Culture, Curiosities, & Humour
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The Interview: Climate Action Builds Resilience Against Wider Range of Crises, Abreu Says
Catherine Abreu is Executive Director of Climate Action Network-Canada. She talks about the strengths and resources the climate community brings to the global health ... -
Some New Habits May Continue as Coronavirus Drives 38% Drop in Airline Emissions
Airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall 38% this year as the coronavirus pandemic drives down travel demand, and the Australia Institute says ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & Migration
The Interview: Pandemic Reminds us that ‘We Are All Relatives’, Munn-Venn Says
Karri Munn-Venn is Senior Policy Analyst at Citizens for Public Justice. She’s been watching the changes in practice wrought by the pandemic and the ... -
Margolin: After Coronavirus Response, Older Generations Must Step Up for Youth
With younger generations willingly adopting the tough constraints required to #FlattenTheCurve on the coronavirus, a Gen Z climate campaigner from the United States says ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & Responses
COVID-19 Produces Lessons Learned on Climate, Biodiversity
While the direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic receives the lion’s share of public and media attention, there’s been a steady drumbeat of news ... -
And The People Stayed Home: A Coronavirus Poem and Video
350.org is out with an exquisite narrative poem—and a brilliant video—capturing a moment that has stopped the world in its tracks. Retired schoolteacher Kitty ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
The Interview: Coronavirus Changes the Narrative, Brings Climate Campaigners Back to Basic Values, Howard Says
Courtney Howard is an emergency room doctor in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Since the ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourHealth & SafetyMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Atkin: Pandemic Shows Responsibility of Elites, and Power of Individuals Acting Together
Last week was supposed to be a mental break. Instead, it was mental chaos—and not just because I was attempting to fly home from ... -
Musk Shuts Down Tesla Production After Declaring Coronavirus Worries ‘Dumb’
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk moved to shut down production at his factories in California and New York State last week, after several days ... -
Classical Musicians Come Together (Alone) for Virtual Performance
In an isolated world, members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra are lifting the hearts and minds of 115,000 (and counting) with beautiful music—performed separately, ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourHealth & SafetyMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Earth Day Pivots to Digital Platforms for Global Mobilization April 22
Prompted by a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down gatherings large and small across the globe, the Earth Day Network is shifting its 50th ... -
Culture, Curiosities, & HumourHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
‘Silver Linings’ in Pandemic Response Could Support Action on International Crises
Amid a worsening global pandemic, a couple of authors are taking a step back to look at how the coronavirus could (eventually) change the ... -
CanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourHuman Rights & MigrationMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National Governments
‘Think Green’ Stickers in Alberta Mask Extreme White Nationalist Message
An ostensibly pro-environment message on a poster showing up on lamp posts in downtown Red Deer, Alberta links back to an extreme white nationalist ... -
Refurbishing, Not Razing Old UK Homes Could Save 40 Million Tonnes of GHGs by 2050
Refurbishing just half of the UK’s pre-19th century residential buildings—rather than demolishing them to make way for new builds—would reduce national emissions by almost ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Peer Pressure Can Drive Down Emissions, Combat Climate Despair: Cornell Economist
Just as it helped drive the precipitous decline in America’s tobacco use over the past 30 years, peer pressure is a potentially powerful—and critically ...
