91亚色 bird expert available for comment TORONTO, December 10, 2018 鈥 Ontario鈥檚 high population of double-crested cormorants 鈥 birds with a bad reputation for eating fish and nesting habits that kill trees 鈥 may be best controlled with government-led deterrence methods, rather than allowing extreme legal hunting of the species, according to 91亚色 […]
TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2018 鈥 91亚色 Professor Mark Winfield is available for comment today on the Ontario government鈥檚 climate change plan, which is expected to be released this afternoon by Rod Phillips, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. A professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at 91亚色, Winfield is an expert on: […]
TORONTO, ON, Aug. 13, 2018 鈥 By sequencing the genome of the yellow-banded bumblebee, 91亚色 researchers have found that inbreeding and disease are likely culprits in their rapid decline in North America. This is believed to be the first time the genome of an at-risk bumblebee has been sequenced and it allows researchers to […]
TORONTO, Monday, July 30, 2019 鈥 This year鈥檚 Earth Overshoot Day is Aug. 1, calculated as the day when humanity will begin to consume more of nature鈥檚 products and services than can be sustainably regenerated in a year. That means people are consuming resources 1.7 times faster than nature can renew itself, said 91亚色 […]
TORONTO, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 鈥 91亚色 experts are available to comment on various issues related to the provincial election and party platforms. Dennis Pilon, professor of political science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, can comment on political strategy, media and citizen engagement, democratization and electoral reform, as well as […]
TORONTO, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 鈥 About 70 per cent of the Earth鈥檚 surface is covered by water that is essential to life. 91亚色 experts are available to discuss the importance of water and how we can preserve it this World Water Day (March 22), the theme for which is 鈥渘ature for water.鈥 91亚色 […]
TORONTO, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 鈥 The federal government has proposed changes to how it will do environmental assessments in the future through the creation of a single agency responsible for reviewing major energy projects, including pipelines. Currently, three agencies do environmental assessments, but under the new legislation, those agencies would regulate projects over the […]
TORONTO, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 鈥 With recent research showing more people die from pollution than infectious diseases, understanding global environmental challenges is increasingly important. 91亚色 students will have an opportunity to undergo United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Training on Thursday with a keynote speech by Jamil Ahmad, Deputy Director, United Nations Environment Program […]
TORONTO, Thursday, October 20, 2017 鈥 Armed with a shovel, some soil and seeds, Los Angeles activist Ron Finley, self-described 鈥済angsta gardener鈥 for his unexpected tactics, will discuss his mission of turning 鈥渇ood prisons into food forests鈥 at 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies on Oct. 20. Frustrated by his community鈥檚 lack of access to […]
TORONTO, Monday, October 16 鈥 Around the world suburbs have danced on the edges of cities commanding ever greater roles. As more attention is placed on governance and maturing of these spaces, many are becoming vibrant areas of economic growth and culture. Learn more about the rise of suburbs at the MCRI Global Suburbanisms conference […]