Eco

The ocean…so vast, so mysterious, so…necessary. Our world’s biggest bodies of water play an integral part in the earth’s ecosystem as well as our own health, so it’s important to continue conservation efforts and promote new ones.   With this in mind, it makes sense for us to celebrate World Oceans Day in June. But […]

Genetically Modified Organisms—or GMOs—are engineered foods that have been a hot topic in recent history from an ethical and practical standpoint. However, when they first came about in the mid-1990’s GMOs were advertised as the solution to world hunger, according to the David Suzuki Foundation. The genetically modified crops were touted as immune to pesticides, […]

Herb gardens provide you with fresh, flavorful additions to recipes and can be easy to maintain indoors or outdoors, offering flexibility depending on the climate you live in and the space available to you. Herbs can make a significant improvement on the flavor of dishes, but they’re more than just tasty. Many herbs, especially fresh […]

I like to take my morning runs around a scenic, little park in my hometown. This park is home to a pretty large lake, so naturally, tons of ducks, geese, and the odd heron have set up residence. People naturally congregate here as well—to walk their dogs, to run, to cycle, and to feed the […]

A new report says we can blame just a handful of countries for the world’s growing pollution problem. China, the United States, India, and three other nations produce roughly 60 per cent of the world’s total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The report, which is a part of World Bank’s Global Climate Project, ranks the world’s […]

How dangerous is climate change? Dangerous enough to prompt one medical journal to call it a visible public health threat. Climate change can affect human health through pollution and poor sanitation, notes a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In its latest issue, released last week, the journal says that air […]