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
Fossil fuel divestment has gained traction recently among universities and wealth funds, particularly after the 2015 Paris Agreement. Some of the largest financial institutions and insurance companies
Various news reports over the last several weeks have been talking about the heat wave currently affecting Europe, the drought affecting central Canada, and last month on the news they issued an air
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
Community engagement is rather like good communications in a relationship, everyone thinks they are good at it. This article talks with designers about “4 things anyone can learn from the messy
A good society incentivizes the ‘good’ and moves away from the ‘bad’ of maintaining unsustainable policies. And it seems that Canadians support this perspective as a recent poll by Ekos Research
In an evaluation of climate action from 1979 to 1989, this special New York Times feature asks: “We understood what failure would mean for global temperatures, coastlines, agricultural yield
Sudanese-American poet and activist, Emtithal Mahmoud, expresses "the real emotions behind the headlines" according to this Guardian article. She was born in Darfur and moved to Yemen before settling
This New York Times article goes through the arguments for a universal income scheme and a basic income scheme. The former is not sustainable due to the costs of the program although the argument is
The City of Victoria has officially banned plastic bags as of today. This means that businesses can no longer provide single-use plastic checkout bags. As part of the Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw (No