Canada's Environmental Voice
“Many of the wars this century were about oil, but those of the next century will be over water.” –Ismail Serageldin, (1995) – “The only problem with this scenario is a lack of evidence.” –Aaron Wolf Back in 2018, two A\J journalists wrote a story on Cape Town, South Africa. […]
Recently I have been thinking about how I can actively make environmental change. It could be due to increasing restlessness as a result of being inside a lot more thanks to the seemingly never-ending pandemic. But this restlessness and desire to make change has been burning within long before I […]
At the height of the Vietnam war, Ernie Regher authored a story for Alternatives Journal about the harmful effects war and militarism. In Regher’s words, militarism is “the extension of military influence over national and international affairs.” He explained a country will often divert resources which would have otherwise gone […]
Plastic Free July Series (Volume 1 of 5) Yearly, Canadians produce 3.3.million tonnes of plastic waste while 2.8 million tonnes (the weight of 24 CN towers) of it ends up in the landfill, according to statistics from Oceana Canada. Approximately only 9% of this waste is recycled. Environment and Climate […]
In the shadow of the hurricane was Produced in association with Turtle Island Solidarityhttps://www.facebook.com/turtleislandsolidarity/ To support the Isles de Jean Charles Tribe please visit http://www.isledejeancharles.com/ For more information about the Pointe-au-Chien tribe, and to support their restoration projects and their application for federal recognition, please visit their website at http://pactribe.tripod.com/.
The Recap is part of our Student Summer Takeover series which aims to amplify the voices of young people in environmental media. New episodes will be released at the beginning of every week, don’t miss out! *** Follow up: Sources: News this week
Background Information A disturbing mix of flood hazards are present in the capital city of Ghana, Accra. The city has annual floods that result in a disturbing loss of lives and livelihoods. These perennial floods come with the onset of the rainy season in June each year and can be […]
The Recap is part of our Student Summer Takeover series which aims to amplify the voices of young people in environmental media. New episodes will be released at the beginning of every week, don’t miss out! *** Follow up: Go check out Our Time for more information: http://its.our-time.ca
Students and youth across the world recognize that the climate crisis threatens our existence. University students in particular are in a unique and complicated position. We’re in a phase of life that is transient but extremely formative; we’re being exposed to new perspectives, ideas, and theories; we’re developing the skills […]
Educational Video Companion: Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Housing Security Environatives Training Initiative
