As a cobbler, I see how a new approach could help my old trade contribute to a circular economy.
Ariss Grutter
July 04, 2024 - 4 min read
Meeting the need for new homes doesn’t mean old ones belong in the landfill.
Caroline Dobuzinskis
June 12, 2024 - 5 min read
Julien Élie’s latest film vividly portrays the landscapes at stake and the people risking their lives to protect them.
Zeahaa Rehman
May 07, 2024 - 4 min read
After years of focusing my environmental energy on individual choices, I’m cutting myself some slack.
Sara Bynoe
February 26, 2024 - 5 min read
From landfills to forest trails, footwear causes plastic pollution. Can we move from buyer beware to reduce, reuse, and repair?
Sun Woo Baik
November 20, 2023 - 8 min read
A zero-waste pioneer shares thoughts on community-building, intentional shopping, and unsexy solutions.
July 31, 2023 - 5 min read
Easy ways to break up with the stuff that doesn’t break down.
July 14, 2023 - 5 min read
The story of those colourful kitchen accessories starts in a surprising place: a sand mine.
Tina Knezevic
November 28, 2022 - 5 min read
When work took me out of my urban bubble, I saw how inconvenient living green can be.
November 09, 2022 - 7 min read
Your pillowcase comes with an environmental price.
November 01, 2022 - 6 min read
As clothes pile up in landfills, the fashion industry reckons with its environmental footprint.
Alia Dharssi
July 27, 2022 - 7 min read
An interactive theatre game aims to inspire people to save lakes in India’s tech capital.
Shailaja Tripathi
August 05, 2021 - 7 min read
Real vs. artificial: Which option is better for the planet?
Mariana Zapata
December 06, 2020 - 6 min read
Covid-19 has sidelined efforts to reduce plastic waste. So I’ve told Santa not to bring any down my chimney.
Brett Tryon
November 30, 2020 - 8 min read
A longtime anti-plastics campaigner speaks out on the plastic crisis in the Philippines and the larger global south.
Rebecca Gao
November 27, 2020 - 5 min read
A new generation of menstrual products cuts down on plastic waste.
Alison Tedford Seaweed
October 22, 2020 - 6 min read
The bright laundry accessory offered to protect marine life from my clothing’s microfibres. But would it work?
Glynis Ratcliffe
September 23, 2020 - 5 min read
As some of us contemplate traveling again, the Environmentalist from Hell looks into tourism-industry greenwashing.
August 27, 2020 - 6 min read
Does it matter to the planet how your beer or soda is stored?
Francesca Fionda
August 12, 2020 - 6 min read
The Environmentalist From Hell ponders the newly bright future of single-use items.
June 17, 2020 - 7 min read
Venetians call for a more sustainable city post-lockdown.
Rebecca Ann Hughes
May 15, 2020 - 9 min read
Cloth. Disposable. Which system is actually better for the environment?
Lauren Kaljur
February 05, 2020 - 7 min read
The Environmentalist from Hell hates your coffee cup, but she’s learning to hate the company who sold it to you, too.
January 29, 2020 - 7 min read
The story of wrapping paper starts in the forest and ends in the dump, guzzling water and energy along the way.
December 18, 2019 - 7 min read
Reduce plastic consumption while traveling by investing in a portable purifier.
Breanna Wilson
August 09, 2019 - 5 min read
The Environmentalist from Hell takes aim at bottled water and the garbage people who drink it.
August 08, 2019 - 6 min read
Innovators worldwide are trying to slow down and clean up today’s fast and dirty fashion industry.
Shreya Kalra
July 30, 2019 - 14 min read
How to choose sunscreen that protects both your skin and fragile marine ecosystems.
July 16, 2019 - 6 min read
China’s ban on imported recyclables has had a real impact, but we shouldn’t give up on North America’s recycling system.
Laura Trethewey
July 04, 2019 - 8 min read
The Decider looks beyond greenwashing to help you make sustainable decisions.
March 12, 2019 - 7 min read
Since fast fashion is destroying the planet, the Environmentalist from Hell is getting back to her thrift-shopping roots.
February 12, 2019 - 7 min read
If everyone’s beloved sparkle dust is a pollutant, what are our options?
October 03, 2018 - 6 min read
Black Sheep Parenting Tips for Back-to-School Season
Brianna Sharpe
September 06, 2018 - 8 min read
Our Environmentalist from Hell is sick of enviros who can’t see the catastrophic forest for the tiny plastic trees.
August 16, 2018 - 5 min read
Recycling contamination is all over the news these days, but what is it really, and why is it so bad?
Colleen Stinchcombe
June 11, 2018 - 7 min read
In search of a new jacket, the Environmentalist from Hell finds an ethical dilemma instead.
May 30, 2018 - 6 min read
A former techno-skeptic embraces blockchain’s environmental potential.
Eric Unmacht
May 08, 2018 - 9 min read
Asparagus’ own Environmentalist from Hell reads us the riot act for our wasteful coffee habits.
April 11, 2018 - 6 min read
Two years after the first #NoDAPL camp was built, a Water Protector shares memories of fighting pipelines at Oceti Sakowin Camp.
Andreanne Catt
April 06, 2018 - 7 min read
Why invest in the greeting-card industrial complex when you could be championing important causes?
Jessie Johnston
February 14, 2018 - 9 min read
Vancouver’s Nada grocery eliminates waste by combining old-time shopping methods and up-to-the minute tech.
Lindsay Anderson
February 07, 2018 - 6 min read
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