Canada's Environmental Voice
In 2020, it’s very hard to not have had any exposure to the newest technologies. If you have ever played video games, gone virtual furniture shopping, used Snapchats filters, or even participated in Zoom calls during the pandemic, you have been exposed to the world of virtual and augmented reality. Many […]
National Climate Action is a Win for Women Source: Mother Jones The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is a win for women and girls across Canada since they often bear the brunt of climate change impacts. Climate change negatively enhances gender inequalities and poses greater risks to females. “The climate […]
Knowledge is at the forefront of academia and literacy, positioning itself within research, lectures, discussions, and projects. However, within the confines of Western academic institutions, knowledge is often homogenized and insular. Simply put, our education system has failed to provide students with different knowledge bases. After all, how can Canadian educational institutions boast diverse student populations, yet […]
Antarctic Seafloor Exposed After 50 Years of Ice Cover Source: BBC News German scientists examined an area of the newly opened Antarctic seafloor by the slipping of the large iceberg A74 and found it to be full of life, of animals. The A74 breaks out of the Brunt Ice Shelf, […]
Elizabeth May has been fighting the frontline battles in the name of our environment for over 50 years, and she still has a few more tricks up her sleeve. As a recent sustainability grad, Ms. May has been a true icon for me – and for countless other women of my generation […]
Summers Could Last Half the Year by 2100?! Source: Science News Historically, the four seasons in the Northern Hemisphere have been predictable – winter, spring, summer, fall; it’s a regular pattern that people depend on. But as climate change progresses, seasons are beginning to shift and we are seeing more […]
“Keep calm and carry on.” “Think positive thoughts.” “Be the change you want to see.” Yeah, right. What a joke. Let’s be serious – the vultures of this world – the scavengers that pick at the meek, the fallen, the innocent – they are the ones that get what they […]
Oil Spill on the Mediterranean Shore – Results in Shore Shutdown Source: Unsplash Black tar deposits have been reported all along Mediterranean beaches in Israel – forcing them to close on Sunday until further notice. This is one of the worst ecological disasters to Israel, with tonnes of tar deposits […]
There’s a New Robot on Mars Source: NASA NASA has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet’s equator called Jezero. Jezero is thought to have held a giant lake billions of years ago – where there’s been water, there’s the possibility that there might have […]
The Dark Backstory of Gold Peruvian Rivers Source: NASA What appear to be rivers of gold running through the Amazon rainforest in Madre de Dios state in eastern Peru are in fact prospecting pits, likely left by independent miners, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory, which published the photo taken by […]
