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It's strawberry season. James and I are at the Ellis Farms u-pick on Delta's Westham Island, crouching between long rows of the bunchy green plants, plucking the big berries and dropping them gently into small buckets. We imagine their future with cream and in pies. I lick the sweet red juice from my fingers. "If I make jam we can have strawberries all year," I say. James asks with what, exactly, I plan to make the jam? Sugar? One of the planet's most exploitative products, shipped in from thousands of kilometres away? Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners

See: Earth's human population has grown exponentially. The number of people on the planet has increased from about 1 billion in 1800 to 2.5 billion by 1950, 6.1 billion at the turn of the century and...

Op-Ed: Collapseologists are warning humanity that business-as-usual will make the Earth uninhabitable Christopher Ketcham and Jeff Gibbs © (Photo illustration by Nicole Vas/Los Angeles Times; John Antczak/Associated Press) (Photo illustration by Nicole Vas/Los Angeles Times; John Antczak/Associated Press) Hundreds of scientists, writers and academics from 30 countries sounded a warning to humanity in an open letter published in the Guardian in December: Policymakers and the rest of us must “engage openly with the risk of disruption and even collapse of our societies.” �...

Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter. In this photo taken May 19, 2011, a miner works at an illegal mining process in Delta Uno, Madre de Dios, Peru. Mercury released by the mining is slowly poisoning people, plants, animals and fish, scientific studies show (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) The man who invented the term “ecological footprint” treated an Israeli audience on Thursday to a blistering attack on neo-liberalism and human self-delusion that he said was destroying the biological basis of human existence. “Climate change isn’t the problem,” said William Rees, Pro...

The Aberavon beach tragedy which claimed 24 lives Their screams could be heard from the busy beach as day-trippers to the seaside watched in horror Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice On Tuesday, August 8, 1893, an air of gloom hung over the litt...