A zero-waste grocery store …. online! Some end up in our oceans, in our forests or just about anywhere but … in our garbage cans! At this rate, the “blue planet” is about to become the waste planet. Their excessive production does not facilitate their recycling, which is not always simple and automatic. Food Waste:…
The gold from electronic waste recycled into jewelry! The manufacture of our technological equipment (television, cellular phones, (laptops) requires special materials such as gold or lithium. However, the conditions under which these minerals are extracted are often the subject of controversy. Indeed, gold mining is not without consequences. This industry is often talked about because…
Aging with friends in Denmark Although there are several ways to cope with old age (through family care, for example, or by being independent in the home), it is the option of placement in a retirement home that is most frequently used. Nevertheless, this choice may lead to contentious situations and several spillover effects.…
Inauguration of Africa’s largest wind farm With a population of some 1.2 billion, the African continent is the second most populous continent, but paradoxically the least electrified. 665 million people are reported to live without electricity on a daily base, Is a big an issue! Polluting energies and lack of accessibility. Flame thermal power plants…
The tiger population in Nepal has doubled in 10 years ! Between poaching, deforestation and the effects of global warming, it is becoming increasingly difficult to preserve the environment. The list of threatened or endangered species is constantly growing. Out of the eight million existing species (including 5.5 million insect species) nearly one million…
100% solar and sustainable fuel The consequences of a harmful hydrocarbon The negative environmental impacts caused by oil exploitation are no longer counted. This industry, which pollutes the air, the oceans and destroys vegetation, is therefore just as harmful to the planet as it is to its inhabitants…In addition, in 2015, the World Health Organization…
Nettle-based jeans “The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry on Earth, after the oil industry” – The True Cost Documentary The hidden side of textiles! The textile industry is one of the most polluting in the world. Cotton cultivation does indeed appear to be a devastating crop for our ecosystem, for farmers, but…
Launch of the first literary social network A study published in Livres Hebdo shows that the book market is not doing very well in the age of social networks. In France, for example, in 2018, sales fell by 1.7% compared to the previous year. To overcome this problem, the emergence of a new social network…
The first tattoo institute dedicated to breast reconstruction Every year, more and more women are affected by breast cancer. In Quebec, this disease affects 6,000 new patients per year. When the diagnosis is made, most of the time, mastectomy is inevitable. In addition to being long, painful and stressful, this surgery often leaves patients “mutilated”.…