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A quick guide to permafrost

What is permafrost?   Permafrost is a mix of soil, rocks, and sediment that absorbs water which then turns to ice and freezes. The ice combines the materials and creates solid areas of frozen ground. These areas are officially considered permafrost if they remain frozen for at least two years. Above the frozen ground is an ‘active’ layer that thaws during warmer summer…

Your role in leading the fight for sustainability

It is easy to feel hopeless or powerless when reading news about issues of global challenges like climate change and social injustice. Or to feel that our individual roles and capabilities in tackling these crises are unimportant.  However, we all have the power to make change happen.  In fact, it has been argued that a small minority of citizens, 3.5%, “have the…

What would happen if the world stopped shopping?

A shopping mall

Let’s take a curious dive into J.B. MacKinnon’s thought-provoking thought experiment to find out!  Before we start, you might have some questions… Firstly, what is a thought experiment? A thought experiment is an exploration of a hypothetical situation, in this case: a world without shopping. What do we mean by shopping in this context? MacKinnon clarifies that by ‘shopping’ he is referring…