Nova Scotia

A New Brunswick-based company looks to streamline building retrofits in Nova Scotia with the help of AI.

Sprout Dwellings manufactures only a few designs. But they chosen very carefully to do several things — hasten construction, maintain affordability, stay accessible to all demographics, emphasize locally sourced materials and perhaps most importantly, to use less power.

Researchers, biologists, and Indigenous communities work together to bring eelgrass — with its role in creating healthy shorelines and its capacity for carbon storage — back to Nova Scotia coastlines.

Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture’s Living Labs project aims to help farmers better tackle climate change.

A closer look at the technology behind Bridgewater’s energy-efficient co-housing community.

Premier Tim Houston has responded to a challenge from the prime minister to submit an alternative to the federal carbon pricing program.

A series of unique HalifACT events provide an opportunity to chat about climate-related topics with the walking, talking “book” of your choice.

Giving African Nova Scotian, Black and Indigenous peoples a place at the table in the fight against climate change.

Since 2015, Hope Blooms has grown to include not only the original working garden where local kids still work every summer and produce their famous salad dressing, but also a fair food community farmers’ market and many other initiatives.

On land fish farming is presented as an alternative to growing salmon in the ocean. Proponents point to it as a viable alternative since there is no contact between the farmed fish and wild species. However, salmon farmed in the ocean and on land face a mutual dilemma: the ecological toll of fish feed. A Nova Scotia company is working to change that.

A beer maker in Dartmouth has found a way to save money and help the environment by reducing the use of a gas critical to the brewing process.

The potential lies in geothermal: heat generated by the Earth, which can be harnessed in a variety of ways. While in operation, underground coal mines are dewatered to allow for workers to extract coal. When a mine is not maintained, it naturally floods with surface and groundwater: which can be used for geothermal.

Clean Foundation pilots Flood Retrofit Program in two municipalities.

Two non-profits lead the way with a model of affordable, environmentally responsible housing.

A historic Halifax house is renovated with climate as the foundation.