AuthorHello, my name is Teresa Tsui (she/her) and I am the researcher behind this work. I am now living in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada, the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki, Wendake- Nionwentsïo, Haudenosaunee and the Mississauga...
The Coastal GasLink Pipeline is the center of many recent news stories as Wet’suwet’en people and supporters acting in solidarity defend Wet’suwet’en sovereignty, law, and land. This land is one part of the proposed 675 km pipeline that is planned to stretch...
Authors Rose Duncan Aarisha Elvi HaiderEditors Mei-Ling Patterson Manvi Bhalla SUTE's Independent Research Published in NWMO's ISRW Youth What We Heard Report In Fall 2021, SUTE researchers organized 4 roundtables to facilitate conversations with youth community...
AuthorHello, Bonjour, my name is Lucia Fernandez, and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I live in what is currently known as Newmarket, Ontario Canada, the traditional territories of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe peoples. The treaties of this land...
Authors Isaac Bell (He/ Him) and Holly Giacomodonato (She/Her) are researchers at Shake Up The Establishment, a non-partisan, youth-led, registered organization that aims to promote informed voting, advocacy practices, and political accountability surrounding human...
AuthorHi/Bonjour! My name is Aidan Maloney and my pronouns are he/him/his. I live in what is currently known as Toronto, Ontario Canada. Traditionally, this land is the territory of the the Haudenosauneega (Longhouse Confederacy), Anishinabewaki, Mississaugas of the...
AuthorMy name is Hayley, I use she/her pronouns. I identify as a white settler of so-called Canada with mixed European descent. I currently reside on the traditional territory of the Cree, Anishinabek, Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota Nations and the homelands of the Métis...
Author Hello, Bonjour, my name is Acacia Markov and my pronouns are she/her/elle. I live in what is now Canada, and more specifically, in what is currently known as Ottawa, Ontario. The land on which I live is the traditional and unceded territory of the...
AuthorMy name is Rachel Howlett and my pronouns are she/her. I am from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which is the traditional land of the Mi’kmaq known as Mi’kmaki in the region of Sipekni’katik. I am speaking from a position of privilege as a white settler and I want to...
Author Hi, my name is Holly and I am the author of this post. I want to state that I do not identify as an Indigenous person and I do not intend to speak on behalf of Indigenous communities. I am speaking from a position of privilege and power as a white-settler...
Author Aidan Maloney The way in which climate change affects organisms is an ongoing and highly researched area. One key aspect of this research is an understanding of how species react to new climatic conditions and the implications it may pose to their overall...
Author Isaac Bell Sports do not occur within a vacuum. From the grassroots level up to the global sports market (projected to reach over $614 billion USD in value by the year 2022) (1), sports are influenced by a range of social, political, and environmental factors....
Author Nick Nesbitt When considering evolution, most think of Charles Darwin and the ability of living things to adapt in physical ways that allow for their continued existence and flourishment. However, one might overlook the notion that, for humans, evolution occurs...
Author Hi, my name is Holly and I am the author of this post. I want to state that I do not identify as an Indigenous person and I do not intend to speak on behalf of Indigenous communities. I am speaking from a position of privilege and power as a white-settler...
Author Sam Paton A heavily used (but long-disproved) point of argument from climate deniers is the existence of local cold weather in a warming planet. The response of exasperated climate scientists and activists has typically been that climate is the overall trend in...
Author Daniel Jubas-Malz Predicting climate change is incredibly important to determine how we can and should respond to impacts, just as forecasts for severe weather events allow us to prepare accordingly for what is to come and minimize harm. To make these...
Author Daniel Jubas-Malz Fossil fuel emissions are driving rapid climate change, but those profiting from the extraction and use of these fuels show no signs of slowing down. As a result, the International Energy Agency emphasizes the need for a reduction in fossil...
Author Hi, my name is Holly and I am the author of this post. I want to state that I do not identify as an Indigenous person and I do not intend to speak on behalf of Indigenous communities. I am speaking from a position of privilege and power as a white-settler...
Author Hi, my name is Holly and I am the author of this post. I want to state that I do not identify as an Indigenous person and I do not intend to speak on behalf of Indigenous communities. I am speaking from a position of privilege and power as a white-settler...
Author Isaac Bell Regardless of political views, everyone can agree that good health is preferable over illness and disease. In order to live a healthy life, most of us know that we should exercise, eat a nutritious diet, and try to avoid excess stress. However, it...
Author Lauren Wintraub In the past two decades, the existence of climate change, and humans’ direct contribution to its development, have been strongly established through scientific facts. Yet, despite many well-respected scientists and research journals releasing...
Author Sam PatronAir pollution is a direct consequence of increasingly industrialized societies, and it poses a threat to the health of millions of people worldwide. Toxic air pollutants range from nitrous oxide (N2O) from vehicle exhaust, to small particulate matter...
AuthorMy commitment to intersectional justice began at age 11, and is deeply informed by my lived experiences as a Sikh woman from Punjab, who immigrated to Canada at age 3, and who navigates the world with a neurodiverse perspective. My lived experiences growing up...
Author Lauren Wintraub Weeks before the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, many African countries were facing another national emergency - extremely large locust outbreaks. In fact, this locust infestation is the largest recorded for many counties in the last 70...
Author Hi, my name is Holly and I am the author of this post. I want to state that I do not identify as an Indigenous person and I do not intend to speak on behalf of Indigenous communities. I am speaking from a position of privilege and power as a white-settler...
Author Hi, my name is Holly and I am the author of this post. I want to state that I do not identify as an Indigenous person and I do not intend to speak on behalf of Indigenous communities. I am speaking from a position of privilege and power as a white-settler...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
Author Kishori Opatha Climate change is an issue that not only affects the overall health of Indigenous communities but it also poses a threat to their cultures, food systems and economies (1). Indigenous communities residing in the Arctic regions of Canada face the...
AuthorJuliahna is a francophone undergraduate student at the University of Ottawa enrolled in her fourth year of an Honors Bsc program in Biology. She has had a passion for environmental health due to her love of animals and biology which began the moment she looked...