East vs. west debate bipolar already
The Manitoba Hydro Bipole III east vs. west debate has being dragging on now for years. Bipole III is an electrical transmission line meant to…
environment
Where’s Penelope?
We live in a country where animal-protection advocacy is overshadowed by indifference: beaten elephants still travel in our circuses; the seal hunt is a fur-export…
Japan shows dignity in the face of tragedy
Japan was recently hit with multiple terrible disasters. An earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale triggered a devastating tsunami, which then severely damaged a…
Let’s hear Moore about the environment
Thompson, Manitoba is getting a lot of press these days. As Vale Incorporated, the multinational mining company in Thompson, has announced the closing of the…
Saving Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg is the 10th largest lake in world, but given its size, it is also one of the least studied lakes in the world….
Sustainability Strategy seeks students’ input
The U of M followed universities across the country in adopting a sustainability policy on Jan. 25, setting out specific principles and processes to meet…
Eating ethically
The Plan documents the ongoing adventures that arise from living a truly alternative lifestyle: two people in love, no children, one works for an income,…
Thunderstorms: Crazier than ever before
With every development in technology and every increase in the sensitivity of detection instruments, it seems the universe only ever gets larger and more complicated….
Thinking big about the boreal
Most Manitobans have been to the boreal, but many are unaware that it’s called that. It’s the place with the pines, spruce and birch trees,…
Everything sucks
You know what? Fuck the environment. I’m tired of hearing all this garbage about pipelines, oil spills, pesticides, GMO crops. Let’s just all move on…