U of O environmental standards rank second in Canada The UI Green Metric World University Ranking recently placed the University of Ottawa at centre-stage among high-ranking institutions across the globe, naming it the second most environmentally sustainable university in Canada. The University of Ottawa placed 27th worldwide, below only one other Canadian institution—Université de Sherbrooke …
Investing in our future might means divesting from fossil fuels, according to a student group that is gearing up to lobby the University of Ottawa to go fossil fuel-free.
IT HAS BEEN over a year since the sale of bottled water at the University of Ottawa was banned entirely. For some, the once-controversial ban was a step toward a more sustainable campus, a smaller ecological footprint, more access to public water fountains, and less money spent on something that is virtually free. For others, …
