What do we know about nanotechnology in food? From dairy products to water purification, nanotechnology in food is making waves across realms. But despite it's versatile application, how sustainable are nanoparticles in food? Is small really better?
Fashionably Green – How One Clothing Company is Helping Clean the Oceans in Style
2018 and the Upcoming Challenges of Canadian Climate Change Policy
In December 2017, the world was hit with a heart-wrenching imagery of a polar bear on the cusp of its last breath, from starvation and climate change. This now world-famous video, shot by National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen is the new poster for urgent climate action. So what changes must we adopt in 2018 in Canada to ensure escalated action to preserve and protect? Can we see the light at the end of this tunnel?
A Climate of Changing Infrastructure
Thinking of Buying A New Smartphone? Don't.
Climate Change: A Matter of Scientific Literacy or Political Ideology?
Climate change doesn't have two sides. Then why do some still think it does? "As if there were “two sides” to gravity, and whether we fall or float when we step off the cliff somehow depends on our perspective, our opinion, and our politics rather than on the facts." - states Dr Hayhoe, a climate scientist, on why the issue of politics is the biggest barrier to overcome in this fight.
You Are What You Eat: Changing Our Daily Interaction With Food
We buy, cook, and consume food every single day. It sustains us and is a critical component of our daily lives. But rarely do we take the time to think of improving this relationship, which is a must during these changing times and tides. In this first of a three-part blog, let's rediscover and reinvent our reliance on our basic necessity!
Hurricanes, Storms and Wildfires: 2017's Climate Saga
Every catastrophic storm, flood and fire in 2017 has been significantly worse than ever before, and left thousands of people devastated as a result. And in every case our changing climate has directly contributed to the level of destruction, leaving us to bare a great deal of the responsibility. Read about how 2017 beat new records, here at home and the rest of North America.
Would You Like Some Reality with that Popcorn?
Hollywood is turning the heat up with its latest gamut of sci-fi movies. Graeme Virtue of The Guardian discusses how changing times have meant more movies are incorporating the reality of climate change to their narrative, and how scientists are becoming the heroes and heroines we deserve, and the ones we need right now!
Clean Energy: News to (CO2)OL Down the Planet
Did you know that your favourite toilet paper is now being given a second life? Or, how about the fact that a clever Swiss company is using the carbon in the atmosphere to fuel lettuce growth? Green scientists and engineers all over the world are coming up with ingenious ways to beat the growing heat!