The Windsor-Essex municipal elections are just around the corner and in preparation, we sent out a questionnaire to candidates across all municipalities in the region to better understand their stances on climate change and sustainability.
Staying on top of platforms and issues in a sea of information can be overwhelming; our goal is to equip you with knowledge about where your potential representatives stand regarding climate change mitigation and resilience building—so, we’ve summarized larger trends for an overview of where our local politics are leaning, pertinent climate issues and corresponding possible solutions, and what we can look out for as informed voters in local government.
What important lessons does the infamous pre-historic animated squirrel from the Ice Age movies have with respect to modern day climate change? Baird Langenbrunner takes us on an inter-epoch ride with his tales of what the Last Ice Age has to say about the adaptive capacities of plants today.
Originally featured on Massive Science, this article unpacks layers of information of what lies ahead, from what has already occurred!
The journey to a sustainable lifestyle is highly regarded and quite necessary in a world contending against climate change and its impacts, but it does come with its own set of challenges. Alley Biniarz began her sustainable fashion store, Grown Lady Garments, in Windsor in April, 2020, which came with its own inspiring tale. In this article, Alley talks about how in a quest to living more sustainably, she found a personal connection with life and self-love through clothing.
