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System Failure: The Reality of Being an ER Nurse in Québec
Christopher Boa Science and Environment Editor Image VIA Chiasson, Paul from The Canadian Press. If you happen to be on the sixth floor...
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theplantnews
- Apr 17
- 3 min
A Deeper Look at Plastic Pollution
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Photo via Chasant, Muntaka on Wikimedia (2019) On Nov 30th, 2019, a sperm whale washed up in Scotland with...
theplantnews
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Quite a SAD Semester, Isn’t It?
Sophie Anabelle Somé Staff Writer Photo via Livi, https://www.livi.co.uk/your-health/guide-to-seasonal-affective-disorder/. Have you been...
theplantnews
- Feb 5
- 3 min
Dreaming and Dreams: Funky, Mysterious & Necessary Products of Your Sleep
Sophie Anabelle Somé Staff Writer Picture from https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-we-dream/. Have you not once created a scenario...
theplantnews
- Feb 5
- 4 min
The FIRE Movement: How You Can Technically Retire at 30
Natasha Murmu Science and Environment Editor Photo VIA Art of Manliness and Ted Slampyak Life after CEGEP can seem grim. The idea of...
theplantnews
- Feb 5
- 3 min
A Rundown on Dolphin Captivity
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Photo VIA poeticpenguin on Shutterstock Out of all the documentaries I have watched, there are two that have...
theplantnews
- Feb 5
- 4 min
The “Fuck Cars” Perspective: A Brief Look into Why Car Dependent Cities Suck
Natasha Murmu Science and Environment Editor Photo VIA Google Maps “If I lived where you live, I wouldn’t last a week.” This was one of...
theplantnews
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Squalene and Squalane: There Might Be a Shark in your Makeup
Karina Hesselbo Contributor Photo VIA dolah on iStock Shark fin soup is a glaring issue. Every year, 73 million sharks are killed for...
theplantnews
- Jan 19
- 4 min
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...
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 21, 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 21, 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...
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