BY: JESSICA BEUKER Summer vacation is right around the corner, which means that feet start to get itchy as students are released from the shackles of academia and everyone else starts to think about …
This peaceful ecolodge tucked into a remote Vietnamese mountainside is the definition of paradise
All photos from Topas Ecolodge Tucked peacefully away into the remote, mountainous region of Sapa, Vietnam, sits a stunning, extraordinary oasis. Surrounded by mountains and otherworldly scenery, the …
Scotland will become the first UK country to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic cotton swabs
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In an environmentally-friendly move by Scotland’s Government, the country is looking to ban, both the manufacture and sale of, plastic-stemmed cotton swabs. The move would ma…
For Canadians, free health care doesn’t come without a price
BY: NADIA ZAIDI One of the most important relationships is the one you have with your doctor. It could very much save your life. But when waiting rooms are swelling with sick people, doctors sometime…
It’s a Nice Day for a Green Wedding – Environmental Matrimony
Getting married is a special time for anyone, and making the day unique to you and your partner is important. That’s not to say that you won’t spend a lot of money on matrimony. It’s estimated that th…
Cats are proven to naturally alleviate anxiety and depression
BY AILEEN ZANGOUEI Cats are simultaneously our cuddliest, furry friends and the world’s biggest assholes. But when they’re not waking us up at 4 a.m. by plunking their entire bodies on our…
Our elderly need a pot fix, but not from our government
BY: NADIA HARRIS Marijuana is a holistic form of medicine that has had a tumultuous history in our modern society. It has been unjustifiably mislabelled as the herbal equivalent of a shit disturber, …
3 (really frickin’ easy) ways that you can save the great lakes from extinction
BY: NADIA ZAIDI The Great Lakes are an endangered resource. Growing up, I was one of those kids who thought the environment wasn’t my problem. Who cares if I won’t be around to witness t…
The world’s most remote island is now home to one of the largest protected marine reserves
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Hundreds of years ago, Dutch explorers from distant shores drew close to a mysterious island – one that would change the way we look at archeology forever. It wasn’t quite the ki…
White(ish) privilege: How eugenics and the caste system still perpetuate racism in Latin America
BY: ADAM THRUSH With international media outlets constantly fixated on the public devolution of race relations in the United States it would be easy to think that the problems of racism and white priv…
Trump Forest makes environmentalism great again
The year is 2093. A hover-bus full of students disembark from their futuristic transport and look around at the sylvan glen around them – a green oasis so different from the hustle and bustle of regul…
What hiking to Abbot Pass Hut taught me about perseverance
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO We were about half way up the scramble of the gully when hail started to bounce off our helmets. We stayed close to the side of a towering bolder while people added layers and adj…
The problems with radical feminism in the 21st century
BY: SYDNEY KEEFE CO-AUTHORED BY: JESSICA BEUKER Ahh Feminism; a word so powerful that the second it leaves a person’s lips it’s already commenced a fiery debate. The feminist movement da…
This U.S. city is looking to brew its first 100% locally sourced beer
With unseasonably warm autumn temperatures casting a balmy breeze over green suburbs, it’s as though nature herself decided to give us a few extra weeks of summer. And with this perpetual summer – ext…
Health benefits that show how spending time outdoors is vital to our happiness
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Shelter may be one of our basic needs, but it doesn’t hurt to get out a little. Actually, it’s kind of necessary. Exposure to the sun calibrates your body’s circadia…
Welcome to Valhalla: The eco-friendly movement devoted entirely to freedom culture
BY: ERIK HUSTON Far away from the mischief and mania of parallel/reality TV, soap opera politics and the old cliche of runaway consumerism, there is a new world emerging of literal lavender and horti…
Feeling stressed-out and craving an Italian getaway? Sign up for a ‘F**K It’ Retreat
Ah, the gorgeous offerings of Italia; the taste of luscious wine, the beautiful landscapes’ rolling hills, quaint little cobblestone villages, spaghetti for days, and a ‘Fuck It Retreat…
This intensive cannabis index will help you find the perfect strain for any condition, symptom or mood
As Cannabis becomes legalized in more and more states, as well as Canada, more and more strains have been made available to the public. With wonderfully organized websites like Leafly, customers can b…
The B.C. government is officially banning trophy hunting
As of November 30, 2017, the government of British Columbia will officially end the cruel and unnecessary hunt of grizzly bears. After much campaigning by those in the province and a stirring document…
Celebrity endorsements: stop buying the shit that famous people are selling you
Recently Kylie and Kendall Jenner were in the news for superimposing their Instagram pictures over iconic photos of Tupac and Biggie on t-shirts. Although the idea was very stupid it definitely got me…