Banning plastic straws: Just another trend?
I remember a couple of years ago when plastic straws started to get banned from restaurants and more reusable straws started to sell online, in the grocery stores, and...
Greta Thunberg must be protected
“This shows we’re winning,” responded young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg to an extremely graphic cartoon sticker earlier last week The appalling sticker...
Editorial: Don’t just share, act!
Climate change has been a growing cause of concern for people across the globe for years We see the effects of climate change everywhere: across the news, on the internet, through...
Global Climate Strike at Waterloo Town Square attracts local activists of all ages
An estimated 5,000 people attended the Global Climate Strike at Waterloo Town Square on Sept 27 to fight for climate change justice in Waterloo Region Attendees ranged in...
The effects of climate change on Canada’s water bodies
Researchers at Laurier’s Institute for Water Science are encouraging the public to educate themselves on the troubling water levels that are occuring not just in oceans, but our...
Climate change protests raise awareness in Kitchener-Waterloo Region
As global protests surrounding the issue of recognizing climate change continue to grow, students and climate change advocates in the Kitchener-Waterloo region arranged their own...
Suck it Up: Laurier’s Sustainable take on straws and plastics
“I’m sure you’ve seen the video of the sea turtle that gets a straw stuck in its nose and it’s just so sad” Jenna Steadman, a recent Laurier graduate who convocated...
The dire state of the bee population and why it matters
The world is ending Fish are being overfished; the polar ice caps are melting; bees are dying; and it’s all our fault But what can we really do about this besides raise...
Changes made to waste collection in Waterloo
Changes to how waste will be collected in the Waterloo Region will come into effect this March 2017 The new changes will affect all single family homes that qualify for...
Gwynne Dyer talks climate change at Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier University had the opportunity to host Canadian journalist Gwynne Dyer as he spoke about climate change on September 26 His lecture, based on his new book...
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