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