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Humans are competing with moose for the least sensible path to social recognition.

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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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Going for the Green at the Pan Am Games

Jun 2015 | IN Fashion 41.3 | BY Dean Campbell

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The Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games are building a legacy for the community.

From recycled pop bottles to fleece pullovers

Pop Couture: How PET Plastic Bottles Are Spun Into Polar Fleece

Jun 2015 | IN Fashion 41.3 | BY Jessie O'Driscoll

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Discover the process, from recycling facility to finished garment.

Jun 2015 | IN Fashion 41.3 | BY Robert Gibson

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Humans are competing with moose for the least sensible path to social recognition.

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Endangered Perspective: The Elusive Wildcat

Jun 08 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

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

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Endangered Perspective: The Famine of the Lynx

May 21 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

The Canadian lynx population experiences frightening dips and climbs every decade, following behind the cycle of its main food source, the snowshoe hare.

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Endangered Perspective: Homecoming of the Pine Marten

May 11 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

Once eradicated from many areas of Canada, the pine marten is being reintroduced to new habitats.

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

May 07 2015 | IN Responsible Business | BY Andrew Reeves

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

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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