environment

Illustration of a woman in khaki pants and a green jacket, sitting on a tree stump and smoking. In her other hand she holds a shovel. In the background is a forest of pine trees.

Fiction / June 2020

Rookie

May 28, 2020February 9, 2021 - by Josiah Neufeld

A short story about desire and unforgivable offences in a tree planting camp

Photograph of a man kneeling on a woven mat in front of an orange wall.

Environment / June 2020

Stranded by the Climate Crisis

May 20, 2020June 10, 2020 - by Carolyn Thompson

Global environmental disasters are forcing thousands of people to flee their homes, their countries, and everything they know

Fiction

Artifacts

May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 - by Kirsten Madsen

A short story about desire, arson, and environmental activism in a Yukon museum

A hand holding a yellow watering can is watering indoor plants on a windowsill.

Science

Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask

April 9, 2020February 24, 2021 - by Michael Rancic

A controversial 1970s book claimed that plants can hear. It turns out its authors might not have been entirely wrong

A stick-figure illustration of three figures beneath raining clouds. To their right are large pink flowers being consumed by flame. The background is midnight blue and the figures are outlined in green.

Environment

Parenting through an Apocalypse

March 17, 2020July 29, 2020 - by Liz Harmer

What stories can we tell our children to help them face the world they will inherit?

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The Walrus Talks Exploration

March 5, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Understanding our universe, from the centre of earth to the far reaches of space

A photo of a field, with several wind turbines in the distance, against a blue sky with white clouds.

Business / Environment

How to Enlist Corporate Leaders in the Climate Fight

March 4, 2020 - by Tom Rand

Energy companies helped cause the climate crisis. Now, they need to become part of the solution

Jason Kenney speaks at a conference in November 2019.

Politics

What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

January 14, 2020March 6, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The province’s failure to consider climate risk may lose it billions in global investment

A photo of a deserted street in Madoi County against a grey sky.

November 2019

China’s New Deserts

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 - by Ian Teh

The lands around the Yellow River are turning to sand

A man in a baseball cap and fleece, sitting on a folding chair outside of a tent and drinking coffee

Environment

Rethinking the Colonial Mentality of Our National Parks

November 20, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Jimmy Thomson

The parks were created by removing Indigenous people from the land. Thaidene Nëné begins to repair the damage

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Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask

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What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

China’s New Deserts

Rethinking the Colonial Mentality of Our National Parks

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