Make every drop count: Water conservation tips
Water conservation is not just an individual responsibility; it's a collective effort that can have substantial benefits for the environment. These simple yet effective tips will help you reduce water use at home, outdoors and when travelling.
The Dirty Dozen: PEG Compounds and their contaminants
PEG s (polyethylene glycols) are petroleum-based compounds that are widely used in cosmetics as thickeners, solvents, softeners, and moisture-carriers. PEG s are commonly used as cosmetic cream bases. They are also used in pharmaceuticals as laxatives. Health and Environmental Hazards. Depending on manufacturing processes, PEG s may be contaminated with measurable amounts of ethylene oxide and ...
Reflections on a lifetime of scientific discovery
Feb 8, 2024 · I was trained to be a scientist. A book I cowrote with Tony Griffiths became the most widely used genetics text in the United States. But as I was beginning my career in Canada, I was struck by the priorities of newspapers and television. Whole sections and programs were devoted to politics, business, sports and celebrity, with columns on astrology and bridge.
What is Land Back? - David Suzuki Foundation
Land Back is an Indigenous-led movement that means different things to different people. Watch these videos to begin establishing a shared understanding and a foundation for moving forward together. Let’s open the door to wider conversations about the history and future of land governance in Canada.
Home - David Suzuki Foundation
January 9, 2025 We can all take part in the great transformation. Apathy is the enemy. We can stand with land defenders, march with climate strikers, write letters, sign petitions, attend local government meetings, get active in politics, learn, vote, dance, have conversations with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues, make positive changes in …
The Dirty Dozen: Sodium Laureth Sulfate - David Suzuki Foundation
Regulatory Status. Ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane are prohibited on Health Canada’s Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. However, the Hotlist does not control for the presence of these chemicals as contaminants. 1,4-dioxane was recently assessed under the government’s Chemicals Management Plan but Health Canada and Environment Canada concluded that the chemical did not meet the legal definition of ...
Twelve ways to build community - David Suzuki Foundation
Inviting your neighbours, colleagues, classmates or peers to join you in activities that build community is a mutually beneficial act. Chances are good that you’ll make a positive difference in each others’ lives — and for the common good!. These 12 simple ways to build community can help slow people down, even just a little, to check in on the quality of their relationships with family ...
Top 10 things you can do about climate change - David Suzuki …
1. Urge government to take bold, ambitious climate action now. In 2021, top climate scientists issued a “code red for humanity,” warning that this is our last chance to implement the transformational changes necessary to keep warming below 1.5 C and avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate chaos. Canada’s climate targets are …
The Dirty Dozen: BHA and BHT - David Suzuki Foundation
1. U.S. National Library of Medicine, in Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents, 2010, https://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov. 2. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans vol. 17 (Paris: International Agency for Research on Cancer), vol. 40 (1986).
“The Dirty Dozen” cosmetic chemicals to avoid
Some of the ingredients in beauty products aren’t that pretty. U.S. researchers report that one in eight of the 82,000 ingredients used in personal care products are industrial chemicals, including carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, and hormone disruptors.