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Should We Worry about Fluoride?
Should We Worry about Fluoride?
Sink your teeth into the story of fluoride and how it affects our health and the environment.
Asparagus Magazine
Feb 24
Once the Glaciers Disappear, We Can’t Get Them Back
Once the Glaciers Disappear, We Can’t Get Them Back
My parents took me to see the Athabasca Glacier as a kid. By the time my children grow up, it could be gone.
Lindsay Kneteman
Feb 19
The Pandemic is a Chance to Rethink the Care Economy
The Pandemic is a Chance to Rethink the Care Economy
A working mom explains why paid and unpaid care workers are the undervalued backbone of our society.
Sana Kapadia
Feb 12
Lab-Grown Meat is Coming… to the Pet Food Aisle
Lab-Grown Meat is Coming… to the Pet Food Aisle
Your kitty could soon enjoy meat without harming the environment.
Kevin Jiang
Feb 10
Mending the World, One Knee-Patch at a Time
Mending the World, One Knee-Patch at a Time
How repairing my kids’ clothes has helped me get through this challenging year.
Brianna Sharpe
Feb 4
The Asparagus Manifesto
The Asparagus Manifesto
Asparagus is founded on the following beliefs…
Asparagus Magazine
Feb 6, 2018
Fighting for Black Lives through Chronic Pain
Fighting for Black Lives through Chronic Pain
I can’t protest with my body like some folks, but there are so many other forms of activism.
Taneasha White
Feb 1
Can Canada Keep its Chaga Boom from Going Bust?
Can Canada Keep its Chaga Boom from Going Bust?
The health food world’s enthusiasm for this ugly fungus has put it under threat.
Amir Aziz
Jan 28
Artists Are the Architects of Activism We Need
Artists Are the Architects of Activism We Need
Dreamers and creators can break imaginative barriers and lead us to a better world.
Jesse Firempong
Jan 15
Netukulimk: The Mi’kmaq Way of Life
Netukulimk: The Mi’kmaq Way of Life
Despite colonial attacks, Indigenous peoples have preserved our principles of living in harmony with the land.
Killa Atencio
Dec 18, 2020
Actual Self-Care for the Actual End of the World
Actual Self-Care for the Actual End of the World
The Environmentalist from Hell revisits coping strategies she came up with when things seemed tough two years ago.
Sara Bynoe
Dec 11, 2020
The Decider: Christmas Trees
The Decider: Christmas Trees
Real vs. artificial: Which option is better for the planet?
Mariana Zapata
Dec 6, 2020
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