Everything old is new again as farmers and weavers attempt to revive a local textile industry.
Kat Tancock
October 17, 2024 - 5 min read
As a new Canadian, learning about sustainability inspired me to share recipes from my homeland.
Maya Kabbani
October 11, 2024 - 7 min read
The story of peat is the tale of a significant carbon sink under threat from human exploitation and climate change.
Jennifer Cole
September 11, 2024 - 7 min read
The founders of the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre found local support when they supported local needs.
Carol Patterson
June 27, 2024 - 6 min read
Joining the Southern Gulf Islands Whale Sighting Network eased my feelings of helplessness about environmental threats.
Sofia Osborne
May 22, 2024 - 9 min read
Documentary about India’s jute factories immerses viewers in a natural-fibre industry on the cusp of transformation.
Baisakhi Roy
May 05, 2023 - 5 min read
The Behr’s hairstreak could go extinct in Canada if we don’t protect the rare desert ecosystem it depends on.
Amir Aziz
August 11, 2022 - 6 min read
Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island are healing forests for the future.
Odette Auger,
Lauren Kaljur
June 21, 2022 - 13 min read
Combining music, field recordings, and puppetry, Songs for a Lost Pod is a journey through natural and personal history.
Tessa Vikander
May 26, 2022 - 6 min read
The grazing animals' appetite for weeds is helping restore native bird habitat.
Abbie Synan
May 18, 2022 - 6 min read
Urban areas can be deathtraps for birds. A new certification aims to make them havens.
Brett Tryon
May 13, 2022 - 6 min read
Most people fear stinging nettle. Artist Sharon Kallis makes clothes from it.
Jadine Ngan
May 06, 2022 - 7 min read
Backyard squirrels made me ponder the pleasures of wildlife feeding, and what we should do instead.
April 14, 2022 - 9 min read
This method turns paper, food scraps, and yard waste into quality compost in no time flat!
Jordan Mara
April 05, 2022 - 5 min read
Guitars are traditionally made from “tonewoods.” Their growing scarcity has experts looking at other options.
Imari Scarbrough
February 10, 2022 - 13 min read
Know Logo helps you navigate today’s greenwashed marketplace, one eco-label at a time. Next up: FSC and SFI.
Kevin Jiang
November 16, 2021 - 9 min read
Fashion made from cannabis could reduce the industry’s environmental impact.
Cristina Petrucci
June 11, 2021 - 11 min read
Despite 2020’s reduction in air pollution, plenty of worrying environmental trends need our attention.
Sara Bynoe
June 03, 2021 - 7 min read
Pandemic-induced shortages inspired our family to go paperless in the bathroom, and we’re not alone.
Barry Rueger
April 30, 2020 - 4 min read
A network of enthusiasts aims to keep a deadly infection from wiping out these legends of the dark night.
April 16, 2021 - 11 min read
Hives for Humanity is bringing bees—and community—to Vancouver’s most disadvantaged neighbourhood.
Carolyn B. Heller
March 25, 2021 - 5 min read
White supremacy still colours environmentalist efforts. Here’s why that’s a problem, and how to get out of the way.
Carleigh Baker
March 05, 2021 - 13 min read
Your kitty could soon enjoy meat without harming the environment.
February 10, 2021 - 6 min read
The health food world’s enthusiasm for this ugly fungus has put it under threat.
January 28, 2021 - 11 min read
Real vs. artificial: Which option is better for the planet?
Mariana Zapata
December 06, 2020 - 6 min read
My lifelong love of the ocean took me underwater to the front lines of tropical reef restoration.
Mika Laulainen
October 16, 2020 - 8 min read
Cattle ranchers keep burning the Amazon, but supporting sustainable food producers can help conserve it.
Catherine Balston
October 01, 2020 - 10 min read
Vancouver Island’s Morningstar Farm prioritizes a happy herd and a healthy ecosystem.
Linda Barnard
September 01, 2020 - 6 min read
Small-scale ranchers say livestock, not veganism, has the potential to save the planet.
Katy Severson
April 22, 2020 - 9 min read
Meet the scientists using Dungeons & Dragons to teach people about their work.
Tanya Nielsen
March 05, 2020 - 6 min read
In the face of mounting concerns about climate change, one farmer turns vegan. Will others do the same?
Ben Sledge
January 22, 2020 - 7 min read
An organization that started by playing Santa now protects Transylvania’s forests, and inspires young volunteers.
Ruth Terry
December 27, 2019 - 5 min read
This holiday season, drink green and be merry!
Rebecca Gao
December 23, 2019 - 6 min read
Thanks to climate change and short-sighted forestry practices, bark beetles harm trees, wildlife, and industry.
Bax J Ferguson
October 31, 2019 - min read
A California non-profit protects island ecosystems like Sri Lanka’s mangroves by funding local infrastructure.
Nithin Coca
September 18, 2019 - 5 min read
Inexpensive, often-invisible, and the source of environmental destruction: this is the story of palm oil.
Helen A. Lee
August 22, 2019 - 7 min read
The open-source seed movement fights corporate overreach in our own backyards.
Marian Weidner
April 23, 2019 - 8 min read
Not-too-close encounters with the orcas of the Salish Sea can be breathtaking—and help the whales.
Jessie Szalay
January 09, 2019 - 10 min read
The Environmentalist from Hell puts the vegan Beyond Burger to the test.
October 23, 2018 - 7 min read
What happens when you learn a beloved landscape has a troubling history?
March 22, 2018 - 14 min read
Two recent investigations cast serious doubt on the value of sustainability certification programs.
Jessie Johnston
March 16, 2018 - 5 min read
Why invest in the greeting-card industrial complex when you could be championing important causes?
February 14, 2018 - 9 min read
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