When the Stars Disappear

When the Stars Disappear

by Mae Stockton | Nov 28, 2025 | In My Town, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

Light pollution not only disrupt the darkness, it affects our health, and the behaviour — and survival — of wildlife. Every summer, once school lets out, my family and I rush up to the cottage to escape the sticky heat of the  city to cool down by the lake. We...
The Dying of the Light

The Dying of the Light

by Ethan Smallwood | Oct 31, 2025 | Ideas & Inspiration, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

On seeing (and not seeing) the Milky Way Student Ethan Smallwood delivered this speech about the night sky as his culmination of the Climate Leadership Retreat in Martha’s Vineyard in July 2025. Read about our upcoming retreats in California and Martha’s...

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