Overconsuming overconsumption
Overindulging in material items is not a hot girl activity | Acacia Carol, Staff Writer & Bella Coco, News Editor | For a generation labelled as planet saviours, Generation Z sure has a lot of...
Tagged: environment
Breaking up with carbon tax
With the 2025 federal election, are Canadians leaving carbon tax behind? | Bella Coco, News Editor | The carbon tax. We know it, we pay it and most Canadians oppose it. Like most toxic relationships,...
What you missed: Mount Royal University’s 2023 Sustainability Forum
By Bella Coco, Contributor When people think of sustainability, ideas of climate activism, environmental change, or alternative energy sources come to mind. However, Mount Royal University’s (MRU) 2023 Sustainability Forum looked at tourism, finance,...
Province forced to backtrack on coal mining projects following removal of protections
By Noel Harper, News Editor In May 2020, the Alberta government removed an environmental policy aimed at protecting some of the province’s natural areas from being used for coal mining operations. The policy, which was...
MRU creates new park-centric research network, continuing work with federal partners
By Noel Harper, News Editor Mount Royal University (MRU) is joining forces with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks Council to help preserve parks and other protected areas across the country, announced...
Attend the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival from your couch
By Mackenzie Mason, Arts Editor COVID-19 has opened a world of opportunities for arts events and festivals to not only bring their local communities together, but to bring their show around the globe —...
Sustainable innovation: How adapting agricultural innovation could help with future water shortages in Alberta
By Christian Kindrachuk, Web Editor Western Canada is on track to lose portions of its glacial volume, which could cause water shortages in Alberta. However, mitigating the disruption this could cause may be...
Talisman Energy announces donation
Funding goes to Chair of Sustainability and the Environment Holly Triebwasser News Editor Once again, Mount Royal University is the recipient of a generous donation aimed at supporting and empowering students in...
Swap till you drop
by Laura Lushington The Reflector That dress you bought last summer is hanging in your closet, tags attached, never to be worn. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but wouldn’t it...
