Marisa Sittheeamorn
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About Marisa Sittheeamorn
Marisa Sittheeamorn is a graduate practicum student at Canada’s National Observer. She is in the process of completing her Master of Journalism at the University of British Columbia and holds a B.A. in Political Science and Rhetoric from Bates College in the United States. Marisa brings over five years of experience from the media and international development sector and most recently worked at UN Women and the World Health Organization. She is passionate about gender equality, climate & social justice, and public health.Her recent journalism appears in The Georgia Straight and The Thunderbird.
Challenges remain, but good news about electric BC Ferries
With a $75-million loan announced last week, BC Ferries will be purchasing its first four ships run only on electric propulsion power.
When Toronto went dark, the scramble was on to save the wine. That was only the start
The importance of a stable power grid was made clear to Ontarians who lost power for a day in a widespread cross-border blackout. The outage caused the loss of almost 19 million hours of work in Ontario alone and created a 0.7 per cent decline in Canadian GDP in a single month, according to Hydro Quebec.
Shaping a new generation of climate leaders
A global collaboration program involving three Canadian universities and one in Paris offers promising opportunities for young, climate-minded individuals to develop the skills that will help them effect meaningful change.
Once ignored, award-winning green building champion nails it
No one listened to engineer Anthony Pak when he first tried to explain the importance of embodied carbon to his Canadian colleagues.
Should the feds be doing more about e-bike fire safety?
As e-bike usage has risen in Canada, so has the number of fires caused by substandard lithium-ion batteries sometimes used to power them.
Microplastics are everywhere, even in your bloodstream
The Canadian documentary Plastic People advocates urgently reducing plastic production to aid human health.