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
According to Thomas Mueller, president and CEO of the Canada Green Building Council, buildings are responsible for 30% of the country’s emissions, which are mostly generated by heating, cooling, and
After an unprecedented five-party coalition formed between centrist, leftist, and green parties, Finland’s new government is making a bold move. They have pledged to become carbon neutral by 2035, far
A new report by the David Suzuki Foundation reveals how Canada can zero out our emissions by the middle of this century. Based on decarbonization studies in Canada and around the world, it highlights
For years, China accepted a variety of recycling products with little to no restrictions. However, a year ago, they banned “the import of 24 types of recyclable commodities,” according to this Globe
The Inuit of Canada just released a wide-ranging strategy document on climate change adaptation and mitigation. “This is something that isn’t just a policy area for us,” said Natan Obed, head of the
What’s the most effective way to fight climate change? Plant trees. 1.2 trillion to be exact.
According to Tom Crowther, a climate change ecologist at Swiss University ETH Zurich, “our most powerful
It is another gloomy day here and I stumbled across an article from the Washington post entitled The Gifts our Dying Dog Gave to Our Sons. I have loved dogs ever since I was small and brought a little
Despite building 400,000 new homes over the past 20 years, Toronto and Vancouver continue to top international rankings of unaffordable cities. As housing becomes increasingly “hyper-commodified”,
Canada, the UK, and the US often ship contaminated, mixed, or non-recyclable waste to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, among other countries. This enables richer countries to adopt an ‘out of