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Endangered Perspective: The Elusive Wildcat

There is still hope that Atlantic Canada is home to eastern cougars.

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What's Worth More: Your Time or the Planet?

A “time-as-money” mindset discourages environmental behaviour, UBC research finds.

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Sustaining Change from the Middle Ground

Jan 2007 | IN Greening Politics 33.1 | BY James Biggar

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Michael M’Gonigle and James Biggar expose how middle organizations are breeding grounds for change and sustainability.

Your Climate Change Library

Oct 2006 | IN Creative Communities 32.4-5 | BY A\J Staff

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Jan 2006 | IN Zero Waste 32.1 | BY Beverley Thorpe

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Canada should follow Europe’s lead on e-waste.

The Plastic to Oil Machine

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Julie Bélanger

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Whitehorse did it. Your community can too.

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Why Do We Park on a Driveway and Drive on a Parkway?

Feb 13 2014 | IN Resilience | BY Cameron Roberts

The origin of suburbs and the evolution of transportation provide lessons for reimagining our cities.

Pieter Adongo, 17, at the Agbogbloshie e-waste dumping grounds.

Control-Act-Delete

Jul 2014 | IN Art & Media 40.3 | BY Christian Beaudrie

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Our electronics don’t have to land in an African slum.

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Is Bitumen Good for Canada?

May 2013 | IN Art & Media 39.3 | BY Andrew Wong

A new CCPA report examines the economic, environmental and societal impacts.

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Ours is Better Than Yours

Apr 2014 | IN Sharing 40.2 | BY Ray Tomalty

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Consumers are escaping the stresses of ownership and rediscovering the value of communal stuff – and cars are driving the movement.

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Are Rooftop Greenhouses the Food Solution We’ve Been Waiting For?

Sep 18 2014 | IN Responsible Business | BY Genevieve Fullan

Lufa Farms is tackling the dual problem of increasing demand and a lighter footprint.

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37 Million Dead Bees Bring Strong Warnings

Jul 19 2013 | IN Responsible Business | BY Lindsay Mason

Which path will we take to protect pollinators from our current agricultural practices?

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