Dalhousie on track to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets
Rochelle Owen, the director of the Office of Sustainability at Dalhousie University, says she’s confident the university can meet its greenhouse gas reduction target of 50 per cent by 2020, […]
DIY renewable energy
What do an old bike, water jugs, a steel rod, a generator and a car battery have in common? A group of mechanical engineering students at Dalhousie are using all […]
Brianna Maxwell shares some sustainable life hacks
Brianna Maxwell’s garbage fits in a jar. So far it’s a couple tags, some Band-Aids and a plastic straw. Maxwell has been living a sustainable lifestyle for several years, but […]
From the ends of the earth to Halifax
Jasveen Brar has visited both poles and has seen firsthand some of the challenges these remote areas of the planet face. From seeing plastic water bottles among half a million […]
Micro-adventuring in Halifax
It’s a mild Sunday morning just before Reading Week. Twenty students pile into a Metro Transit bus, filling the near-empty vehicle with their chatter. The group includes first-time hikers and […]
King’s students grade Halifax on climate change
Two students from the University of King’s College are giving Halifax a C+ for the city’s work on climate change. First-year students Lilian Barraclough and Cameron Yetman started collecting data […]
Cycling through the snow
It’s not easy to miss the bundled-up cyclists on the Halifax streets. Wearing bright colours, reflective tape and, sometimes, goggles, they seem to be out even in the foulest weather. […]
Dal students work to further UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
For Paul Bissonnette, the adventure started in summer 2016. Two weeks before he was scheduled to be in New York for the World Merit 360 conference, the fourth-year chemistry student […]
Loaded Ladle looks for levy increase
The Loaded Ladle is hoping to gather at least 900 student signatures in support of a $1.50 levy increase. Right now, each student pays $6 a year for three meals […]
Outdoor adventuring made easy through new gear library
Evan Groen was patching up a pile of tents donated to the Dalhousie Outdoor Society (DOS), when he came up with an idea. Here was all this gear, sitting around, […]