A First Nation that can never let its guard down
In our newest podcast, Protecting Haida Gwaii, we take listeners on a journey through the rapid waters of Haida Gwaii's coast to meet its protectors, who are known as Haida guardians.
Climate Solutions Reporting
Climate Solutions Reporting Project produces written stories, podcasts, and newsletters about Canada's action and inaction in fighting global heating, as well as the impact of environmental degradation and solutions on people and communities. We offer these stories free of charge thanks to supporters and collaborators, including individual philanthropists and foundations. Read more about the project here.
Wonderful things happen when people talk and collaborate
As the director of sustainable communities for the David Suzuki Foundation, Julius Lindsay and his team help grassroots organizations ensure climate solutions advance their well-being.
New online 'Forest Eye' will daylight old-growth logging in B.C.
The public online mapping system and database, employs satellite imagery, remote sensing technology, and government data to detect and alert users to logging and road-building in the most at-risk old- growth forests in the province, said project lead Angeline Robertson, a senior investigative researcher with Stand.earth.
How conservationists are pushing back against a West Coast invader
A non-native plant species is invading the marsh and tidal mudflats along the Fraser River delta in B.C. A group of conservationists is fighting to control its spread.
A grassroots approach to help the planet
Muhammad Ansar and his team at Human Nature Projects Ontario provide local youth with a fresh look at the possibilities for transforming natural spaces to make them more livable for all species.
How gardeners ditch emissions-heavy peat and explore new plant soils
Gardeners are starting to avoid peat potting soils because of the carbon footprint of peat extraction. Across the world, these gardeners are exploring how peat-free alternatives let plants flourish.
Climate change strains the health-care system. How we treat patients is part of the problem
A new guide aims to educate doctors on how to reduce environmental impacts of the care they provide.
Finding fresh ways to feed the world
Taylor Quinn is the CEO of Tailored Food, a social enterprise consultancy that partners with food entrepreneurs, farmers and market vendors to ensure nutritious and delicious low-cost food is available to families suffering from malnutrition. The hope is to end hunger by 2030.
Choosing climate hope for a dance partner
Alex Rand is a curator and creative producer with a background in creating artistic experiences in non-traditional spaces — like the upcoming bash to chase away your eco-grief at The Bentway in Toronto.
The internet has a climate cost, too
A website or application built for less energy consumption benefits people, the planet and profit.
World Council of Churches endorses Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The World Council of Churches is joining other faith-based organizations in a growing call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as world governments inch closer to COP28.
How can Canada transition away from the forestry industry?
Climate change, pests and unsustainable harvesting have left the Canadian forestry industry vulnerable. But as wildfires across the country decimate large swaths of Canada’s remaining forests, a Vancouver non-profit is helping companies find alternatives to pulp and paper-based packaging.
FedEx unveils all-electric delivery vehicles
FedEx Express Canada is going electric. The delivery company has added 50 all-electric BrightDrop Zevo 600 vehicles to its fleet — 40 in Toronto, five in Montreal and five in Vancouver.
Bending politicians’ ears for a fair, low-carbon future
When David He tells stories about climate impacts, the prime minister and other senior government officials pay attention.
Energy-efficiency programs leave renters behind. But a tenants bill of rights could help
Efficiency Canada just released a paper that digs into that inequity and makes policy suggestions on how Canada could lead the way by marrying rental protections with energy-efficiency programs.