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I had to book a flight recently and I “splurged” and paid the whole $5 or something around that to offset my carbon from the flight. This got me thinking about the impacts that offset might have. While the offset makes me feel a little bit better about the flight that I am taking, I … Continue reading
Driving through Jasper National Park in the last few weeks was a sobering experience. The scale of the destruction caused by the Jasper Complex fire is overwhelming. As a result, it was hard not to reflect on the reasons behind the scale of the fire. Climate change and wildfire is one of the more difficult … Continue reading
I hear it quite frequently in my professional world. People all over want to change the terms related to things like climate change. I’ve been more resistant to change. I appreciated the change from environmentalism to sustainability in my own work because sustainability supports a broader conception that includes social, cultural, and economic concerns. But, … Continue reading
We are just over a month out from July 1 (Canada) and July 4 (US) celebrations. Many of these include fireworks. And fireworks, according to new research by Saporito and colleagues (2024), contribute to temporary increases in both air and water pollution. Saporito and colleagues studied air and water pollution levels in New York City … Continue reading
While I didn’t get into this there are also problematic representations of race in sport where white athletes are often praised for their hard work and training while athletes of other races are reduced to genetic anomalies. Perhaps a topic for another post.
There have been a number of governments in the last few years that have offered rebates on e-bike purchases. As a non e-bike rider I do wish that it was a rebate for any kind of bike but regardless, I think the rebates are good. I wonder though, how many people the rebates get out … Continue reading
We are currently in a heat wave. It has been intense, although I know that it pales in comparison to heat waves in other regions of the world. Sharing my space with both dogs and cats, I have been very careful to keep them healthy in this weather. Lots of available water, frozen treats, no … Continue reading
As a biology student at university, I was definitely left with the impression that humans were bad for diversity in the non-human world. This is a very colonial belief, one that had a huge impact on how nature was treated when European colonizers came to places like North America. I’ve discussed this before in a … Continue reading
Climate change is known to be impacting plant species. For example, in many regions spring-like weather is arriving earlier in the year. This impacts the plants and animals in these areas. However, collecting and analyzing the amount of data required to better understand what these impacts are for multiple species and in many different locations … Continue reading
I created a post a few years ago about what is “The Environment”? I’m working on updating this post. I’ve integrated it into the open textbook (freely available) Introduction to Sustainability. Based on some recent learnings and realizations, I have been challenging my view of this even more. This led me to an article by … Continue reading
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