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We Made it to 50! – The WTF: The Week This Friday Vol. 50

17% of all Food Produced Globally is Wasted  Source: Science News  The United Nations Environment Programme released a report this week titled 2021 Food Waste Index Report that revealed a shocking statistic. Globally around 931 million tons of food was wasted in 2019. To put that into perspective, the amount […]

The Week This Friday Vol. 49

What’s’ Mine is Not Yours The effects of climate change are beginning to emerge through constant changing temperatures, water supply fluctuations, and increased average global temperatures. It can be felt all around the world in little ways. In Toretsk, Ukraine, a local coal mine supplying 67 000 workers is on […]

Russia “Rushes” to the Arctic Circle as Ice Recedes

What would you say if someone asked you to describe the Arctic? Perhaps you would mention that it is an old ice block, unmoving and resilient to the change, stubborn and solitary in response to humanity’s greed. Or you might comment on the effects of global warming and melting ice-caps. […]

The WTF: The Week This Friday Vol. 48

Our New Eyes for Accountability: Satellite Technology Monitoring Environmental Crimes Source: BBC An article published this week suggests that satellite technology is now aiding in reporting environmental violations. New monitoring projects are currently being developed in order to track and hold accountable parties that purposely violate environmental regulations. Among descriptions […]

Yanique McFarlane

Yanique McFarlane is a Master’s in Environment and Sustainability student at Western University. Her background in Conservation and Biodiversity, Linguistics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease sparked her interests in healthcare and the environment, topics in climate change, conservation (of species, land, water, and energy), advancements in clean technology and […]

The WTF: The Week This Friday Vol. 46

SodaStream is Bubbling with Good News Source: SodaStream  Carbonated beverage fans unite – as SodaStream has shared their environmental overview of 2020, and it bubbled with some environmental wins. With eliminating single-use plastic waste with the mission to revolutionize the global beverage industry with a lower impact to our planet. […]