SUZUKI – Four-day workweek can spur necessary transformation
WHEN WE STARTED the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990, we implemented a four-day, 34-hour workweek. Staff consistently say it’s made their lives better, giving them time to [Continue]
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SUZUKI – Coal power should be relegated to the ash heap of history
DURING AND AFTER his 2016 campaign, the current U.S. president promised to make coal great again. He also claimed climate change was a hoax, so it’s no surprise that he’d [Continue]
SUZUKI – Reflections from an elder in isolation
I’M FORTUNATE. This slowdown is giving me time with my grandchildren who are with me, and to think about what has mattered most in my life, what has given me the greatest [Continue]
SUZUKI – Multiple crises signal the need to change course
THE VIRUS SPREADING COVID-19 worldwide jumped from non-human animals to people — as have most new diseases, from AIDS to SARS to Ebola. We may not know the precise origin [Continue]
SUZUKI – Reimagining streets could lead to healthier cities
DURING THE COVID-19 pandemic, cities worldwide have been repurposing streets to create more room for walking and cycling. In some, temporary measures to help people maintain [Continue]
SUZUKI – Rethinking roads can drive down the decline of species
WITH ROADS CLOSED and vehicle traffic down during the pandemic, some animals are getting a better shot at survival. Roads are a main driver of wildlife decline in Canada, [Continue]
SUZUKI – Do ‘murder hornets’ really pose a serious buzzkill?
AS IF WE DIDN’T have enough to contend with, now we’re facing a “murder hornet” invasion — but it’s more an invasion of newsfeeds than an actual descending [Continue]
SUZUKI – Earth Day offers a chance to re-evaluate out path
EARTH DAY was born on April 22, 1970 — 50 years ago. Since then, the human population has more than doubled, from 3.7 billion to almost eight billion. Our drive toward [Continue]
SUZUKI – Review shows ocean life could rebound within 30 years
WITH EVERYTHING humanity is going through, it’s comforting to come across good news. The best is that people are co-operating to an unprecedented extent, coming together [Continue]
SUZUKI – Let’s come together in these physically distancing times
THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES, especially for people who lack safe shelter, food and other necessities — and for those on the front lines. Even though we must maintain physical [Continue]
SUZUKI – If corporations have legal rights, why not rivers?
A POPULAR SIGN at climate marches reads, “System Change, Not Climate Change.” What does system change look like? Environmental crises such as climate disruption and [Continue]
SUZUKI – The woman who discovered global warming – in 1856
OUR BOOK Just Cool It!: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do features a chapter on climate science history. We include discoveries by well-known scientific pioneers, from [Continue]
SUZUKI – Pipeline actions signal need for true reconciliation
ACTIONS BY AND IN SUPPORT of the Wet’suwet’en land defenders are as much about government failure to resolve issues around Indigenous rights and title as they are about [Continue]
SUZUKI – Beyond Climate ventures to the heart of a rapidly heating B.C.
ISLAND SCALLOPS on Vancouver Island has relied on stable ocean conditions since 1989. But CEO Rob Saunders says those started changing a little over a decade ago. [Continue]
