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Colton completed a BSc Environmental Science and Geography at the University of Western Ontario in 2020. He is now an MSc Candidate in Geology with Specialization in Environment and Sustainability at University of Western Ontario undertaking research on the turnover and sequestration of carbon isotopes in agricultural soils. His research […]
National Climate Action is a Win for Women Source: Mother Jones The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is a win for women and girls across Canada since they often bear the brunt of climate change impacts. Climate change negatively enhances gender inequalities and poses greater risks to females. “The climate […]
Munirat is a graduate from Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University with MEng in 2019. She is currently a graduate student in Chemistry at Western University under the supervision of Prof Giovanni Fanchini. Her current research interest lies within fabricating chemi-resistor devices as sensors to detect heavy metals and hydrocarbon […]
Antarctic Seafloor Exposed After 50 Years of Ice Cover Source: BBC News German scientists examined an area of the newly opened Antarctic seafloor by the slipping of the large iceberg A74 and found it to be full of life, of animals. The A74 breaks out of the Brunt Ice Shelf, […]
Summers Could Last Half the Year by 2100?! Source: Science News Historically, the four seasons in the Northern Hemisphere have been predictable – winter, spring, summer, fall; it’s a regular pattern that people depend on. But as climate change progresses, seasons are beginning to shift and we are seeing more […]
Natasha Arsenijevich (B.E.S, M.E.S) is a sustainability leader and business strategist with expertise in sustainable built environments, business and strategy development, agriculture and food studies, women’s studies, and professional writing. She has developed an award-winning sustainability program and has worked on a number of innovative market leading projects. Natasha is […]
Water is necessary for humans, but where does that water come from? The world’s rivers have been degraded by humans so drastically that the water security of approximately 5 billion people and the survival of thousands of aquatic species are at risk. Rivers are home to ~0.5% of our freshwater […]
Oil Spill on the Mediterranean Shore – Results in Shore Shutdown Source: Unsplash Black tar deposits have been reported all along Mediterranean beaches in Israel – forcing them to close on Sunday until further notice. This is one of the worst ecological disasters to Israel, with tonnes of tar deposits […]
A tree is probably the most iconic image of environmentalism. Or better yet, a person planting a tree. We are called tree-huggers by some people, after all. It has long been known that trees are key organisms in our ecosystems – they sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) and release oxygen, they […]
There’s a New Robot on Mars Source: NASA NASA has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet’s equator called Jezero. Jezero is thought to have held a giant lake billions of years ago – where there’s been water, there’s the possibility that there might have […]
