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Roberta Staley

bacteria, antimicrobial resistance, food systems
Health & Lifestyle

A microbial scourge as urgent as climate change

by Roberta Staley

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are leaping the species barrier, jeopardizing the health of both humans and domestic animals

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Energy

Petroleum workers journey into the world of renewable energy

by Roberta Staley

Iron & Earth’s online portal aims to help former oil and gas workers connect with a renewable energy employer

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Food/Spring 2022

How livestock is getting caught in the climate change crossfire

by Roberta Staley

Animal agriculture is both a major contributor to the climate crisis and a victim of it. What can farmers do to prepare?

Coal waste could help transition from fossil fuels
Mining/Winter 2022

Could rare earth minerals give coal country a second life?

by Roberta Staley

Pilot projects across North America are looking to shuttered coal mines as a source of minerals crucial to a net-zero carbon-emissions future

Fall 2021/Water

Nature’s day in court

by Roberta Staley

After securing legal rights for one northern Quebec river, groups are fighting to make Canada’s largest river next. Corporate polluters, beware.

Chemical fertilizer alternative unearthed by startup
Food/Summer 2021

B.C. start-up unearthing low-carbon solutions for growing food

by Roberta Staley

The world's most popular fertilizer is exacerbating the climate crisis. Can biofertilizers be part of the solution?

Fall 2020/Leadership

Of mice and men: Could COVID spell the end of animal testing?  

by Roberta Staley

The vaccine race is accelerating the emergence of a new frontier in science looking at alternatives to animal modelling

covid tourism wildlife
Natural Capital/Summer 2020

Tourism collapse in Kenya raises fears of poaching uptick

by Roberta Staley

This past spring, massive rainfall caused the Mara River, the lifeblood of the Maasai Mara in southern Kenya, to overflow, flooding ecotourism

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Natural Capital/Summer 2020

Banking on the wildlife trade

by Roberta Staley

COVID-19 has brought into glaring focus the link between animal-borne diseases and the health of humans. While questions remain over precisely how

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