The Decade in Environment
As the 2010s come to a close, we look back at a mix of our favourite stories and speakers. From natural disasters and extreme weather to the last tree left standing in a forest, these are the ideas, people, and conversations that helped define Canada
Big Lonely Doug
BY HARLEY RUSTAD
How a single tree, and the logger who saved it, have changed the way we see British Columbia’s old-growth forests
Why Recycling Doesn’t Work
BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY
You may use the blue bin, but it doesn’t mean you’re helping the environment
What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?
BY HILARY BEAUMONT
Government after government has spent millions on water-treatment plants. But thousands of households still can’t drink from the tap
Fish and Indigenous Law
BY ZOE TODD
The ocean’s inhabitants are facing massive threats to their existence—and so are we
The Value of a Bear
BY GLORIA DICKIE
Why some Indigenous communities in BC won’t rejoice over the NDP’s decision to ban the grizzly hunt
How Calgary Survived the Flood. And Why Other Cities Won’t
BY CHRIS TURNER
Why we need to better plan for extreme weather
When Killer Whales Got a Rebrand
BY MARK LEIREN-YOUNG
Fifty years ago, killer whales became known as orcas—and launched the modern conservation movement
The Right to Be Cold
BY SHEILA WATT-CLOUTIER
As the planet warms, Inuit culture is under serious threat
On Patrol with the Canadian Rangers
BY PHILIP CHEUNG
This Northern military branch is often the first responder in the country’s most remote regions
A 10 Percent World
BY J.B. MACKINNON
Our Earth reflects just one-tenth the biological variety and abundance it once did. What happened?
Our Obsession with Glass Is Killing Birds
BY MOIRA FARR
We’ve designed our buildings with shiny, transparent, or mirrored surfaces that hundreds crash into day after day
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