The promise of Bras d’Or
Volunteers have protected and promoted the Cape Breton estuary for over a decade — which is good news for the planet.
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UN kudos for Canadian project to climate-proof coastal estuaries
A West Coast estuary resilience project involving a dozen First Nations partners, academics and government scientists studying climate impacts and solutions for vital tidal ecosystems is getting global attention.
Forests can add value without being clearcut
Aiming to protect and restore forests, and maintain local ownership of the land, Growing Forests has already raised $750,000 from 75 small investors, and the company has purchased roughly 900 acres of forest from woodlot owners.
How to roll with the tide
The Nova Scotia community of Mahone Bay devised a creative way to combat climate challenges.
Linking student concerns to climate justice
Celine Isimbi empowers her fellow university students to link their concerns to climate justice.
Like we did for tobacco, we must ban false fossil fuel ads
A private member's bill put forward by NDP MP Charlie Angus is closely modelled on the Tobacco Act, which successfully controlled tobacco advertising in the face of that public health crisis.
Making action on climate change culturally relevant
Zamani Ra, founder and CEO of CEED Canada, helps low-income newcomer communities make a difference by showing them climate action can be simple, convenient and culturally relevant.
Fill ’er up. Burn it down
Fuelling our rising horde of gas-guzzlers in Canada is burning down our nation’s climate promises and our kids’ future.
Feds off-track courting foreign groceries
Forget Trader Joe's. Some observers say Canadian grocery co-ops are a better climate-friendly community alternative to big foreign chains.
Europe's record renewable use weakens case for LNG in Canada
A report just released by energy think tank Ember found that fossil fuel electricity generation levels in Europe reached a record low in 2023, calling into question Canada's justification for exporting LNG abroad.
Bill seeks crackdown on fossil fuel ads
A new private member’s bill is taking aim at fossil fuel companies using the same tactics that forced Big Tobacco to stop advertising.
Saving and celebrating our oceans
Emma Chu and her friend Anna Kovtunenko created Vancouver’s ORCA (Ocean conservation, Reform, Climate optimism, Action) Festival.
Our water is under threat. A new global initiative wants to find solutions
The University of Michigan and McMaster University have launched a new global centre for climate change that aims to incorporate Indigenous knowledge to address water crises across the world.
Quebec environmental group is on a quest to get SUVs off the roads
Quebec has the lowest emissions per capita in Canada, but one environmental group says the climate gains the province is making are threatened by an SUV habit it just can’t quit.
Eyes turn to B.C. as U.S. pauses approval of LNG projects
Calls from climate advocates to follow the lead of the United States and pause Canadian liquified natural gas projects face a serious challenge: a promise of economic reconciliation tied to capital and liquified natural gas (LNG) development.