By: Iona Kim, August 30th 2022 As we progress into a rapidly advancing future, it’s quickly being revealed that such a coming time brings many consequences that could severely damage our health and wellbeing. A significant side effect that is and will continue to impact us is air pollution. Affecting an estimated 9 million people…
Month: August 2022
Climate Change Deniers — Debunking Their Arguments
By: Alisha Wang, August 23rd 2022 With the increase in Climate Change awareness in the past decade, the number of those who deny its existence, has also risen. These individuals, known as “climate deniers” or “climate skeptics” hold a range of different explanations for why they believe climate change is fake. In this article, we…
Climate Change Miseducation and Mischaracterization
By: Sophie Choong, August 13th 2022 Climate change is a highly contentious issue in North America and has been for quite some time. The effects of fossil fuel burning, fracking, and other industrial acts remained unknown until recent decades, meaning education around climate change is still uncertain. The widespread dissemination of political and environmental misinformation…
Green Spaces in Urban Areas
By: Margaret Xun, August 6th The biophilia hypothesis states that humans have an intrinsic craving for a connection to the natural world. We have designed our urban spaces so that the average Canadian can spend 90% of their lives indoors, essentially disconnected from natural life. Studies have shown that an integration of green spaces into…