It is often said that forests are renewable resources. While this is technically true, it is not unconditional. The massive efficiencies that we have been able to create in developing our modern society are truly amazing. But meeting the demands of an ever increasing population is putting a burden on the natural environment (on...
Wilderness
Assuming Personal Responsibility For The Natural World- you and me!
Every winter my wife and I try to spend a little time on the land that we are stewards of in Northern Ontario. As often as possible we invite people in our lives up to give them a chance to connect to wilderness. This video was shot this past winter deep in an ancient...
Environmental Examiner
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Of Pirates and Toxic Waste
In the absence of government accountability, unscrupulous companies have used the Somali Coast line as a dumping ground for all manner of toxic waste, both nuclear and chemical.
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