BY: SYDNEY MCINNIS It’s Sunday night; you start the workweek again tomorrow morning and you desperately need to take a shower if you don’t want to offend any of your customers. Shit! You don’t have any body wash. So, you…
Google is preparing for a zero-waste economy where all products are 100% recyclable
BY: TYLER FYFE In nature, the earth is both a starting block and a finish line. So what if we thought about our factories the same way? Behold the most basic explanation of a circular economy. Imagine if instead of…
Rwanda’s capital city has permanently made major city areas completely car-free
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Congestion of central areas in many large cities is a rising issue. Vehicles are packed like sardines, making travel slow and dangerous, while pedestrians are made to inhale the fumes of thousands of gas-guzzling cars. In many…
Lazy and eco-conscious? Painting your roof white is the easiest way to fight climate change
BY: ROB HOFFMAN When I first heard about urban rooftop gardens, I thought it was one of the coolest building-design ideas of all time. They’re good for the environment and provide the practical benefit of locally grown food. However, a…
How to stop taking bullshit from your period
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS I’m sick and tired of being told to have a “happy period” by a company whose marketing director has obviously never had a period before. I’m fed up with forgetting to pack tampons on the first day…
Two university students from BC invented a robot that can plant trees
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Natural fires and urbanization have put our beautiful forests in danger. Re-planting trees can literally be backbreaking work, but two University of Victoria students may have found a futuristic solution. Meet the “TreeRover”, a prototype robot that…
A Dutch architect designed a forest-city with houses that mimic trees for low income families
BY: TYLER FYFE Dutch architect Raimond de Hullu is currently searching for a location to build his latest concept—one that borrows the environmental accountability and forest serenity of Thoreau while forgoing the isolation. Dutch architect Raimond de Hullu has designed…
Green-thumbed billionaires are fighting climate change by dumping fossil fuel stocks
BY: TYLER FYFE In the 1980s South African apartheid was still at its peak. Legislation enacted by the white regime made protesting race laws by demonstrations or picketing punishable by imprisonment or whipping. So investment protest was born on American…
This company is capturing greenhouse gas emissions and turning them into building materials
BY: SWIKAR OLI By the time “limestone and other ingredients [are heated] to 2,640 degrees F (1,450 degrees C) by burning fossil fuels” to create one ton of cement, concrete’s main component, another ton of carbon dioxide is released, sometimes more.…
The world’s largest smog sucking vacuum has the potential to rid cities of pollution
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS If you’re a city dweller, waking up to smog around the tops of buildings is a normal occurrence, and socially we accept this sight. We might even take it for granted. Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde and his…
Beijing sees crystal blue skies after banning 2.5 million cars to reduce smog
BY: JESSICA BEUKER On September 3 the city of Beijing was unrecognizable. In what is notoriously known for being one of the smoggiest cities in the world, the Chinese capital traded in its grey skies for a vibrant, picture-perfect blue.…
How we can all do our bit to save the orangutan from extinction
By: Jack M. The orangutan lives exclusively in Indonesia and Malaysia, and according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, this magnificent animal has been categorized as critically endangered, which means it faces a very high risk of extinction.…
Denmark just produced 140% of their nation’s energy demand through wind power
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Last Thursday was a scientifically historical day in Denmark when it reached a new energy record after producing 140% of the nation’s electricity demand through wind power. The unusually windy evening started off with 116% of the…
New urban algae canopy produces as much oxygen as four hectares of woodland
BY: JESSICA BEUKER An urban canopy created with algae has got people talking about the link between technology and environment. According to Gizmag, the bio-digital structure pumps a fluid with microalgae around a transparent shelter, which in turn produces shade,…
This solar-powered, recycled eco-house could float on your favorite coast
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Every sunny weekend, swarms of eager families take to the highway in a mad dash to the cottage. The beachfront cottage is a great getaway for a more relaxing escape, with the added benefits of living next…
Ecocapsule is a portable, completely self-sustaining home that lets you live anywhere in the world
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Maybe your job requires you to travel or move around a lot, and you’re sick of living in hotel rooms with views of concrete parking lots. Maybe the pencil-pushing desk job has you thinking that you’re on…