Happy Earth Day 2025!

04/22/2025 Colin McGregor 0

From the staff at The Social Eyes, think of the planet this day of days on the environmental calendar, April 22nd. First celebrated in 1970, this American invention called Earth Day is now feted around the globe. No matter what is going on south of […] See more

This Book is Garbage!

03/14/2025 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor “There are currently 347 reservations for this book at the library.” When I saw that email on my computer screen, I asked myself: “What sort of book would stir up that much interest in Quebec?” The reply: Ordures! Journal d’un vidangeur (Garbage! […] See more

A Sky with Fewer and Fewer Stars

02/28/2025 The Social Eyes 0

By Agence Science-Presse The nighttime sky is less and less starry: urban lighting has reduced the number of stars we can see at night by 7 to 10% each year between 2011 and 2022, according to data from over 51,000 amateur astronomers around the globe. […] See more

Autonomy with a Capital A

08/19/2024 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is trying to chase cars out of the downtown area. It’s a short-term vision for saving the environment. It’s not the vehicles you have to get rid of downtown – it’s the drivers! To do this you have […] See more

Four Myths about Wind Power

01/26/2024 The Social Eyes 0

By Maxime Bilodeau – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Wind power is often accused of lots of flaws, usually incorrectly. Here are four myths: Wherever there are wind turbines, we often find nearby residents who claim that they suffer from symptoms such as dizziness, […] See more

Fewer Possessions for More Serenity

12/15/2023 The Social Eyes 0

By Célie Dugand Isabelle Lajoie, a mother of three, was constantly tidying and organizing her home, which stressed her out a great deal. Thinking she had problems organizing things, she took courses from professional organizers. But each attempt to organize her own home adequately ended […] See more

Eco-responsible Behavior: Where Are We? Part II

06/13/2022 The Social Eyes 0

By Virginie Francoeur, Ph.D. The forests lead the people, the deserts follow them – François-René de Chateaubriand. On a planetary scale, the health and subsistence of our human population rest firmly on the viability of our ecosystems. Globalization has weakened our natural environment.  The biggest […] See more

Eco-responsible Behavior: Where Are We? Part I

05/11/2022 The Social Eyes 0

By Virginie Francoeur, Ph.D. The forests lead the people, the deserts follow them – François-René de Chateaubriand. On a planetary scale, the health and subsistence of our human population rest firmly on the viability of our ecosystems. Globalization has weakened our natural environment.  The biggest […] See more