Launched only days ago, EarthNet is a new initiative that aims to galvanize climate action using social network technology. According to EarthNet, “we exist to break down institutional silos, improve
With the next G7 meeting scheduled for June, science academies from each nation have collectively released three priority areas requiring urgent action: climate change, biodiversity loss, and data
When you think of solar panels, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably not sheep.
However, that was not the case for one Ontario couple. As they slowly outgrew their 40-hectare sheep
A new University of Victoria study on the consumption of microplastics revealed that humans consume between 70,000 and 121,000 particles per year. Microplastics are just under 5 millimetres in
Before Jane Goodall there was Anne Innis Dagg. Her research on giraffe’s was groundbreaking and so was her fight for women’s equality in science. In 1956, she made her first trip to South Africa to
Extinction Rebellion, a UK-based activist group, is taking London by storm this week with a series of coordinated protests that have brought the city to near gridlock. Their non-violent protests are f
What contributes the most to sustainable community development--public space, where people can connect outside of their normal circles? This Spanish city, Pontevedra, banned all but the most essential
Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and the Société de transport de Laval (STL) have awarded the Winnipeg-based company, New Flyer Industries, the largest ever battery-electric bus contract in
The Cornish town of Penzance officially became Britain’s first plastic-free community in December 2017. This coastal community was awarded “plastic-free coastlines approved” status by the Surfers
Over the last 15 years, Canada has held the record for waste production per capita, in addition to a high household consumption rate. Only 8% of plastic waste is actually recycled, despite various