Hydro’s green wash shows signs of fading
Hydroelectric power is generally promoted as a renewable, green source of energy. In Manitoba, hydroelectricity provides for the bulk of our energy needs and acts…
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The highs and lows of Winnipeg Folk Festival
Getting more elaborate and more innovative each year, for many people the Winnipeg Folk Festival is an annual ritual that is not to be missed….
Zoological investigations
Hello again readers of the Manitoban and welcome to late June. It is just about that time to start planning your doom — I mean…
Green tides in the land of the rising sun
Four University of Manitoba students had the opportunity to travel to Tokyo, Japan as part of the Japan-Canada Academic Consortium (JACAC), to discuss environmental issues…
Student community garden still coping from losing shed in fire
The University of Manitoba Student Community Garden continues to cope from the loss of their shed, which burnt down in a fire on April 23….
The Tories are at it again
I would love to believe that the Conservative Party of Canada takes sustainability seriously. I really would. Though I believe it is a false choice,…
Putting an end to apathy
Since the earthquake hit Haiti this past January, it has been amazing to see the international community rally together to help in their desperate time…
Letting the big ones get away
Somewhere in the last quarter of the 20th century, between the fuel shortage crises, global warming and the irreversible devastation of fragile ecosystems as the…
Vintage isn’t just cool anymore, it’s green too!
Waiting outside for an hour in -30 C weather, and dressed in only enough to leave me with a cold for the rest of the…
Avoid the gas station
Nothing, it seems, motivates people quite as strongly as money. Like it or not, financial loss or gain is one of the best ways to…