VANCOUVER, BC: Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF), a Canadian non-profit organization that develops and implements worldwide plastic pollution emergency response programs, with the goal to end ocean plastic pollution, today announced that they have launched EPIC Academy. EPIC Academy is a free online educational platform providing worldwide communities with essential knowledge regarding ocean plastic pollution, cleanup...
In case you missed it, there’s an environmental documentary on Netflix that’s making waves right now. This film is directed by Ali Tabrizi and it explores how the multi-billion-dollar commercial fishing industry – and its role in the problem of overfishing – is destroying marine life at a rapid rate. Seaspiracy doesn’t hold back on...
Do you find yourself with a little more free time now thanks to lockdown-prompted alternative work arrangements? Are you tired of watching silly shows on TV and looking for a meaningful way to pass the time? Since Earth Day is fast approaching and in the hopes of awakening the eco-warrior in you, we’ve prepared just...
Regenerative farming, also known as biological farming, describes a group of farming practices that focus on maintaining soil health and the amazing benefits that come from healthy soil. Generally, regeneration is usually associated with farming and as our environmental consciousness increases, more farmers worldwide have begun to turn their focus to regenerative farming methods. Now...
Poll after poll suggests a large majority of Australians care about climate change. Yet in recent federal elections, this hasn’t translated into wins for parties with stronger policy platforms on climate change. So what determines someone’s climate change attitude, and how does it translate into voting? In research published today, we studied 2,033 Australian voters’...
Earth Hour, one of the world’s largest (and home grown!) grassroots movement is almost upon us, uniting people to take action on climate change and protect the planet. On Saturday, 27 March 2021, 8:30pm local time, millions around the world will switch off their lights for one hour in the symbolic event to support climate...
Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently. Women work harder and longer, in poorer conditions, while men are more likely to migrate to find work that’s often insecure and unreliable. In an article published today in...
If you dig a little into the history of the modern environmental movement, it’s not long until you find white supremacy at its foundations. Folks such as John Muir, founder of the oldest and largest US conservation organisation the Sierra Club, held racist beliefs that excluded Native Americans and Black people. Others, like naturalist John...
The organised environmental movement is largely a white, middle-class space. But our research shows migrants care for nature in other ways – including living sustainably in their everyday lives. This is most obvious on the domestic front. From repurposing goods to keeping vegetable gardens and being careful with electricity use, migrants are highly likely to...
For most of human history, agriculture has been widely practiced for individual sustenance as well as the preservation of human communities. Over time, we learnt to adopt a more nomadic lifestyle, moving with the changing seasons to adapt quicker to various factors in our surrounding environment. Back in the day, some of the biggest influences...
Citing urgent new data on the growing plastic pollution problem, As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental and social corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, has filed shareholder proposals with 10 leading consumer goods companies and retailers, calling for commitments to absolute cuts in use of plastic packaging. The shareholder proposals were filed with Amazon.com, Keurig...
Countries around the world are taking steps to tackle climate change and become net-zero emitters of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2050. Most recently, Joe Biden’s presidential election win means the US is the latest nation to adopt the goal. So what does net-zero mean? Completely eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions? Not necessarily. The “net” part...