Canada’s disappearing forests are a devastating hidden carbon bomb
Canada’s forests are being logged faster than they can regrow and that's adding billions of tonnes of CO2 into atmosphere.
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Conservation group buys stand of majestic old-growth as gift for First Nation
The Nature-Based Solutions Foundation intends to give the land back to the First Nation whose territory it is with an upcoming conservation covenant.
Eva Kiefer helps fund a greener, cleaner world
As a co-founder and chief financial officer of investment firm Akira Impact, she is supporting ideas that are good for the planet and the people who live here.
Why Summerside lit up fast after Fiona left P.E.I. dark
Summerside on Prince Edward Island has its own municipal electrical company, which was able to get power restored much quicker than the rest of the province.
I swam with the salmon — they taught me about dignity and strength
Campbell River can host upwards of a million returning pink salmon in a banner year and is an ideal place to appreciate the fundamental role the iconic fish play in B.C.'s marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.
Broken promises: Insurance giants Sun Life and Manulife are deep into coal, oil and gas
Sun Life and Manulife have made net-zero promises but continue investing billions of dollars in fossil fuels, new data obtained by Canada's National Observer reveals.
Algonquin horticulturist helps Ottawa church’s garden project grow into Indigenous learning centre
The project first materialized as a modest food security project: an Algonquin horticulturalist and members of the First Unitarian Congregation started a garden in the back of the church and hosted lessons on the intersection of food security, foraging and climate change.
Jodi-Ann Wang brings youth climate fears to the ears of G20 leaders
As a Canadian youth delegate to the G20, 24-year-old Jodi-Ann Wang brings the climate concerns of the country’s youth to world leaders.
Senate group pushes for a climate lens for all legislation
Few senators are climate experts, but if armed with the right knowledge, they can use their collective power to ensure climate change is top of mind in the legislative process.
The fate of your food rests with Canada’s native bees
Industrial farming practices like pesticides can harm native bees, contributing to their global decline. UBC master's student Jennifer Lipka is looking at how to make farms more bee-friendly. The stakes are high: without pollinators, everything from food security to native plants is in danger.
Eric Labrecque is weaning Yukon homes off fossil fuels
At 28, Eric Labrecque is running the Yukon Conservation Society’s successful Yukon Electric Thermal Storage Demonstration Project.
Bison on this Prairie farm bring back birds, biodiversity and fewer floods
When a powerful drought fried the fields on Doug Griller's farm last summer, the Manitoba rancher feared they would have trouble bouncing back. A herd of bison helped the recovery exceed expectations.
These Nova Scotians can hear their neighbour — a coal mine — 8 kilometres away
Donkin — the only operational underground coal mine in Canada — closed in 2020 after a series of roof cave-ins and a provincial stop-work order. The ventilation fan that causes Donkin’s constant noise pulls fresh air into the mine to dilute methane and prevent explosions.
Think of Samanta Jovanovic as a cleantech matchmaker
As executive director of Start Alberta, this 34-year-old Calgarian helps climate solution entrepreneurs and investors find each other.
The next session of Parliament could fix health care, slash emissions and tackle inequality. Will it rise to the challenge?
The fall session will be anything but boring and the federal government must take concrete steps to increase income security, writes David Macdonald.
