climate change

A misleading solution: “Compostable” plastics are horrible for the environment

Thanks to the demands from eco-conscious consumers in Victoria, compostable plastics are popping up everywhere. But there’s a catch: all compostable plastics are ending up in landfills, where they cannot…

Waste Land: A climate anxiety haunted house

2556 Fifth Street is slated for demolition in December, and the remains will be more colourful than most. For the first time in Victoria, local artists have transformed a residential…

Assistant adjunct UVic professor allegedly let go for “politically incorrect” views on polar bears

Susan Crockford is speaking out after she was allegedly wrongfully let go from her post at the university because of her views on climate change. Crockford’s research falsely claims polar…

A drop in the ocean: the illusory but necessary promise of the plastic straw

Chances are that by now you’ve probably heard of the environmental issues that plastic straws pose. The straw, however, is just a symptom of a worldwide addiction to single-use plastics;…

A mini guide to going vegan

If you’ve been looking for a way to take action against climate change, going vegan is a great start. It may seem daunting at first, but once you get into…

Simple ways to reduce your everyday carbon footprint

With so many bleak projections about climate change, it would be easy to blame these issues on previous generations and call it a day. But while we may have inherited…

EDITORIAL | A climate strike isn’t a campaign event

Despite nearly all of the federal party leaders attended Global Climate Strikes across Canada, none of them have proposed policies that would meet these demands. However, all of these candidates…

Hundreds of Victoria students join 20 000 protesters in global climate strike

Hundreds of UVic students joined protesters outside the B.C. Legislature on Sep. 27 for the final event of the “week of action” to advocate for climate change awareness.

Global climate strike coming to Vancouver Island next week

Environmental activists will gather across the Greater Victoria region later this month for a general strike and week-long rally to advocate for climate change awareness, standing in solidarity with other…