Canada's Environmental Voice
This is the Week This Friday! 5 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space! When life gives you lemons, build a pipeline – Alberta Minister of Energy “Now is a great time to be building a pipeline because you can’t have protests of more than 15 people,” Sonya Savage, […]
I’ve always been intrigued by the ocean. I see it as the perfect combination of beauty and destruction, with unique aquatic life and the potential to cause deadly tsunamis. My fascination lies in the fact that the ocean’s majesty and mystery is not as easily accessible to be explored as […]
Almost all environmental concerns lead back to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. I mean, of course it all leads back to the climate crisis. Most people can agree that it is primarily caused by human activities such as resource extraction and use and agriculture.
As climate concerns continue to rise alongside increasing energy demands, renewable power is becoming an important and much needed resource. Wind energy – an important source of renewable energy – is gaining popularity in many parts of the world. Some new research from Penn State Behrand and the University of […]
Students and youth across the world recognize that the climate crisis threatens our existence. University students in particular are in a unique and complicated position. We’re in a phase of life that is transient but extremely formative; we’re being exposed to new perspectives, ideas, and theories; we’re developing the skills […]
Updated on 01/08/2019
The Surfrider Foundation is a North American organization devoted to protecting ocean shorelines. The organization was formed in 1984 and has made reducing plastic waste a major priority. In November 2016, Hanjin Shipping Co.
Many people think that insects are some of the most useless and annoying creatures that exist. But that’s not the case in aquatic ecosystems, where they serve important roles in biomonitoring.
Educational Companion: Ontario’s Protected and Unprotected Water What is a water walk?
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2019 YRE Canada Eco-Journalism Competition for Youth! Youth from across the country investigated solutions to environmental challenges in their communities (and around the world), and shared their findings through video, photography, and writing.
