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Vision of a sustainable society
by Joyce Murray • What drives me is a vision of a sustainable society that lives in harmony with and protects the living world on which it depends. This vision emerged from my years tree planting,...
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Bring in the “Greens”
Si l’environnement n’est pas VERT, Rien Ne VA Plus ! Jean-Claude Lauzon JiCi Lauzon • Comment peut-on ne pas être plus vert? Plusieurs gouvernements européens comptent des élus Verts. Une Charte des...
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The Carbon Bubble
What happens to us when it bursts by Jeff Rubin • If you want to know a thing or two about bubbles, just ask a kid. At some point or other, many of them have mixed dishwashing liquid with water and...
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The hidden ingredient in engineered food
by Dr. Thierry Vrain • In the most recent poll I have seen, the US television network MSNBC surveyed people in the US, asking them if they wanted to know what was in their food and if they would...
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The aging Darlington reactor
Aging Darlington reactors dangerously close to Toronto There are safer options than refurbishment by Gordon Edwards, ccnr.org • A recent Action Alert by Fawn Edwards of Greenpeace is deserving of...
View ArticleI am a conservative, I conserve
by Robert Bateman • Then and now: Robert Bateman wrote the article, I am a conservative, I conserve, in 2003. As Canadians get ready to head to the polls on October 19, his warnings about the...
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Go on now, eat your water!
by Jeff Rubin • You might not recognize it when you’re chomping on an ear of corn or tucking into a plate of pasta, but it takes an enormous amount of water to grow what is on your plate. When you’re...
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Vote for a better, cleaner Canada
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • No matter what anyone says during this long federal election campaign, climate change is the biggest threat to Canadians’ health, security and economy. The scientific...
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Saving Farmland: the fight for real food
by Nathalie Chambers with Robin Alys Roberts and Sophie Wooding As we dig into the history of Victoria’s lost farmland, we see the impact both on farmers and on human health. Where we once grew...
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NEWSBITES
BC campaign encourages consumers to think organic • In September, the organic community, with support from the BC Ministry of Agriculture, unveiled a consumer education campaign that will help BC...
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Metro Vancouver tackles food waste
Conservation in the kitchen • What we are learning about food waste is shocking and what we must do to overcome the challenge seems daunting. But there are examples of success to emulate. Metro...
View ArticleGE soybeans cause stunted offspring
GMO Bites by Jonathan Latham, PhD • Pregnant goats fed with genetically engineered (GE) soybeans have offspring who grow more slowly and are shorter, according to a new Italian study (Tudisco et al.,...
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Scientist, naturally: Ian McTaggart Cowan
– the man who hired David Suzuki by Briony Penn Cowan (right) with CBC film crew, filming for his television series The Living Sea, a precursor to the Nature of Things. Photo by UBC Dept. of Extension,...
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Natural infrastructure
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • Across Canada, towns and cities face a one-two punch: aging infrastructure and the extreme weather climate change brings. Unless we do something, many of our roads,...
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Approval of GM salmon eggs challenged in Canadian court • Environmental groups have challenged Environment Canada’s decision to approve the production of genetically modified salmon eggs, citing the...
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GMO BITES: Russian agriculture to be GMO-free
by Sustainable Pulse.com • Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the Russian Parliament that Russia should become the world’s largest supplier of organic foods, in a message released to the media...
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Imagine a Reconciliation Bridge in Vancouver
A vision for a repurposed Georgia Viaduct by Common Ground’s publisher, Joseph Roberts Walk for Reconciliation, Vancouver’s ex-Georgia Viaduct, 2013 • New York City had a brilliant idea. They took a...
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Environmental rights are human rights
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • My grandparents came here from Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. Although it would be a one-way trip, the perilous journey across the Pacific was worth the...
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No to fracking Yes to our future
NO means we KNOW by Bruce Mason • Are you part of Christy’s so-called “Forces of NO?” If so, congratulations! You’re also saying “YES” to facts, environmental stewardship and a burgeoning renewable...
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Biomimicry
you can’t beat Mother Nature by Bruce Mason • Do, or die. At COP 21*, humanity turned a corner and agreed upon a coordinated, if somewhat symbolic, attempt to save itself. Not only did it signal the...
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