Tag: Enviroment

What’s the deal with Australia’s bushfires?

Bushfires aren’t uncommon in Australia—in fact, the country experiences a natural “fire season” every year during the Australian summer. However, the past few months have been much worse than normal, as the intense fires have burned millions of hectares of land and destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists...

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Queen’s should divest from the source of climate change

The University’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels proves that Queen’s values its finances above the changing climate.     Queen’s positions itself as a leader in action against climate change. But if the school is sincere about its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, that should extend...

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City Council to vote on declaring climate change emergency

At its first meeting in March, Kingston City Council will vote on a motion calling the city to declare a climate emergency.  The motion seeks to “officially declare a climate emergency for the purposes of naming, framing and deepening our commitment to protecting our economy, our ecology and our community...

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As campus goes green, food waste lingers

While the recently unveiled Climate Action Plan has set goals for a more sustainable campus, food waste efforts aren’t making headlines. Since Principal Woolf’s 2010 commitment that Queen’s would become carbon neutral by 2040, the University has diverted more resources to sustainability. These efforts...

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