and family. He plans to use the new, larger space to sell local organic produce, dairy, meat and dry goods in addition to environmentally friendly cleaning solutions, housewares, clothing and personal care products. Customers pledged anywhere from $20 to $5,000 and will be repaid through discounts on future purchases.

South Korea Praised: Yesterday, The United Nations urged the world to expand investment in the environment and praised South Korea’s commitment to a green economic future. South Korea, which based its dramatic post-war growth on rapid industrialization, unveiled last year an 84 billion dollar five-year plan to develop environmentally friendly industries and use them as a growth engine for the wider economy. The “green growth” plan aims to make the country one of the world’s seven strongest nations in terms of energy efficiency and green technology investment by 2020.

Happy Hyundai: Hyundai has announced it will offer $500 to $1,000 to motorists who scrap their old vehicles for new fuel-efficient Hyundai models. This is in addition to other company incentives and government initiatives. Hyundai claims to be the first automaker in Canada to offer such a program for an indefinite period. According to the federal government, a quarter of the 20 million cars and trucks on the road in Canada predate 1996 – the year that tougher emission standards were introduced. It says pre-1996 models produce about 19 times more air pollutants than newer cars and trucks.

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