How social justice and the environment connect
In his new book, author David Pellow argues that environmental issues and social justice are connected. In What is Critical Environmental Justice? (Polity Press, 2017), Pellow, a chair in...
Are plastic roads a safe environmental option?
The Centre must do rigorous testing to find out if the use of plastic in asphalting roads is environmentally unsafe or not. There must be field-scale testing of plastic under different soil and...
Most EU countries failing to ensure effective access to industrial pollution information
More than half of the EU’s Member States are failing to share crucial information about highly-polluting activities effectively online. Many are failing to meet even the minimum requirements for...
A last refuge for Europe’s blighted killer whales
Europe’s killer whales wowed in the BBC’s Blue Planet II series but these animals face extinction. Chris Gibson travelled to the small Norwegian island of Kvaløya where the orcas retain...
Ethics and environment remain top of mind at CityU in Canada’s Vancouver campus
Arden Henley, principal of Canadian programs at CityU in Canada, enjoys pondering provocative questions affecting humankind. Like ethics and ecology, both of which factor in a big way into the...
U.S. environmental group raises alarm on clear-cutting in boreal forest
U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council has taken issue with Canada’s commitment to climate leadership through a new report that says Canada is largely failing to measure and report carbon...
Small artisanal farms might not be our environmental salvation
I have to admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of cricket flour. The rim of my little green drink was dusted with the stuff, and its smell barreled through the other flavors swirling in the glass. The...
Environmental awardees recognized
he 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment and Staff Sgt. Michelle Elam, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Sustainment Brigade, are exceeding environmental standards, balancing both mission...
