Canada's Environmental Voice
“The right to land and to self-government. The right to self-determination. Those causes are right in any society.” Being Métis, that statement by Jim Sinclair to the 1987 First Ministers’ Conference often plays in my mind. Self-determination—the ability to freely pursue one’s own destiny—is a basic human right. It is enshrined […]
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 […]
Give Me A Brake Traffic jam in Dhaka, Bangladesh // Source: The New York Times We tend to take air conditioning (AC) for granted. Even in our cars, we can drive around on the hottest days in total comfort. We are lucky to live in an affluent country where a […]
In Southern Ontario, we have something uniquely special. No, I am not talking about the kind of ‘specialness’ (or self-absorption, take your pick) that the rest of the country likes to tease us about. I am talking about the Great Lakes. One of the largest freshwater resources on the planet, […]
This is the Week This Friday! 6 quick-and-smart briefs about happenings in the environmental space!
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, […]
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.
To be honest, when I first started researching this article, I wasn’t 100% certain what 100% renewable energy really meant. It sounded good, but I definitely couldn’t give you a definition of it. And that’s a little surprising, given how often it’s discussed by governments, academics and the media. But […]
It’s 2019 and people are becoming more aware of the seriousness of the climate crisis and more importantly, the part we as nations, communities and humans play in addressing it. In recent years, a large number of communites in Canada have been developing sustainable energy plans. For instance, Oxford County, Ontario and Vancouver, […]
Following a Buffy Sainte-Marie concert at the Phoenix in Toronto in October 2011, four Water Walkers needed a battery boost. While I offered my assistance, one of the women, Liz Osawamick, perused one of my Treaty Commemoration Photobooks. She then invited me to document a water walk on Mother’s Day […]
