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From landfills to forest trails, footwear causes plastic pollution. Can we move from buyer beware to reduce, reuse, and repair?
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Easy ways to break up with the stuff that doesn’t break down.
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The Climate Disaster Project was named a finalist in the Covering Climate Now awards.
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Vancouver writer digs into Britain’s transformative WWII food policies to find guidance for our own war on climate change.
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Your pillowcase comes with an environmental price.
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Helen A. Lee
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Real vs. artificial: Which option is better for the planet?
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Francesca Fionda
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Cloth. Disposable. Which system is actually better for the environment?
Lauren Kaljur
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I spent a spring teaching kids about gardening and passive solar greenhouses—and I learned just as much as they did.
Brianna Sharpe
January 10, 2023 - 7 min read
The pandemic made outdoor classes an educational hack, but it has benefits far beyond lowering viral transmission.
Caitlin Stall-Paquet
October 05, 2022 - 9 min read
From heat domes to polar vortexes, the last year made the climate crisis heartbreakingly real in BC.
Christina Myers
July 19, 2022 - 9 min read
For my family, buying wool clothing is a tiny rebellion against fast fashion.
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Janel Nail
November 12, 2021 - 6 min read
While the statistics are alarming, families have more power to create change than we think.
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Baisakhi Roy
May 05, 2023 - 5 min read
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February 14, 2023 - 5 min read
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Students use video to warn against scams, share beauty tips, and welcome those following in their footsteps.
December 07, 2022 - 6 min read
India’s plan to build seven new hydro dams in Kashmir will hurt ecosystems and Indigenous communities.
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June 14, 2022 - 8 min read
Two documentaries explore how erasure impacts Indigenous peoples, and the ways two nations are fighting to be seen.
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