/sustainability/taxonomy/term/337/all en /sustainability/channels/news/which-mode-travel-provides-happiest-commute-238865 <blockquote> <p>The Atlantic: CityLab.com | Aug 20, 2014</p> <p>Written by: Eric Jaffe</p> </blockquote> <p>For most people, a satisfying commute is not necessarily a happy one—a not-so-unhappy one will do. Yes, it's true that the ideal commute<span> </span><a href="http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/08/the-ideal-commute-is-not-actually-no-commute/375609/">not absolutely zero commute</a>; many of us can use the time to decompress or get some thinking done. But it's also true that beyond a certain point—roughly 15 minutes one-way, on average—we just want our lives and sanity back.</p> Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:12:22 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1987 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/pathogens-could-be-freed-thawing-permafrost-scientists-warn-234183 <h3>French researchers are cautioning that the mining and drilling of northern regions could potentially free dormant pathogens out of the frozen soil.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on March 4, 2014 | <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/" target="_blank">The Globe and Mail</a><br />by Tu Thanh Ha</p> </blockquote> <p>French researchers who have revived a 30,000-year-old giant virus from a sample of Siberian permafrost are cautioning that the mining and drilling of northern regions could potentially free dormant pathogens out of the frozen soil.</p> Wed, 19 Mar 2014 04:54:46 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1722 at /sustainability