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Thrift shopping with Anita Ballachanda/Yoshi Matsuzaki Photo
World of Thrift
Anita Ballachanda | Sep 20, 2018 | in A\J Special Delivery
Project: Trashion shows the value (and style) in rethinking fast fashion.
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Waste paper recycling in Holland/Bas Emmen on Unsplash
Trump should wage a war on waste instead of battling the world over trade
Clyde Eiríkur Hull | Sep 18, 2018 | in Green Living
The broad push towards creating a circular waste economy isn't unique to the United States; it's happening in Canada, too.
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Citizens protesting pipeline expansion in Burnaby, BC/Mark Klotz
No quick or easy resolution to the Trans Mountain pipeline question
Mark Winfield | Sep 14, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
The Trans Mountain pipeline court decision will test just how long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can maintain his energy-environment balancing act.
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Paper Princess/Yoshi Matsuzaki Photo; Michelle Sin Design
Wear the Change
Michelle Sin | Sep 13, 2018 | in A\J Special Delivery
Project: Trashion aims to rethink waste in the fashion industry, one work of art (and dumpster dive) at a time.
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Narwhals surfacing in Nunavut/Paul Nicklen — Provided by WWF-Canada
On the Hunt for Narwhals
Hai Lin Wang | Sep 5, 2018 | in The Wild Side
Government researchers and World Wildlife Fund experts seek to uncover elusive narwhal activities at Tallurutiup Tariunga.
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Growing coffee in Colombia/Eddy Milfort
Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia’s changing climate
Jessica Eise
Natalie White
| Aug 24, 2018 | in Think Global
Deep in the Andes Mountains, where growing coffee is a multi-billion business, the creeping impacts of global warming are threatening a way of life.
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Smoke blocks out the sun above a wildfire blaze in Colorado/DVIDSHUB CC BY
Policies on petroleum and pipelines move us closer to a ‘Hothouse Canada’
Simon Dalby | Aug 23, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
Propping up the old economy can only lead to 'Hothouse Earth'. But it's not a foregone conclusion.
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Toronto's waterfront/Photo by Eugene Aikimov on Unsplash
Building housing on flood plains another sign of growing inequality
Deborah de Lange | Aug 22, 2018 | in Current Events
Major urban centres around the world are having honest conversations about the risks of building in flood plains. But not in Toronto.
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Busy streets in Bangkok, ThailandPhoto by Dan Freeman on Unsplash
‘Overpopulation’ and the environment: three ideas on how to discuss it in a sensitive way
David P. M. Lam
Rebecca Laycock Pedersen
| Aug 21, 2018 | in Think Global
New ways of thinking about "overpopulation" can help make sure you're doing it right.
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Endless bottle caps as plastic pollution/NOAA Photo Library
Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?
Christy Tyler
Matthew J. Hoffman
| Aug 20, 2018 | in EcoLogic
Strong winds break up plastic patches in the Great Lakes, leading researchers (and clean up crews) to target shorelines.
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Che Cu Nha commune in Vietnam/Doan Tuan on Unsplash
How to conserve half the planet without going hungry
Erle C. Ellis
Navin Ramankutty
Zia Mehrabi
| Aug 17, 2018 | in EcoLogic
Can we manage landscapes effectively to balance agriculture and nature conservation?
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One of four newly discovered titi monkeys in Brazil/Diogo Afonso Silva
Why there’s been a boom in discovering new species despite a biodiversity crisis
Jean Boubli | Aug 16, 2018 | in The Wild Side
Global biodiversity is in crisis, but a new wave of technology and interest in conservation science has led to a boom in identifying new species, including mammals.
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Smoke covers Hwy 1 near Kamloops/Photo by Tonyglen14 CC BY 2.0
How to protect your children from wildfire smoke
Cecilia Sierra-Heredia | Aug 15, 2018 | in The Wild Side
As BC declares a state of emergency over spreading wildfires, one Simon Fraser researcher weighs in with suggestions for keeping kids safe from smoke inhalation.
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Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River/SAE 2015.
Belo Monte: there is nothing green or sustainable about these mega-dams
Ed Atkins | Aug 15, 2018 | in Renewable Energy
Hydroelectricity may appear clean. But when it comes to megadams, the veneer of sustainability can wear thin.
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Walmart/Mike Mozart.
Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here’s what happened
Andrew Spicer
David Graham Hyatt
| Aug 14, 2018 | in Shades of Green
Walmart embarked on a colossal effort at greening their supply chain. But under closer scrutiny, just how sustainable has the global megastore become?
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Common starling/Pierre-Selim CC BY-SA 2.0
Antidepressants are changing animals’ behaviour – and we’re using technology to find out how
Alex Ford | Aug 10, 2018 | in EcoLogic
Antidepressants are being increasingly found to influence animal behaviour. Now, technology is helping researchers understand just how deep those impacts are.
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Forest fires rage in northern Alberta in 2009/Cameron Strandberg CC BY-2.0
Fighting historic wildfires amid bad ideas and no funding
Edward Struzik | Aug 9, 2018 | in The Wild Side
Uncontrolled fires are burning across North America. To get ahead of them, fire fighters and need modern tools. And government cash.
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Elephant successfully translocated to Addo Elephant National Park/Matt Hayward
A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 km
Matt Hayward | Aug 8, 2018 | in The Wild Side
The need for translocating some the planet's megafauna is challenging, but government agencies must take risks in the name of global biodiversity.
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What do changing food trends in Canada mean for BBQ? (Photo by Eelke)
The rise of the conscious carnivore
Sylvain Charlebois | Aug 7, 2018 | in Food and Culture
More and more Canadians under 35 are seeking out plant-based alternatives to meat. What the trend means for Canadian diets and meat producers.
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SCI + POP helps democratize science and health policy/author provided
Mixing science and art to make the truth more interesting than lies
Timothy Caulfield | Aug 2, 2018 | in Food and Culture
Art offers a unique way to bridge the divide between science and public thought. University of Alberta health researcher Timothy Caulfield weighs in.
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