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As two friends and I drove home from David Suzuki’s Blue Dot Tour this Fall, we wondered aloud if our critical views were sacrilegious. At the very least we felt un-Canadian. As we contemplated this, a lightning bolt shot down in front of us. No kidding. It’s not that we […]
The environment is a complex system in which changes to one component create long-term impacts. Policymaking, on the other hand, happens on a short-term time scale. Policies are typically introduced as a direct reaction to a perceived problem. Confounding the issue further is the fact that public interest in the […]
The following is an abridged version of an interview with Sarah Harmer. To hear the full interview, listen to Rocking the Environment podcast! Nicola Ross: How was the Niagara Escarpment part of your childhood?
Editorial: When the Going Gets Tough – Ray Tomalty Bitter Harvest – Joan MarshallFor the people of Grand Manan, government-approved exploitation of rockweed is yet another outside threat to local ecosystems and economic sustainability
A Diary of the Underappreciation of Water Book review of A Diary in the Age of Water Nina Munteanu. Inanna Publications, 2020. 300 pages. Written by Shanella Ramkissoon A Diary in the Age of Water is set in Canada where existing places, events and politicians are twisted into a mixture of […]
The Dean’s Gambit Staying one move ahead on the path of life-long learning. Written by Siobhan Mullally Alice Hovorka is the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University. She is an accomplished academic, holding both Master’s and PhD degrees in geography; her research […]
This week we are very excited to be reviewing episode two of Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy’s new podcast Climate of Change, titled “The Disruptive Decade”. Before diving into the review, remember, if you’d like to listen for yourself – head over to Audible.ca! The episode starts by highlighting the […]
A Memoir of the Extinct Gone: A Search for what Remains of the Earth’s Extinct Creatures Michael Blencowe. Ivy Press, 2021. 192 pages. Reviewed by: Anna Beresford “What part will you play?” (p. 171) is the question Michael Blencowe puts to the reader while he searches for what remains […]
Course Correction What the Shipping Industry needs to do to protect marine animals Written by Alexandra Scaman “We could potentially be watching these species walk toward the edge of extinction and we don’t have the information to know that it’s happening. We certainly don’t have the information to know how […]
“Across the deep blue waters, the shadow of Newfoundland looms closely. Follow the waterfalls to the bottom of the rocky cliffs where waves crash and tidal pools swirl restlessly. The remains of past lives lie on these shores, hidden only to those who don’t know what to look for. Pieces […]
