Cities needn’t be wastelands of car-choked roads and pavement. Incorporating food production into ever-expanding urban areas makes cities more liveable and enhances the natural systems that keep us alive and healthy. Continue reading How much food can cities produce?
Environmental groups call on federal politicians to come together across party lines in support of environmental rights. Continue reading Federal environmental bill of rights tabled on eve of Human Rights Day
Together, we can bring monarch butterflies back from the brink. Continue reading You can help bring monarchs back from the brink
Microbes are not only around us, they live on and in us. And there are many we couldn’t live without. Continue reading David Suzuki: Microbes, biodiversity and the benefits of getting dirty
The federal government is unlawfully shielding from review pest control products containing a pesticide banned in Norway, environmental groups say. Continue reading Environmental groups back in court over pesticide banned in Norway but permitted in Canada
Let’s slow down, breathe, listen, look and feel. Only then will we understand our place in the world and what we must do to live well on this small blue dot spinning in an enormous universe. Continue reading David Suzuki: Let’s slow down, for the sake of ourselves and our planet
Building the Site C Dam and flooding the Peace Valley would be a tragedy for First Nations, agriculture and the environment. Continue reading David Suzuki: Site C proposal puts treaty commitments to the test
After a federal panel finds caribou at risk in Alberta, the province decides to sell off critical habitat areas for further industrial development. Continue reading Critical caribou habitat is being sold to the energy industry in Alberta
We can all help ensure monarch butterflies continue this wonderful journey every year. Continue reading David Suzuki: Citizen scientists can help monarch butterflies
Court rules that Canada’s federal government acted “‘unlawfully” in delaying recovery strategies for at-risk species. Continue reading Environmental groups declare victory in endangered species lawsuit
Conservation groups had to sue Canada’s Minister of Health to secure reviews of pesticides already banned in Europe. Continue reading Environmental groups force Ottawa to review approval of pesticide products
Lawsuit filed by Ecojustice and five environmental groups claims Canada’s federal government is not protecting endangered wildlife. Continue reading Lawsuit filed against Canadian government over endangered wildlife and Northern Gateway
Get out and enjoy the gifts that winter brings. Continue reading David Suzuki: Let’s celebrate the gifts of winter
Environmental groups want federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose to reconsider Health Canada’s decision to re-approve a pesticide — severely restricted in Europe and linked to massive bee die-offs in Canada — for use on fruits, potatoes and turf. Continue reading Environmental groups urge Health Minister to take action on bee-killing pesticide
If we’re serious about creating partnerships between science and business, we have to support the best scientists so they are competitive with any around the world. Continue reading National Research Council’s new focus ignores how science works
With Arctic ice melting, Australia on fire and increasing droughts, floods and extreme weather throughout the world, it’s past time to get serious about global warming. Continue reading David Suzuki: The baffling response to Arctic climate change
Unless we rein in greenhouse gas emissions, outdoor skating in parts of Canada could be history within the next 50 to 100 years. Continue reading David Suzuki: Could hockey become an endangered sport?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if world leaders resolved to look at life in a different light this New Year? They could follow the example of Bhutan. In 1971, the small… Continue reading David Suzuki: Let’s resolve to make it a real Happy New Year
