WWF-Canada Blog

Swimming with sharks

My personal experience with a shark showed me how beautiful and non-threatening these creatures are, and most importantly, that they need us to protect them.

May 06, 2012
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

How do you know if an electric vehicle will work for you?

Whether it is an all-electric, a plug-in hybrid or something else, there is one vehicle that will be most suitable for each one of us.

May 04, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

It doesn’t take ties to fame to help your local community

As of May 1, public registration opened for this fall’s Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, which is taking place from Sept. 15-23 along waterways all throughout Canada.

May 04, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Overcoming a fear of commitment

This is not a blog about dating.

May 02, 2012
Posted by Steph Morgan

What do water risks, Twitter and Justin Bieber have in common?

A quick Google trends search shows that prior to 2007, these terms were practically non-existent in the lexicon of internet searches – people simply weren’t talking about them. Fast forward to today and we have a different story altogether.

May 02, 2012
Posted by Eric Mysak

Living Planet @ Work company of the month: Crown Property Management Inc.

People, planet, profit. The “triple bottom line” has become ubiquitous in how we talk about business and the environment. What’s emerging in the discourse is an underlying 4th “P”: partnerships. We spoke with Crown Property Management’s Mark Halkias, to learn about how they proactively work to build partnerships with their operators and tenants.

May 02, 2012
Posted by Adrienne Lo

Why Québec made history on Earth Day

Earth Day 2012 saw a record number of people for a rally anywhere in Quebec or Canada in history for an environmental cause.

May 01, 2012
Posted by staffblogger

Oil tankers and oil pipelines too great a risk: Canadians for the Great Bear

Oil tankers and an oil pipeline through Canada’s remarkable Great Bear region are too great a risk to take, said ‘Captain Canada’ hockey hero Scott Niedermayer and other well-known British Columbians at today’s Vancouver kick-off of a nation-wide campaign, Canadians for the Great Bear.

May 01, 2012
Posted by Sara Falconer

The future is bright!

These boys and girls were very interested, engaged, enthusiastic, well informed, and open to new ideas. They ‘got’ the idea of how life on Earth is interconnected and how what we do – both good things and not so great things – impact it.

May 01, 2012
Posted by Jarmila Becka Lee

Full Circle: Shooting the Arctic Circle on IMAX

The success of the ‘Arctic Home’ campaign – which raised almost $2 million, tons of public awareness and support for conserving the Last Ice Area – has been exciting to watch. And it was all brought to life by footage from ‘To the Arctic’. Now you can learn more about the film from producer Shaun McGillivray.

April 30, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Fishy Business- Budget bill rolls back protection for fish

Buried in the lengthy tome of a new budget bill in the House of Commons last week are sweeping reforms to the way we now protect Canada’s irreplaceable natural capital- our fish, forests, seas, and wildlife. An overview of the changes:

April 30, 2012
Posted by Linda Nowlan

Creating Sustainability at Rio+20: Ideas for the next ten years

With the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development coming up in June, it’s important to reflect on what we want the next ten years to look like for our environment, our economy, and our communities.

April 27, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Electric Vehicles: The big picture

Hybrid cars, electric cars, battery powered vehicles – what’s the difference? Here, our Manager of Sustainable Transportation, Rebecca Spring explains the basics of ‘green’ driving.

April 27, 2012
Posted by staffblogger

Respect for the power of the sea

It has become increasingly apparent that we can no longer look to our Federal Government agencies for the kind of clear and honest assessment of risk that we as Canadians, and the environment we safeguard, deserve.

April 26, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Pipe Up: 10 year old Ta’Kaiya speaks out against the Northern Gateway Pipeline

Ta’Kaiya, 10, lives in North Vancouver and is from the Sliammon First Nation. She has written an original song, “Shallow Waters”, to raise awareness about the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline. We sat down to chat with her about why this matters to her.