Why the US Midterms Are Important
Trying Times The US midterm elections are this week, and I have to say, I’m excited! However, as a Canadian living in Japan, I found I’ve also had to defend my interest. US politics...
Sustainably Motivated
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How to Help in Brazil
An Elected Despot In case you missed it, Brazilian elections went down this week and the notorious extreme-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Presidency (The Guardian). It really is wretched news for progressives, believers in...
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The Greener Search Engine
Generating Money For Conservation Ecosia is a search engine. A pretty clear and simple one at that. Although Google is by far the most popular one, Ecosia can actually add-on to Google Chrome as...
Europe to Ban Single-Use Plastics
Thinking Sustainably This week the European Parliament voted to ban single-use plastics (The Guardian). An overwhelming majority of elected representatives supported the motion to cut down on plastic pollution and address the colossal...
Teaming Up for the Environment
Join an Environmental Organization The recent IPCC report was certainly a sobering reminder of what’s at stake. If you’re looking to take action as a result of your heightened concern, I’ve compiled here a...
Running Low On Time
The World’s Climate Scientists Issue Yet Another Warning On Monday, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) released it’s most recent report on global warming. The IPCC was formed by the United Nations Environment...
Gaining Strength From The Past
To Learn Is To Be Empowered Exemplary writer and social analyst James Baldwin urges you to learn as much as you can! Fundamental to this is reading and discovering more about the past. As...
The Year of the Typhoon
-Updated Nov 2018- Typhoon Trami 2018 has been a brutal year for typhoons in Japan. Last night Tokyo felt the effects of Typhoon Trami, the 24th typhoon to impact Japan this year. Early...
How To Sharpen Your Critical Thinking
Developing the Mindset There is so much information coming at us on a daily, that we can easily become saturated. The world has gotten smaller, the news cycle even faster, and it pretty much...
