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The Planet Goes to Parliament
Inspired by a record-breaking heat-wave last summer responsible for a 30% increase in emergency service calls and…
The Last Sand
As the scarcity of Earth's natural resources worsens with increased consumption, the focus usually falls on natural…
A Review of 2018 BIXI Usage in Montreal
November 15 saw the end of Bixi Season in Montreal. First launched in 2009, the popular bike-sharing system is one…
Livelihoods Threatened by Tragedy and Uncertainty in…
On October 29, tragedy disrupted the standard order in Indonesia for the second time in a month when Lion Air…
Kiribati: Potentially the First Uninhabitable Island…
Kiribati, a central Pacific nation comprised of 33 atolls and reef islands will be one of the first countries in…
Playing with Fire – The Forces that Ignited…
This summer, British Columbia'a wildfire season surpassed 2017 as the worst on record, bringing fires to the…
Reality Check: Alternative Energy is Not a ‘Magic…
Renewable energy is the name of the game in today’s global environment, as political, business and scientific…
¡Viva la Conservación! Learning from Cuba’s…
Land, Air, Sea: Rethinking Cuba (maybe: Land, Sea, Sky?)
Cuba is a nation known for embodying paradox: it has a…
Day Zero: Cape Town Running Dry
Cape Town, South Africa is bracing for what officials termed "Day Zero", the day that Cape Town's water taps run…
China’s Waste Ban
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. This is the mantra of the modern environmentalist. But until recently, we were not faced…
Is Large-Scale Hydropower Sustainable?: Taking a…
Author's Note: I am currently working on my undergraduate thesis at McGill University. I chose to write about the…
Community Resistance to Renewable Energy Projects: The…
Wind Turbines at Your Doorstep
Taking the sleepy barge which spans the short distance between Amherst Island and…