As discussed in a previous blog post, plastic has become a part of the ocean food chain. If nothing is done to curb the dumping of 8 million tons of plastic each year, the ocean will contain more
The largest university in the UK is going fossil free by selling all their investments in the fossil fuel industry! They are joining the increasing number of more than 60 universities in the UK that
A recent study estimates the amount of natural mercury stored in perennially frozen soils (permafrost) in the Northern Hemisphere to be twice as much mercury as all other soils, the ocean and the
In the ocean, plastic has become a part of the food chain. According to Plastic Oceans, over 8 million tons are dumped into the ocean every year. We’ve all heard the alarming reports of whales
“How happy I am to be able to walk among the shrubs, the trees, the woods, the grass, and the rocks — no one can love the countryside more than I do — for the woods, the trees, and the rocks give a
Five years after Superstorm Sandy left a path of destruction in its wake, New York City is “breaking the cycle” by “suing the culprits” according to this National Observer article. On January 10th
I have previously blogged on Victoria and Nanaimo's leadership on reducing plastic in the waste stream and its urgency for the sake of the lungs of the planet—our oceans. The United Kingdom has just
The Smart Prosperity Leader’s Initiative, a group of respected Canadian leaders from a range of sectors, recently launched their Let’s Stand Up for Nature campaign. As part of this initiative, they
"Little astronaut, where have you gone, and how is your song still torrenting on?"
—Robert McFarlane, Lark Spell, The Lost Words
Many words describing the natural world were sadly ‘culled’ from
Blog by Joanna Chin, Doctoral Student, York University-Environmental Studies
In October, I was fortunate to be given a tour of Black Creek Community Farm by Leticia, the director of a 5.5-acre farm