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Defending the right to be cold: Sheila Watt-Cloutier on climate change, human...
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, who presented this year’s public lecture at the MSE, is an internationally acclaimed environmental and indigenous rights activist. She was born in Nunavik and grew up in Nova...
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SCIENCE VS. IDEOLOGY: MARK LYNAS ON WHAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT GOT WRONG
Mark Lynas is an author and public speaker on topics ranging from climate change to biotechnology. He was the climate change advisor to President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives before the latter was...
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The Thoreau Retreat: Recreating Walden in Mont Saint-Hilaire
In 2008, the late McGill professor, Joan Marshall, submitted a proposal for a weekend course that was “designed […] to encourage students to explore their ecological identities.” Today, The Thoreau...
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Holly Dressel on the Sustainability of Eating Meat
At a time when vegetarianism and veganism extol the virtues of a meatless diet for a healthier environment, Holly Dressel – adjunct professor at the McGill School of Environment, author, researcher,...
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Aaron Vansintjan and Hugo Martorell on Food Justice in Montreal
While the concept of food security is no stranger to agricultural discourse , food justice – the ability for everyone to grow, sell, and eat healthy affordable food – isincreasingly beginning to enter...
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George McCourt on the MSE’s 15th Anniversary and the Future of...
The McGill School of Environment sat down with George McCourt, Associate Director of Student Affairs and Faculty Lecturer, to talk about the MSE’s 15th anniversary and the future of interdisciplinary...
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The Next Generation of Sustainability from UBC to McGill: John Robinson and...
On January 24th, 2014, students, faculty, and community members alike, found themselves at the very first McGill Net Positive Project Discussion. The McGill Net Positive project is the first step in...
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The Arctic Law Colloquium: A Future of $200 per Barrel Oil
During their first event of the year, the McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (JSDLP) hosted an Arctic Law Colloquium on Offshore Resources & International...
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The MSE Annual Environment Public Lecture: David Owen on the Myths of...
David Owen is the author of several books and articles on the relationship between human consumption and the environment such as Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less...
View ArticleCaring about the climate: MSE student’s educational initiative puts learners...
Despite the overwhelming evidence for the existence of climate change, news items bemoaning the lack of political will to tackle the issue are depressingly commonplace. And it’s not only a problem...
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