Ethical Living
Fair trade coffee might not be as beneficial as you think
Buying fair trade coffee doesn’t hurt. But it doesn’t help as much as we might imagine.
Environment
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Science
Corporations control most of the global seed market; concern ensues
Public seed breeding, financed by governments, has collapsed in Canada after generations of innovation
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Ethical Living
Communes get a modern makeover
A 1960s ideal gets an update for grownups — cohousing projects designed for living in close quarters.
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Science
We’ve changed the planet so much that it’s in a new geological era
It's going to be called the Anthropocene, or "the new age of man," and will be laid down in Earth's crust forever
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Ethical Living
Endangered Jefferson salamander trumps quarry in Halton Region
Musician Sarah Harmer, who grew up on a farm next to the proposed development, helped organize fundraising concerts to bring attention to the issue
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Ethical Living
Losing the hooded grebe, part two
A team of scientists races against time to prevent a small Argentine water bird from vanishing forever
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Ethical Living
Losing the hooded grebe
Why the extinction of a small water bird in Argentina would be a tragedy for all of Creation. First of a two-part series.
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World
Wind turbines face storms in Holland as residents turn against them
In Canada, where wind energy is newer, some communities are not consulted and environmental assessments are rare
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Ethical Living
Lake living means loving the ecosystem, not just the fun bits
When Therese DesCamp found her ideal lake in British Columbia, she had to learn to put its environmental integrity ahead of her dream
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Faith
God + Nature = Ecotheology, a powerful, convincing Canadian trend
Scholars, citizens scouring the Bible for advice on whether God is green
