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6 ways to break up with plastic and food waste on Valentine’s Day
You are probably wondering what kind of Valentine’s Day blog article would focus on a “break up”. Well, welcome to our funny, not so romantic, blue-sky world. My blue sky Valentine’s Day is filled with kindness, gender equality, positive vibes, love between all species, less plastic and mass consumption and more DIY gifts and local…
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How to protect the caribou in 3 easy steps
18 animals in 2016, only 7 left in early 2020. As we face an unprecedented decline in global biodiversity, the Val-d’Or caribou herd is fighting for its survival.
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Reaction to the exceptional measures put in place on the Val-d’Or caribou
Québec – In reaction to the Québec government’s announcement regarding the Val-d’Or caribou herd, which had 18 individuals in 2016 and now number just seven, Marie-Josée Béliveau, Food & Nature…
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What you might not know about Indigenous law and the raids on Wet’suwet’en
The complexity of what laws and whose laws apply is something you won’t often see reflected by media organizations. With the help of Ricochet journalists, we summarized what you need to know.
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RCMP Are Raiding Wet’suwet’en Land Defender Camps
BREAKING: The RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps Early this morning RCMP began their raid on Wet’suwet’en camps set-up to defend their lands against a fracked gas pipeline, Coastal GasLink, that…
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Behind the headlines: 6 need-to-know facts about the Teck Frontier mine
You’ve read it in the headlines. You’ve heard about it on the radio. But what actually is the Teck Frontier mine and why does it matter? Here’s what you need…
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What is Teck Frontier and how to reject a tar sands mine in 7 easy steps
Teck’s proposed Frontier Mine (“Teck mine”) is a new open pit mine to extract bitumen from the Alberta tar sands. If approved and built, it would be one of the…
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How to stop food waste: a comprehensive guide
58% of all food produced in Canada — 35.5 million tonnes — is lost or wasted every year. Globally, food waste is responsible for 8% of global GHGs. Let's ensure the food we buy makes it onto our plates and stays out of landfills.
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Teck Frontier, one of the largest tar sands mining projects ever
It’s one of the largest tar sands mining project ever proposed. This summer we all watched as extreme wildfires burned all over the world. This month we saw as…
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Wet’suwet’en standoff shows we need more than words from Horgan and Trudeau.
It’s shameful. On December 3rd, B.C. Premier John Horgan said he counts the passing of legislation to enshrine the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into…