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‘Jugs & Cans: A Reaping’: Women in food across Canada and the U.S.

SUSTAIN Editorial
Jugs & Cans: A Reaping is a current feature exhibit by writer, journalist and cultural programmer, Ivy Knight, at the Burlington Art Gallery as part of the How to Read a Vessel exhibition, which runs from September 10th to January 9th and is a free exhibit. It is a collection of empty vessels; jugs, cans, bottles and boxes, collected from women in food across Canada and the United States since 2019.... Read More...

Vital Signs: a simple way to cut carbon emissions—don’t let polluters hide

The Conversation
A price on carbon—in the form of a carbon tax or emissions trading scheme—is a way to use the power of the market’s price mechanism to balance the good that comes from emitting carbon (economic development) with the bad (climate change). It’s hard to see how the world solves what amounts to—as economists put it—a “coordination problem” without global agreements.... Read More...

3 ways restaurant staff and customers can communicate to prevent food allergy reactions

The Conversation
Public health researchers have called food allergies “a growing public health epidemic in Canada” affecting around one in 13 Canadians and one in five Canadian households. Dining out can be risky and stressful for people with allergies, in part because many restaurant employees lack the training, skills and confidence to manage food allergies safely and effectively.... Read More...

Federal election: Which party has the best climate plan? Here’s where they stand

The Conversation
The coronavirus crisis gives us a golden opportunity to make our society more sustainable, as politicians and organizations around the world have already noted. Just like how the oil crises of the 1970s led many countries to revolutionize their energy systems, the pandemic has given us a chance to rethink many aspects of our society—including our dependence on fossil fuels.... Read More...