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Climate Adaptation | Volume 8 Interview series with Isaac Lamoureux

“[Water] doesn’t respect boundaries the way we have drawn them on maps.” Dr. Annette Trimbee addresses 2022 theme of adapt in relation to her studies in limnology, aquatic ecology and water management ∆

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Volume 8 | 2022

Adapt. We look at cultural and technological modifications as our year’s round of authors uncover how accommodations, adjustments, and alterations affect our current environmental climate.

Climate Adaptation | November 3, 2022

Producing Nothing, Changing Everything. What if there was a sustainable way to eradicate large amounts of a country’s energy pollution? Iceland has been doing just that; the small country has developed a means to fuel their island in ways with no impact on global warming or climate change.

By Sarah Hudson

Conservation | November 3, 2022

Elephant Conservation: A Shade of Grey. With a complicated history of elephants as working animals in Thailand, as well as wild elephants being seen as a separate issue from domesticated elephants, there is no correct answer for the conservation of elephants. The only correct answer is that all parties should be committed to advocating for the rights of elephants to the best of their abilities.

By Ashley Platz

Climate Adaptation | November 3, 2022

Global Warming Hype. There are still people who either deny or are skeptical that climate change is real or that it is caused by human activity. As a result of confirmation bias, climate change denial communities on Facebook, where people’s beliefs and opinions are constantly supported by one another, garner high activity.

By Meg Hoyland
No One is an Island | By Elyse Colville, Heather Hutchinson & Grace Pratch

“As a result of predatory delay and the hypocrite’s trap, consumers often feel responsible for an issue they have no feasible way of fixing.” The ability of the individual to affect climate change ∆

Sustainability| November 3, 2022

No One is an Island. Fossil fuel corporations have long used rhetoric and messaging to minimize and obfuscate their role in the climate crisis and shift responsibility onto the individual. In this paper, the researchers found that individuals’ ability to reduce environmental harm through their choices and habits is minimal compared to that of corporations and governments.

By Elyse Colville, Heather Hutchinson & Grace Pratch

Climate Adaptation | November 3, 2022

Risky Behaviour. The environmental movement is resilient, and there are many groups that have played a large influence in turning words into action and advocating for policy change. Of these groups, university students are particularly significant due to their reputation and role as young change makers in our society.

By Cassidy Formenti, Sarah Jackson & Lauren McMullen

Archive

The Technological Abyss | By Aaron Mazo

“The precipice over which we look, then, somehow offers us the possibility of salvation.” The role of Heidegger’s enframing in climate change ∆

Sustainability | 10/17/15

A Tale of Garbage. In 1973, American archaeologist, Dr. William Rathje, sought to create a method that would help his students understand the intricacies of archaeological fieldwork. This process is known as garbology.

By Ian McTaggart
Climate Adaptation | 10/30/16

Environmental Challenges in Alberta. Alberta has been subject to degrading air quality and forest fire natural disasters. Provincial and municipal governments are currently addressing these environmental challenges.

By Peter Brown
Climate Change | 10/30/16

Technological Abyss. Whenever a decision is made in a social, political, or economic context, it is implicitly grounded in an ethical outlook. But where do these outlooks come from? Mazo analyzes Heidegger’s concept of enframing to help.

By Aaron Mazo
International | 10/17/15

Seeds of Good Lessons. Developing countries are developing new curricula of environmental communication. The traditional theory based curriculum is being investigated and restructured.

By Nithin Kalorth & Rohini Sreekumar
Sustainability | 10/30/16

Ethiopian Landscape. For four decades pastoralist activities have been pushed to marginal areas in several regions of Ethiopia. Prior pastoralist activities were strongly connected to the Earth.

By eliSabeth Noe
Sustainability | 10/30/16

Sweden, the World’s Most Sustainable Country. Strict environmental policies and governmental initiatives that encourage all members of the society to invest in climate change projects.

By Maria Mansson
Identify Reformation through Vegan Communities | By Amanda Yvette Wolfer

“There exists both controversy and confusion surrounding [vegan]; it seems that everyone . . . holds an individual belief.” Identity politics within vegan communities ∆

Sustainability | October 2018

Strategies in the Arctic. The effects of climate change and faunal conservation are two of the pillars upon which co-management techniques are founded in Arctic communities, making them key players in the pursuit of a sustainable future.

By Emily Villanueva

Sustainability | October 2018

Inclusive or Exclusive. Negative communication could potentially exacerbate the overweight and obesity rate. A graduate student in Athens, Greece examines the inadequate body positive communication practices in stores of major fashion retailers.

By Ashley Camarneiro

Sustainability | October 2018

Vegan Identity Reformation. Community and networks play a considerable role in accountability, and they allow people not only to define themselves as vegan, but also permit others to identify as vegan, too.

By Amanda Yvette Wolfer

Conservation | October 2018

Urban Honey Tech. In spite of negative preconceived notions about new technology, the article compares the time, space, and energy requirements of the new technology as compared to the old technology.

By Troy Donovan

Sustainability | October 2018

Get Away with Murder. The persistently high rate of pedestrian and cyclist road deaths in Canada is a major public health concern and a serious impediment to encouraging active transport. Popular discourse continues to put the onus on vulnerable road users, often blaming them for their deaths.

By Heather Magusin

International | October 2018

Yasuní Initiative Demise. In Ecuador, following the late 2000’s commodity boom, a populist government invested increased oil revenues into social spending, reducing inequality, and gaining a rare period of political stability. The Yasuní National Park has been the focal point of this dynamic since 2006.

By Phillip Sloan Swallow

Listen & Learn

Podcast Series | December 8

As our climate changes, wildfire on our landscapes becomes more extreme creating a more extended wildfire season. Wildfire, however, is a natural part of the forest ecology. Do we need to learn to live with more wildfire?

By Michelle Huley

Podcast Series| December 8

Fresh out of the dictionary and into a podcast, Word Nerds: Eco Edition consists of one communication instructor and four students who tackle conversations on how our changing environment impacts our lexicon.

By Marlene Wurfel, Jack Gillard, Leanna Bressan, Kaylin Wilson & Priya Thapar.

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We publish research articles and projects about sustainability, conservation and climate adaptation.

We value curiousity, big picture and detailed thinking. We believe in shaping systems to benefit diversity across species. We support innovation.

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Earth Common Journal

An online journal dedicated to supporting and promoting student research projects on the topics of sustainability, conservation and climate adaptation