AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES in darkness, our eyes become up to 30 times more sensitive than they are to bright light. After about a half hour, they become 100,000 times as sensitive.
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Hungry for Change – Playbook for Progress
Hungry for Change FoodShare’s Paul Taylor’s Activist Manifesto Written by Paul Taylor I was intrigued when I saw the prompt for this essay: to write an “activist manifesto for a 17-year-old version of us; a time when we were energized and determined to make a real difference in the world.” […]
Higher Stakes – Playbook for Progress
Higher Stakes Corporate sustainability increases your odds to make positive top-down change and to create large-scale, lasting environmental progress. Written by Siobhan Mullally HP volunteers heading out for a shoreline cleanup. Frances Edmonds has done groundbreaking work in corporate sustainability throughout her career. She is currently the Head of Sustainable […]
Creators – Playbook for Progress
Creators of The Playbook for Progress 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 […]
Q&A with Monte Hummel
Q&A with Monte Hummel WWF-Canada President and CEO Megan Leslie talks to President Emeritus Monte Hummel about how the world of conservation has changed in Canada, and where it’s headed. Written by Megan Leslie There’s no silver bullet when it comes to conservation. Protecting species and habitats involves evaluating what’s […]
Victory Songs
Victory Songs The Recovery of the Whooping Crane and the Hope for other Species at Risk Written by: Zack Metcalfe Conservation works. Let the absolution of that statement strike emotional bedrock, because it’s true. When species at risk are the beneficiaries of concerted conservation, be it habitat restoration, hunting prohibition, […]
Our Environmental Origin Story
We all have a different reason why we became environmentalists. For some of us, it is a lived experience, for others, it is through education, or by being inspired by the actions of others. In this piece, A\J employees Siobhan Mullally and Alex Goddard take a look back to what […]
Sowing a Better Future
I’m sure you all know about Earth Day which happens every year on April 22nd. However, do you know the history behind it, or where we could be without it? The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 in the USA. Prior to this, it was a common sight to […]
Infertile Future
Infertile Future Phthalates are everywhere: are they threatening human existence? Written by Alex Goddard FDA 2010 Survey of Cosmetics for Phthalate content Household Items containing Phthalates Find a comprehensive list here Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion Jergens Ultra Healing Extra Dry Skin Moisturizer Nivea Soft Refreshingly Soft Moisturizing Crème […]
Course Correction
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 […]
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