climate change
How sustainable fishing helps protect oceans from climate change
Marine biologist Christine Stortini explains how overfishing throws ocean ecosystems out of whack and makes ocean life more susceptible to the ill effects of climate change.
Huge increase in electric vehicles coming soon from U.S. auto manufacturers
Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the world's carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday, August 5, 2021, announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.
Oxfam warns reforestation plans threaten food security
Over-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80 per cent by 2050, Oxfam said.
Intense hot weather makes huge California fire even more huge
California's largest wildfire exploded again after burning for nearly three weeks in remote mountains and officials warned on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, that hot, dry weather would increase the risk of new fires across much of the state.
Climate extremes hit wealthier countries this summer
As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past.
Why the words media use to describe climate change matter
In Canadian media outlets, the term "climate change" overtook "global warming" in 2002, a gap that has since widened.
U.S. $1 trillion infrastructure bill backs off on some climate promises
The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package unveiled by the Senate includes more than $150 billion to boost clean energy and promote “climate resilience” by making schools, ports and other structures better able to withstand extreme weather events such as storms and wildfires.
Saskatoon sees bright future in solar energy
Saskatchewan's biggest city is harnessing the sun to meet its climate goals — and push a fossil fuel-heavy province toward renewable energy.
Climate change has worsened the spread and ferocity of wildfires, Biden says
President Joe Biden is sounding the alarm about the need for more resources to fight a series of wildfires in western states, as climate change has worsened the spread and ferocity of the blazes.
The good, the bad and the downright ugly of COVID PPE
What the average person rarely thinks about is the massive impact PPE is having on the already vast waste stream of plastic, particularly in industrialized societies, writes columnist Warren Bell.