Canada's Environmental Voice
This is not good. SOURCE: Flickr, By Nikita Hengbok According to the Independent, while we have studied the impacts of air pollution on human health in great depth, we haven’t really done the same with flora and fauna. Why is that? Surely, they breathe in the same air we do. […]
Whether we like it or not, our daily activities increase our carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the measure of greenhouse gas emissions (including carbon) that a person emits from their daily activities. It is important to know your carbon footprint and take responsibility for the emissions that you are […]
Last month, the Canadian Federal government shared their fiscal economic snapshot, in which they expected to hit a $343 billion deficit by the end of this year as a result of Covid-19 impacts and recovery efforts. With financial struggles and debt looming over society, it is only reasonable to expect […]
It is easy to become accustomed to the system standards in a workplace and to turn a blind eye to it, even when unfair. When viewed through the prism of ‘fairness’, the fast-paced world of fashion may not be as glamourous as it seems. Behind the scenes and in the […]
This is the Week This Friday!
December 1969. I was six years old. It was the same year that humanity slipped its earth-bound mortal coil and alit on the Moon. A young lad, I was astounded and wanted to be an astronaut. December 1969. The US government instituted the draft for the first time since WWII […]
In an Alternatives Journal (AJ) summer 1978 article by Julia Gardener and John Marsh entitled “Recreation in Consumer and Conserver Society”, they discussed the meaning of recreation from both consumer and conserver society perspectives. Forty-two years since the publication of this article, society still has tendencies to either consume or […]
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! Tough Plastics Can Now Be Made Recyclable Hit the recycle button on thermoset plastics Source: Polymer Solutions
As a business owner in the Zero Waste community, I am surrounded by people that look like me. White, female, and probably toting a canvas bag with empty mason jars in it. I have never felt out of place. I was introduced to this community on Instagram when I first […]
Working in the environmental field is an uphill battle. Oftentimes it can feel like we will forever be the underdogs and always fighting against a stronger, wealthier, or more powerful force. These feelings have led many of us to resort to drastic measures to ensure our voices will be heard. […]
