It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

My earliest memory from childhood is of fishing with my father. And I remember vividly we were in a store, and we were buying a pup tent to go on our first camping trip.

Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods.

It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies.

The current economic system is fundamentally flawed and inevitably destructive.

Think about a seed. Once it lands, it's stuck. It can't move to find better soil, moisture or sunlight. It's able to create every part of itself to grow and reproduce with the help of air, water and sun.