BY: DUSTIN BATTY The future looks bleak for the fossil fuel industry, according to a report recently released by the Carbon Tracker Initiative, which was working with the Graham Institute at Imperial College London. Despite predictions by BP, ExxonMobil, and…
How funerals can literally cost the earth
At present, the world generates almost 1.2 billion tonnes of waste every year; and only 1-2% of it is composted or recycled. We’re a wasteful bunch, and it seems to be no different when it comes to the environmental impact of…
After visiting 100 off-grid homes, this is the barebones truth about life in the pathless woods
BY: TYLER FYFE In a frostbitten valley in the deep bush of Northern Saskatchewan lives the most isolated couple in North America—100 km away from the nearest unpaved road. The only way in or out is by float plane. Ron…
The grandparent country of the green roof is still creating fairytale-worthy masterpieces
BY: LISA CUMMING A glance across Norway’s rural landscape from a bird’s eye view won’t reveal much. But from the ground homes and farms seem to emerge from the ground wearing helmets made of grass. Think Chia Pet lookalikes but…