Antidepressants: What Happens When They End up in Freshwater?

Antidepressants are a lifeline for millions of people across North America and the world. In fact, venlafaxine—one of the most prescribed antidepressants—features among the top five...

Bill C-12: Canada must embrace best practices if it want to reach its greenhouse gas targets

In November 2020, the Liberal government tabled a bill that introduces new governance to support its action on climate change and, more specifically, its net-zero objectives...

Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy employs youth in the conservation of nature and forests

Parks Canada partnership with Project Learning Tree Canada employing youth across Canada to help protect more nature April 16, 2021             ...

Canada Raising Awareness on Zero-Emission Vehicles With Mobile App

The Government of Canada is building a low emissions energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class jobs and support our natural resource sectors. The...

EcoWaste promotes alternative strategy vs. solid waste

Ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic is too weak

A decade after the Arctic Council first identified oil spills as Arctic shipping’s greatest risk, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) finally agreed to a ban on...

‘Failure is not an option’: after a lost decade on climate action, the 2020s offer one last chance

In May 2011, almost precisely a decade ago, the government-appointed Climate Commission released its inaugural report. Titled The Critical Decade, the report’s final section warned that...

Sustainability rankings don’t always identify sustainable companies

British American Tobacco (famous for cigarettes), Coca-Cola (world-renowned for its sugary soft drinks) and Glencore (a British/Swiss mining company) were recently ranked in the top five...

Regenerative Agriculture Is Our Most Powerful Relationship With the Earth

Says Savory Institute Co-Founder Daniela Ibarra-Howell Regenerative agriculture is a nature-based solution that can help heal the planet in the face of climate change, says Daniela...

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new...