Canada's Environmental Voice
In Verona, that most picturesque and fabled town, we ate horse. It was a cultural challenge, not a culinary one. The pastissada de caval was superb. As our waiter explained, horsemeat may have had its origins in tough times, but today it has everything to do with taste, not necessity. […]
We spend most of our lives at work—where levels of disengagement are at an all-time high, according to the Conference Board of Canada. This is bad for our economy, since disengaged workers are less productive. It’s also bad for workers and their families, who live the daily physical and mental […]
It’s December 6, and we are on the island of Kos in Greece. The stores are closed for the celebration of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors, but the sun is out and the cafes are doing a brisk trade. A band approaches and then a procession bearing the […]
The newest wind turbines can fly. Lifted off the ground like a kite, they are designed to solve the problem of accessing greater wind speeds at higher altitudes.
As the holiday season approaches and gift shopping begins, not only do stores fill with customers but the environment strains with the inevitable waste of this otherwise joyous time of year. North Americans are slowly changing our ways, however, and one way to give back to the world this year […]
Rather than a list of specific products or DIY ideas (there are enough of those already), our gift guide focuses on basic principles you can apply to avoid filling the world with more plastic, toxic, resource-sucking or unwanted crap this holiday season. (But we also have some specific gift ideas, […]
December isn’t always an easy time of year. Winter weather is bearing down, kids are home from school on holidays, you have to talk to family members whose political views you can barely tolerate – and of course there’s the constant bombardment with pressure to consume, consume, consume.
Think Global is a new blog series from Canada Conserves’ Chris Winter. During a year-long trip around the world, Chris will be sharing examples of how other countries are dealing with climate change, resource scarcity and economic turmoil, showcasing the role of culture in our ability to tackle big environmental […]
The arrival of Ella Soper and Nicholas Bradley’s anthology, Greening the Maple: Canadian Ecocriticism in Context, marks the solidification of ecocriticism in this country. Ecocriticism is defined by the editors “in very general terms as the investigation of the many ways in which culture and the environment . . . […]
We have to admit, this is a challenging idea for a blog series: a year around the world, learning about how other countries are dealing with environmental and sustainability issues, and making connections to what we can do in Canada. It should be an interesting series as Chris Winter, a […]
