Earth Day

Earth Day

Tuesday April 22 is Earth Day and it presents an opportunity to engage and educate Canadians about environmental issues. Concordia experts can weigh in on a variety of subjects that relate to climate change, sustainability and biodiversity.

Climate Change

Damon Matthews – Associate professor, Department of Geography Planning and Environment
damon.matthews@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 2064
Interviews in English only

Smart Buildings

Radu Grigore Zmeureanu – Professor, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Radu.Zmeureanu@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 3203
Interviews in English and French

Watch Professor Zmeureanu discuss smart buildings (in French only).

Fracking

Yves Gélinas – Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yves.Gelinas@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 3337
Interviews in English and French

Watch Professor Gélinas discuss whether fracking concerns are legitimate on CTV News Montreal.
Read Professor Gélinas research:

• December 2, 2013: Tracking fracking pollution
• March 14, 2012: Fielding questions about climate change

Biodiversity

Dylan Fraser – Assistant professor, Department of Biology
Dylan.Fraser@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 8729
Interviews in English only