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SUZUKI – ‘World class’ may not mean much when it comes to fuel spills

November 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

IN JULY, a pipeline leak near Maidstone, Saskatchewan, spilled about 250,000 litres of diluted oil sands bitumen into the North Saskatchewan River, killing wildlife and [Continue]

SUZUKI – Heated U.S. presidential debates ignore an overheating planet

October 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE accept that Earth is warming at an unusually rapid rate, that humans are primarily responsible, mainly by burning fossil fuels, and that the consequences [Continue]

SUZUKI – Food security is important for humans and other animals

October 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

AS LEAVES change colour and drop from trees, and a chill in the air signals the approach of winter, many of us are thinking of the fall harvest and hearty soups and dishes [Continue]

SUZUKI – We can’t dig our way out of the fossil fuels pit

October 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

I’VE OFTEN thought politicians inhabit a parallel universe. Maybe it’s just widespread cognitive dissonance, coupled with a lack of imagination, that compels them to [Continue]

SUZUKI – Confronting the crisis of violence against Indigenous women

October 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

IN LATE September, Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook died tragically in Ottawa. Pootoogook was an award-winning illustrator from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Her ink-and-crayon [Continue]

SUZUKI – Carbon dioxide: pollutant or plant food?

October 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

LIFE EVOLVED to live within limits. It’s a delicate balance. Humans need oxygen, but too much can kill us. Plants need nitrogen, but excess nitrogen harms them, and [Continue]