Canada's Environmental Voice
I am a fortunate human being. In spite of some legendary stupidity – and usual vagaries of life (and death) – I find myself a 57-year-old alive and well (enough) during a time of a global pandemic, amidst an era of unprecedented societal demands for change, all the while dealing […]
When it comes to tourism there are many conflicting ideas as to how it can be conducted in such a way that it remains viable, and thus sustainable, for years to come. Definitions of sustainable tourism are often conflated with eco-tourism, leading to more confusion about the two topics. Therefore, […]
Elon Musk ranked the second richest person in the world. Source: Shutterstock Mr. Musk did it again. Tech giant has become ranked the second richest person in the world right behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. He jumped the ranks after Tesla stocks boomed from $7.2bn to $128bn. Tesla is considered […]
Imagine you’re walking through the city, mask-clad, on the streets which slowly started becoming alive as lockdown restrictions were being lifted. With a long stretch of road ahead of you, envision how much easier getting groceries would’ve been if there were shops within a short walking-distance to where you lived. […]
On Thin Ice: Climate Change Increasing the Risk of Drowning Source: Unsplash As the world becomes a warmer place each year, with headlines of the hottest temperatures recorded becoming more frequent in the news. This is putting us on thin ice – literally. The warming temperatures and shorter winters are resulting […]
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I was recently asked, “how many people walk out of their house everyday and the only option they have in their head, is to get into their car?” I thought about this for a while; so many of us walk out of our house on our way to work each […]
Gettin’ Busy SOURCE: CNN Nearly a week and a half has gone by since the US election, and Trump has yet to concede to President elect, Joe Biden. However, that hasn’t stopped Biden from making plans and getting busy. According to CNN, he has already planned a handful of executive […]
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 […]
One third of the forest sector’s workforce is set to retire in the next decade. Mentorship is an important way to inspire and help recruit the next generation of forest leaders. Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada), an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), launched its Green Mentor program (#MyGreenMentor) last spring […]
