SUZUKI – Rediscovering our place in nature
The following is adapted from The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature (Greystone Books), a book I wrote with Amanda McConnell in 1997 and updated in 2007. It [Continue]
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SUZUKI – As a bad year ends, we have the power to create a brighter future
THIS IS OUR LAST column for 2020. What a year it’s been! As if things weren’t bad enough on the environmental front — record-breaking global temperature increases, the [Continue]
SUZUKI – It’s time for Canada to address environmental racism
IN CANADA, we’re quick to favourably compare ourselves to our southern neighbours. COVID-19 caseloads may be at an all-time high here, but the U.S. situation is even more [Continue]
SUZUKI – Rediscovering the fundamentals of life
THROUGHOUT CANADA and around the world, the second wave of COVID-19 is hitting hard. Over the next few months, governments will remain focused on addressing the largest [Continue]
SUZUKI – U.S. election shows need to bend the arc toward justice
AFTER FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL in Ontario in the 1950s, I was awarded a scholarship from Amherst College in Massachusetts. After completing my undergraduate degree, I received [Continue]
SUZUKI – What do we lose when the caribou herds disappear?
ONE CARIBOU HERD in Jasper National Park is gone. The two remaining are on the brink. Regrettably, the story is not particularly new; almost every caribou herd in Canada has [Continue]
SUZUKI – Decolonization requires action and new ways of seeing
THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have been living in a landscape defined by unknowns. This lack of certainty about how the world around us can change at any [Continue]
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]
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]
