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Ban on single-use plastics: let’s make more noise than lobbies!
Will years of efforts to fight plastic pollution and reduce single-use plastics be wiped out? The year 2020 was supposed to be the year of a marked shift towards an economy less dependent on single-use plastics.
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Violent attack on the Tiny House Warriors should be publicly condemned
It’s been over a week since unidentified attackers brutally assaulted Indigenous Secwepemc Land Defenders of the Tiny House Warrior community, dedicated to protecting the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) pipeline and…
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We need YOU to help shape the post-pandemic economic recovery
We are a generation of makers, activists, farmers, craftivists, innovators, dreamers, artists and caregivers showing our leaders the change society needs in the economic recovery after COVID-19.
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‘The Story of Plastic’ is an eye-opener on the global plastic pollution crisis
What does an anti-oil & gas activist in Houston, Texas, have in common with a lawyer advocating for plastic bag bans in Jakarta, Indonesia, and a waste picker in Delhi,…
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Back to normal … but what normal?
To say that what we’re going through right now is intense would be an understatement. And denying that we’re all thinking about the post-COVID-19 period would be a lie. We…
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Health and the Reuse Revolution: supporting zero waste over industry’s coronavirus scare tactics
Not surprisingly, the industry's counter-attack to undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics and combat plastic pollution is spreading like wildfire.
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5 ways to “self-isolate” during the coronavirus AND be an activist
What you can do from home to make the world a better place. We know that community power is essential to creating lasting change in the world, but in times…
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Federal coronavirus bailout: Corporations SHOULD be paying to clean up orphan wells
Okay so let’s talk about the elephant in the room… the government bailout announcement on March 17th and the $1.7 billion for oil well cleanups. A lot of you sent…
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How to make an upcycled fabric face mask
Help prevent the spread of coronavirus by making and using this upcycled fabric face mask with a coffee filter insert. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, has put…
