Food waste and loss occurs at all levels of production and consumption – from the farm, to the processor, to the wholesaler, to supermarkets and restaurants, and to our tables. A report by the United Nations Environment Programme suggests that…
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A treacherous change in climate could happen in decades, not centuries
BY: CAROLINE ROLF New research shows that previous studies aimed to combat global warming have massively underestimated the risk that unrelenting carbon dioxide emissions pose to our planet. Climate scientists warned on Tuesday that if warming continues at the…
An outbreak of skin lesions in First Nations community speaks miles of Canadian priorities
BY: ROB HOFFMAN In 2013, Hamilton, Ontario, spent millions of dollars making repairs to the Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, in response to concerned Royal Botanical Gardens researchers, who noted a severe spike in goldfish released into the Hamilton Harbour.…
Watch how eating meat is destroying our planet (video)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A couple years ago, if you asked me what my favoruite foods are, I would, without hesitation, rattle off a list that begins with steak, bacon and pepperoni pizza. I was always a big meat eater, which…
Canada’s elusive civil rights movement: are Canadians polite bystanders to national tragedy?
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Last month, Prime Minister Trudeau sat down with Nikki Fraser, the Youth Representative of B.C.’s Native Women’s Association (BCNWA) to discuss the pressing issue of Canada’s missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Fraser, who personally lost…
Florida just made it legal to break into a hot car to rescue a child or animal
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Florida Governor Rick Scott has passed a bill legalizing breaking into locked vehicles to rescue pets and people that are believed to be in danger of suffocation or harm. The law, which also extends to the rescue…
Hundreds rally to demand justice for Berta Cáceres
BY: MARINELLA MATEJCIC On March 17, over 200 hundred feminists and human rights defenders rallied together in the streets of New York to demand justice for the murder of Berta Cáceres. The rally was held at 5:30 p.m. in front…
Why is Easter in March in 2016?
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A few days ago, I sat down with an old friend for a cup of coffee. We exchanged the usual “How are you?” and “What have you been up to?” before she asked me about my plans…
Norway will invest $923 Million to develop a super network of bike highways
BY: STEFANIE AWRONSKI Cycling has long been seen as one of the healthiest modes of transportation. It gets you away from being inactive and sedentary behind the wheel of a car to being physically active and connecting with the beauty…
We have to choose the environment over poverty alleviation momentarily, says study
BY: EDITORS The first research model to track energy use per person predicts that world temperatures could rise 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2020 and the 2 degree threshold for widespread ecological damage by 2030. University of Queensland and Griffith University…
This couple transformed 300 acres of desolate land in India into a thriving wildlife sanctuary
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In 1986 Anil and Pamela Malhotra ventured to India to attend the funeral of Anil’s father. They were horrified by the river pollution and deforestation in Haridwar, and couldn’t understand the general apathy towards the issue by…
This Canadian island is welcoming Trump refugees
BY: M. TOMOSKI Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or Independent, threatening to leave the country when democracy doesn’t quite match your personal preference has become something of a tradition in America. In 2000, several celebrities, including Eddie Vedder and the…
The Republican Party is drowning in its own vanity and leaving the people of Flint behind
BY: M. TOMOSKI The frost on the windshield had finally cleared when the car ahead stopped at an overpass on the edge of Greektown. A hand reached out through the driver’s window and offered a coat to the young man…
Are millennials pieces of shit or saviours of the world?
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Generation Xers and baby boomers have, for some time, drawn the millennial caricature. Its features become embellished by stuffy editorials and “studies” done by companies who hold more money than they do credibility. The millennial generation is…
This is the first state in India to switch to 100% organic farming
BY: MARIYA GUZOVA People living in Sikkim, India don’t have to make a trip to Whole Foods to get their hands on organic produce. That’s because the entire state now only farms organic food, the first in all of India.…
How a maternity waiting village in Africa could save hundreds of lives
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The Maternity Waiting Village at the Kasungu District Hospital in central Malawi is not your typical hospital. Instead, it emulates the communal spaces of traditional African villages. According to Quartz, maternity waiting homes have been promoted for…
Milan will pay you to bike to work instead of using a car
BY: JESSICA BEUKER More than 5.5 million people around the world die prematurely each year due to air pollution. And it seems that hammering the urgency of this environmental issue into people’s minds isn’t enough to pull the majority from…
Climate change warning labels on gas pumps will change the way you think about fossil fuels
BY: SYDNEY MCINNIS In January, I dropped by Patagonia in Toronto to see a charismatic, fervent little man named Rob Shirkey speak about his organization called Our Horizon. Our Horizon is a non-profit organization based out of Toronto that aims…
Selling the Circus in Dixie: When Black Lives Matter Becomes Black Votes Matter
BY: M.TOMOSKI It’s hard to keep your eyes off a bunch of grown men losing all inhibition and sense of dignity when running for what ought to be the most respectable job in the world. Up until now, the Democrats…
Vermin Supreme is the weirdest democratic candidate you’ve (probably) never heard of
BY: TREVOR HEWITT Though he isn’t all that well known, Vermin Supreme is nearly impossible to miss. Walking through New Hampshire on an overcast day, a rubber boot stretches onto his forehead; a wispy beard engulfs the bottom half of…