Canada's Environmental Voice
Communities across the east coast of Canada rely on a functioning fishing industry for economic stability and to preserve a way of life that goes back generations, and for some millennia. The identities of Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishermen alike are rooted in these fisheries- chances are their father was a […]
Have you ever considered the impact of investing locally? We have. 10C, a shared workspace and community hub for social enterprise, has built a placemaking project and social finance investment opportunity capable of answering these questions. And through the recent purchase of a 15,000-square-foot building in Guelph, Ontario, our community has turned a dilapidated furniture store […]
“Many of the wars this century were about oil, but those of the next century will be over water.” –Ismail Serageldin, (1995) – “The only problem with this scenario is a lack of evidence.” –Aaron Wolf Back in 2018, two A\J journalists wrote a story on Cape Town, South Africa. […]
Mark your calendars Source: Stop the Money Pipeline Today, a coalition of over 130 different organizations across North America, known as Stop the Money Pipeline, are going to come together to protest various financial institutions backing the Trans Mountain, Line 3, and Keystone Pipelines. For years, financial institutions like JP […]
“Men argue. Nature acts.” -Voltaire These words take on a new meaning in a world where the climate is warming faster than ever before. Yet, we continue to disagree over the science behind climate change while just outside of our doors, our forests are burning, our coral is dying, and our […]
Eco-friendly construction – 3D printing buildings from local soil 3D printed building in DubaiSource: The Guardian citing Satish Kumar/Reuters Scientists have developed a method to 3D-print greener buildings using local soil. You’re probably wondering how that’s even possible. The eco-friendly technology could potentially replace concrete and revolutionize the construction sector. […]
Recently I have been thinking about how I can actively make environmental change. It could be due to increasing restlessness as a result of being inside a lot more thanks to the seemingly never-ending pandemic. But this restlessness and desire to make change has been burning within long before I […]
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 […]
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 […]
Plastic Free July Series (Volume 4 of 5)
