Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.

The fact of the matter is that today, stuff-selling mega-corporations have a huge influence on our daily lives. And because of the competitive nature of our global economy, these corporations are generally only concerned with one thing - the bottom line. That is, maximising profit, regardless of the social or environmental costs.

Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming.

Despite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or that humans are causing it. Widely known as climate change "skeptics" or "deniers," these individuals are generally not climate scientists and do not debate the science with the climate scientists.

In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled.

Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy lives. Why, then, do health costs continue to climb at unsustainable and frightening rates?

Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.