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Buy Good Feel Good Highlights
We had a great time at the 2018 Buy Good Feel Good Expo in Toronto! Here are a few highlights from the event. read more
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How to clean up our universal plastic tragedy
Twenty five years ago, I spent a summer removing plastic packing bands and plastic nets from 135 entangled Antarctic fur seals on Bird Island, South Georgia in the sub-Antarctic. Plastic marine waste...
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7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?
Humans are the most populous large mammal on Earth today, and probably in all of geological history. This World Population Day, humans number in the vicinity of 7.5 to 7.6 billion individuals.read more
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Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry
A staggering 235 million items of unwanted clothing were forecast to be dumped in UK landfill in 2017, while the average American is estimated to bin 81 pounds (37kg) of used clothing annually.read more
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The rise of the conscious carnivore
The August long weekend approaches, and many Canadians will celebrate with picnics and barbecues. Meat often plays a central role when choosing the menu for gatherings among family and friends. But it...
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Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here’s what happened
What a difference the birth of a granddaughter can make.read more
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Trump should wage a war on waste instead of battling the world over trade
President Donald Trump is fighting the wrong fight in his ongoing trade war with the rest of the world.read more
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World of Thrift
This is the second in a four-part series on Project: Trashion, a student-led initiative at the University of Waterloo that examines issues of sustainability in the fashion industry through art and...
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Why Sharks Matter
Sharks are the perfect predator – formed by 450 million years of evolution having lived longer than the dinosaurs and surviving five major extinctions. They formed life as we know it and keep the...
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Sustainable Fashion is Growing Next Door
This article is part of a series on Project: Trashion, a student-led initiative at the University of Waterloo that examines issues of sustainability in the fashion industry through art and design. For...
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Generation Z in an age of minimalism
What will the lives of Generation Z (often abbreviated as Gen Z) look like?We know by now that a Western lifestyle encouraging quantity over quality is unsustainable – for the planet, our mental health...
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The missing link
There is no denying our impact on the oceans over the last century has been greater than all previous centuries combined. We are quickly changing the oceans’ chemistry, temperature and biodiversity...
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Is that shark on my fork?
Many people assume that because they don’t eat shark fin soup, they can’t possibly be contributing to the demise of the sharks and rays. While shark fin soup does account for a considerable amount of...
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There’s a shark in my lipstick?!
Sharks play a crucial role on this planet. For 450 million years – before there were trees, 200 million years before dinosaurs – sharks have been shaping our world and creating a framework for life in...
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Waste Management And the Circular Economy of the North
CANADIANS DIVERT approximately nine million tonnes of organic and recyclable waste from our landfills. From coast to coast to coast, municipalities are struggling to adapt to changing consumer...
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Why We Walk
BOOZHOO! Nodin Ikwe ndizhnikaaz, mukwa ndoodem. Wiikwemkoong Manido minising ndoonjibaa. Ojibway Anishnaabe kwe ndaaaw. Kitchener endayaan.My English name is Mary Anne Caibaiosai, but the spirits know...
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Beyond Crisis
THE OVERRIDING QUESTION in Kai Reimer-Watts'Beyond Crisis is why is our response to climate change "absurdly slow"?read more
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Endangered species are not red tape
WE ARE NOW in the throes of the largest mass extinction since the disappearance of the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago.Let that sink in.In Ontario alone, there are 243 species currently listed...
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Headline: Wonders of the Sea – an A\J Q & A with Jean-Michel Cousteau
JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU, son of the famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, was born in Toulon, the South of France. From a young age, Jean-Michel was quite literally immersed in the ocean. Shortly after...
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Introducing the 2019 Winners of the YRE Canada Eco-Journalism Competition!
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2019 YRE Canada Eco-Journalism Competition for Youth! Youth from across the country investigated solutions to environmental challenges in their communities...
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