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How Dollarama Poisons its Consumers and Still Makes a Profit: A Loophole in Safety Regulations
By Natasha Murmu Science and Environment Editor Photo by Montreal Souterrain Let’s admit it: With Dollarama so conveniently located a...
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theplantnews
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Beyond the Strike
Benjamin Savard Contributor Benjamin Savard is the Vice-President of Sustainability and Equity from the Dawson Student Union (DSU). On...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Take A Bite Out of Apple
Lorna Papa Contributor Source: Wired Great news! Just when you got your long-awaited latest release iPhone, guess what? The newest iPhone...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Should I Be Scared to Brush My Teeth?
Alina Pintilei Contributor Source: Drmlandy I brush my teeth every morning, and I used to think that people who were not doing the same...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Dirty Money: Divest Mcgill and the Path Away from Fossil Fuels
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Source: Divest McGill A couple of kilometers down from Dawson College, on Sherbrooke...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
A Quick Take on Fast Fashion
Maya Jadah Contributor Source: Phys.org The busy street of Ste-Catherine gathers many teens and adults to embark on shopping trips. A...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Scientists Looking Up The Aftermath of The IPCC
Téa Barrett Staff Writer Source: KCRW After the publication of the latest IPCC report that calculated a remaining 3 years to cut down on...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
The Grass Should be Greener: preserving Montreal’s green spaces
Lily Massé Contributor Credit: Les Amis du Parc Meadowbrook Greenspace is a pillar of environmental wellbeing in Montreal while also...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Now or Never
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment editor Credit: NASA “The time for action is now”, reads the headline of the IPCC’s website....
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Beyond Meat Tips for eating sustainably
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Credit: To Taste There is no denying that these days, climate change is a hot topic....
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Octopus Factory Farming: Stop it Before it Starts
Karina Melm Contributor Credit: The Guardian Octopuses are remarkable creatures. They can solve complex puzzles and can feel a variety of...
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
City trees: a cure to dystopic summer temperatures…for the wealthy
Kiana Lalavi Staff Writer Author’s note: Names have been changed for anonymity Credit: Google maps, photos were taken at the same...
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
I was too exhausted to find a title…
Emily McQueen Staff writer Do you feel an overarching sense of failure and helplessness like every day is a bad day? Do you just feel...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
Golden Time Machine
Emily Mcqueen Staff writer (Space.com) On Christmas day 2021, 7:20 am, a golden time machine is launched into space from French Guiana,...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
Pig Hearts for Humans
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor (Getty Images/Futurism) The new year started off with a futuristic and unimaginable...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Search Engine that Plants Trees
The Search Engine that Plants Trees By Julieta Lozano-Ramsay Is it free? Yes. No need to make an account either. So how do they make...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
In Fairy Creek, Pacheedaht and Protestors Clash on the Future of Old-Growth
In Fairy Creek, Pacheedaht and Protestors Clash on the Future of Old-Growth Noe Yasko Staff Writer South of British Columbia’s Vancouver...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Evergreen Dilemma of Christmas
The Evergreen Dilemma of Christmas Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environmental Editor While Christmas time is, deservedly so, one of...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Avoiding Seasonal Depression in a Cold, Cold, Winter
Emily Mcqueen Copy editor In October, the leaves turn yellow as we excitedly pick out our Halloween costumes. The month of December...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Mercury in retrograde: Myth or Fact?
Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Breakups, broken phones, missed buses; all things that tend to be blamed on a certain...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Trees: Can They Save Us?
Emily McQueen Copy Editor The words “Lots of solutions are talked about but what about a solution that is right in front of us?” were...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Stargazing for Stellar Sights. See what’s visible in the night sky this month!
By Mia Kennedy Managing Editor Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. (Credit: NASA) In the interest of keeping astronomy accessible, all of the...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Stargaze City
Noe Yasko Staff Writer (Getty images) Though I don’t like to admit it, being overwhelmed is a huge part of my life. When it feels like...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Changing Seasons
By Robin Steedman-Braun Science and Environment Editor Wondering why the weather has been so unpredictable recently? You’re not alone,...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
Do Lobsters Feel Pain?
By Laura Gervais Science & Environment Editor Foodies of Dawson, I officially welcome you to lobster season! Spring is in the air --...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
I’m not lovin’ it: Opting out of the single-use cycle
By Lily Massé Contributor Overflowing with red Tim Hortons cups and green Starbucks straws, crammed full of plastic Coke bottles and...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Future of Fashion with Sustainability
By Maija Baroni Staff Writer Fashion is a visual representation of the way we want to present ourselves to the world, making it a...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
The Science of Love
By Laura Gervais Science & Environment Editor Seeing as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, it felt appropriate to delve into the...
theplantnews
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
Sleep Deprivation: An Epidemic No One’s Talking About
By Arwen Low Contributor Article originally published in The Plant's October 2020 Issue Illustrator: Aria Dines I’m a bit self-conscious...
theplantnews
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
Hot and Dangerous – Climate Justice and You
By John Nathaniel Gertler Contributor Article originally published in The Plant's October 2020 Issue Liberation School. 2016 These days,...
theplantnews
- Dec 13, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus Vaccine: What You Need To Know
By Laura Gervais Science & Environment Editor Via BBC Nine months ago, we naïvely thought we were getting an extra week of Spring break....
theplantnews
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
Water on the Moon
by Laura Gervais Science & Environment Editor At the end of October, two new studies were published about the presence of water on the...
theplantnews
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
The Impacts of COVID-19: The Good, the Bad, and the In-Between
By Laura Gervais Science Editor It’s not breaking news that life as we know it has come to a screeching halt due to the ongoing pandemic....
theplantnews
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
The Fight for a Greener World Amid COVID-19
The takeaways from Green Earth club’s Earth day discussion By Laura Krochenski There are important connections to be made between the...
theplantnews
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus vs Climate Change
By Solmaz Salehi According to research published by Columbia University, New York City’s carbon monoxide emissions have been reduced more...
theplantnews
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
Dawson's Climate Manifesto
By Isabella Désormeaux Dawson’s Green Earth Club has joined forces with the Coalition Étudiante pour un Virage Environmental et Social...
theplantnews
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Corona from Far
By Zach Jutras-Ouellette The coronavirus (COVID-19) which originated in Wuhan, China has rapidly spread. According to The New York Times,...
theplantnews
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Casually Polluting The Rivers
How the denim industry is causing environmental problems By Solmaz Salehi Mark Angelo is a conservationist who criticizes denim factories...
theplantnews
- Feb 25, 2020
- 2 min
Greenwashing
By Solmaz Salehi Cambridge Dictionary describes greenwashing as “behaviours or activities that make people believe that a company is...
theplantnews
- Nov 22, 2019
- 3 min
Intergenerational Action: Stepping Up and Making a Change, Together
By Romy Shoam Despite the widespread awareness of the climate crisis, especially among teenagers and young adults, most fail to...
theplantnews
- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min
Running Out of Time
By Solmaz Salehi The effects of climate change are everywhere, from the Arctic and Antarctic ice melting to the Amazon forest burning....
theplantnews
- Sep 24, 2019
- 2 min
The Lungs of the Earth are Burning
By: Solmaz Salehi The Amazon rainforest, also known as the lungs of the earth, is burning with a speed that has never been seen before...
theplantnews
- Sep 24, 2019
- 3 min
It’s The Little Things That Matter
Ecosia profits by selling ad space and it uses that money to pay their “reforestation partners”.
theplantnews
- Apr 25, 2019
- 8 min
Why Haven’t We Eradicated Malaria?
Let’s talk about the number one killer in human history. by Valeria Lau Malaria has existed for as long as we have. This mosquito-borne...
theplantnews
- Mar 7, 2019
- 3 min
“Brain-Tingles”: A New Form of Stress Relief
How many people find themselves on Cloud 9 thanks to ASMR By Eva Rizk Autonomous sensory meridian response, known as ASMR, is the term...
theplantnews
- Feb 7, 2019
- 3 min
What the Kids are Up To
By Camille Delagrave-Ajduk It is no surprise that pop music consistently morphs, fashion trends evolve, and social norms shift at an...
theplantnews
- Dec 8, 2018
- 1 min
Dr Plant's Science Puns
By Jie Yu Li, Sarah Mailhot and Kaylie Terauds I thought that some gossip could lighten the mood in this periodic time of the year where...
theplantnews
- Nov 15, 2018
- 3 min
Sustainability on Campus: A Project Led by Four Students from Mexico
by Eva Rizk Lizandro, Kenia, Denisse, and Luis are university exchange students from Mexico who are leading sustainability projects on...
theplantnews
- Oct 17, 2018
- 1 min
Dr. Plant's Science Puns
by Jie Yu Li and Sarah Mailhot, with special contribution from Kaylie Terauds October 18, 2018 | Sciences Y’all wanna start with a joke...
theplantnews
- Oct 17, 2018
- 3 min
Green Thinking in a Grey Space
by Briahna McTigue October 18, 2018 | Sciences Located in the heart of the concrete jungle that is Downtown Montreal, one might think...
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