Throughout middle and high school, I swam competitively for my Southern California club team. During fire seasons, there were weeks when our …
Winning at Climate Change: an Arctic and Boreal story
Climate change is definitely not a competition, but if it were, arctic tundra and boreal forests would be crushing it by getting hotter and changing faster …
Why Won’t the Democrats Hold a Climate Change Debate?
Climate change and other environmental issues received a pathetic five minutes of discussion in the three 2016 general-election debates and …
Sustainability and song: BC music festivals aim to minimize environmental footprint
On Monday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ban single-use plastics — which could include bags, straws and cutlery — as early …
Sustainability and song: BC music festivals aim to minimize environmental footprint
B.C. music festivals attract thousands of people each year. With those crowds come garbage, single-use plastics, vehicle emissions and lots of foot …
Reckless abandonment in the garden
We’ve been aimlessly composting for a year now, by which I mean, I made a compost bin and we stick all the stuff that seems like it should compost …
Letter to the editor: Immigration putting strain on government services and expenses
And his focus is on the sustainability of our natural … at our southern border and the strain the surge is putting on government services and expenses.
New study shows how climate change could affect impact of roundworms on grasslands
Scientists said the findings may have serious implications for grassland productivity under climate change because under drought conditions, having …
Past climate change pushed birds from the northern hemisphere to the tropics
Researchers have shown how millions of years of climate change affected the range and habitat of modern birds, suggesting that many groups of …
Recycling Conversation at Effingham Public Library Tuesday
The Effingham Public Library will host a panel discussion about the current challenges facing recycling Tuesday, June 11 at 6pm in the Workman …