Teacher wins $1M global prize A Canadian woman has won a global teaching prize worth $1 million US for her work in Salluit, an Inuit community in northern Quebec. Maggie MacDonnell, who grew up in Nova Scotia, beat out 20,000 other nominees for the 2017 Global Teaching Prize, which has become one of the most-coveted and high-profile awards…
Just a small reduction in the amount of meat per school lunch has enormous environmental effects. For the past two years, school lunches at the Oakland Unified School District have been a little different. As part of a study to find out if reducing the amount of meat and cheese in school meals would affect…
6 Eco-friendly inventions that can reduce your carbon footprint Our world doesn’t look much like the ones envisioned in sci-fi flicks like Star Trek or Back to the Future, let alone the latest installment of Star Wars. Kids aren’t buzzing around on flying skateboards, and we aren’t dueling with light sabers. But who needs movies when real-world innovations are…
Norway will spend almost $1 billion on new bike highways Norway announced a new tool in its fight against transit emissions: a new network of bike highways. As part of a plan, the country will spend a massive 8 billion Norwegian Kroner ($923 million) creating 10 broad, two-lane, cross-country bike tracks in and near Norway’s…
The Pineapple Leather, Environmentally Friendly Leather It is possible to continue to buy leather while respecting the environment. Yes, pineapple leather exists. The pineapple leather Launched by socially-conscious textile company Ananas Anam, pineapple leather (or “Piñatex”) is an “innovative, natural and sustainable non-woven textile” derived from pineapple leaves, a major by-product from the pineapple…
14-years old Daniel “Damn Daniel” Lara using his platform to make a difference There’s no way that 14-year old Daniel Lara could have imagined that wearing a pair of white Vans would make him a worldwide sensation. He and his buddy Josh Holz’s “Damn Daniel” meme took over social media last month, landing him a…
World Bank wants to release $2,5 billion for teenage girls’ education The World Bank pledged on April 13th, 2016, to allocate $2.5 billion to educate and empower adolescent girls in low-income countries as a way to improve their well-being and fight poverty. Speaking at the spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International…
Elisabeth Murdoch creates a new prize to encourage female artists Philanthropist Elisabeth Murdoch aims to boost mid-career women artists with a big new cash prize. The Tate trustee, philanthropist, and daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch have created the Freelands Artist Award, an annual £100,000 (approximately $150,000) prize. The award will also provide its winner…
Montreal is a city of artists, and unlike most places, we don’t like to keep our art exclusively in museums. Instead, we take it to the streets and plaster it all over the city. The best part of Montreal street art is that it is constantly evolving. Every year, MuralFest adds a few more pieces…
German soccer team combats racism by turning everyone black in team photo A soccer team in Germany turned all its players into black on the official photo of the club and posted it on its own Facebook account. Leinster SV had good intentions; the gesture was meant to show support for two of their players,…