Me and Meat is a blog series that hopes to inspire people to rethink their diets as I share the stories, struggles and successes of becoming a vegetarian.
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Leader, Envoy, Minister? Voters want expanded role for May
The most heated that MP Justin Trudeau ever got in the House of Commons was on the matter of who gets to go to the UN climate conference. When former Conservative Minister of Environment Peter Kent chided former NDP Deputy Leader Megan Leslie for not attending the conference in Durban, […]
Planet in Focus 2015
Now in it’s 16th year running, Planet in Focus is an environmental media arts organization dedicated to showcasing films that question, explore and tell stories about the world we live in. The Film Festival — based in Toronto — kicks off this Wednesday with Vandana Shiva, author, journalist, and global […]
Work With Purpose
“I hate my job.” It’s a sign of a warped world that most of us have heard friends, family or our own lips utter this sad sentence. London School of Economics research on tens of thousands of individuals in the UK measured the joy produced by 39 different daily activities. […]
The 2015 Canadian Federal Election
The 11 weeks of election campaigns ends today. By tomorrow, Canada may have a brand new leader. Voting polls are open for 12 hours today and hours vary depending on where you live. If you’re still undecided, these resources have summarized the political parties platform on various issues and topics:
Whoa is Right
Did you know that Stephen Harper’s hair and makeup artist is also a psychic? Did you know that there are thousands of people dying and millions being displaced in developing nations as a result of climate change? The link between those facts may not be obvious now, but watch the […]
#Elxn42 Weekly Wrap-Up #4
The Canadian federal election is this upcoming Monday, October 19th. In part of our 30-day election coverage, we’ve compiled the top environment and election related content that made headlines this week.
One Chick at a Time
Cranes play a vital role in the ecosystem. They balance the food supply eating both plants and animals, they are also food for large predators such as foxes, wolves, coyotes, lynxes, bobcats, raccoons, and Golden eagles. Out of the 15 crane species found in the world, 11 are considered threatened […]
My First Federal Election
For ten years and half my life, one Prime Minister and one political party has led the Canadian government. The upcoming federal election will be the first time that I have the right to say which political party I would like to lead Canada’s government. As a young Canadian, I […]
Sharing Volkswagen’s Blame
Volkswagen’s managers, its market value and its global reputation have all taken a big hit since it was revealed that 11 million of the company’s ‘clean diesel’ cars were actually polluting up to 40 times more Nitrous Oxides than the legal limit.
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