Beyond Meat: Beyond Harmful Impacts?
Beyond Meat has led a movement for creating plant-based meats to satisfy the ‘meat craving’ for those wishing to reduce or opt out of animal product use. The company, founded...
The Existential Dread of Climate Change
The World Health Organization (WHO) cites climate change as “the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century.” Direct effects include respiratory complications from increasing allergens and air pollution,...
Social Psychology & Climate Change: Taking Action Today
Climate change has shifted Earth’s topography to unimaginable lengths, changed political relations, and seeped into social discourse with the global climate strikes in 2019. Why have environmental messages failed in...
Mars: A Musk-y Solution
The consequences of human activity on the environment are clear. Global temperatures are rising, ecosystems are being destroyed, and species are going extinct. Despite the efforts of world leaders and...
Recycling Practices and Interventions in Toronto
Incorrect recycling practices have far worse consequences than consumers typically expect. The critical issue begins when non-recyclable materials are mixed with recycling. A striking 30% of what consumers dispose into...
What is the Impact of our Latex Glove Print?
Scientists studying climate change have been calling for meaningful action for decades. Political and social inaction has spurred youth climate activists all over the world. “Our house is still on...
Advocating for Climate Change Action as a Scientist
Climate change remains a controversial topic that is fiercely debated by members of the public. While most acknowledge the long-term consequences that will arise due to current trends in pollution...
A Changing Landscape
In the past two and a half centuries, the explosive growth in human population has led to increasing demands on our natural environment for resources such as food, fresh water,...
Case Report: The Polar Bear Controversy
See that picture at the top? Does it look a little familiar? This picture was taken from a viral video in 2017 that initiated worldwide alarm over the state of...