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At the Convergence of Climate Change and Art

How one artist and climate scientist is communicating environmental data through watercolour art pieces.

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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.

Are Cellphones Safe?

How wireless devices compare to other sources of radiation.

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Shades of Green : Whales and Climate Change

Dec 21 2015 | IN Wildlife | BY Zack Metcalfe

In the course of their 27-year study in the Gulf of St Lawrence, the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) discovered that whales are adapting to climate change faster than humans

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In the Wake of Walkerton

Dec 2015 | IN Out of the Box 41.5 | BY Sarah Wolfe Hanna Ross Stephanie Cote

Terror management theory explains our response to the small town’s water disaster.

Connecting Climate Research

Dec 03 2015 | IN COP21 | BY Eunize Lao

A new multilinear documentary by Youth Climate Report film series designed to show policy makers the big picture of climate research

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Work With Purpose

Sep 2015 | IN Careers 41.4 | BY Bea Boccalandro

How managers are rekindling joy at work by reclaiming our ancient desire to help each other.

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The Afterlife of Clothes

Jun 2015 | IN Fashion 41.3 | BY Sabine Weber

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How your donated garments make their way around the world.

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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.

The Back of the Turtle | Thomas King

The Back of the Turtle

Jun 08 2015 | IN Resilience | REVIEWED BY Alec Follett

Thomas King's novel shares stories that surround the catastrophes of environmental destruction.

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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Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

Having an awareness of the worst possible climate change scenarios can be motivating rather than...