by Brian | Nov 10, 2020 | Canadian Geographic, Climate
Protecting and restoring Canada’s forests and wetlands may be our best long-term chance for CO2 sequestration THE 485-MILLION-HECTARE BOREAL ZONE, stretching from Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador, contains 25 per cent of the world’s remaining intact forest. It also...
by Brian | Sep 10, 2020 | Canadian Geographic, Climate
How grasslands protection and conservation agriculture can work as front-line defences against climate change THE SWEEPING VISTAS of the Govenlock-Nashlyn-Battle Creek grasslands in southwest Saskatchewan have been long recognized as a haven for prairie plants and...
by Brian | Jul 10, 2020 | Canadian Geographic, Climate
When it comes to fighting climate change, habitats themselves can be critical allies THE 2019 FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN might have been the first time that many Canadians heard the term “natural climate solutions.” It came in a pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
by Brian | Jul 5, 2020 | Climate, Nature Conservancy of Canada
NCC’s Darkwoods property in B.C. provides a blueprint for how nature-based solutions can help reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change IF YOU’VE EVER FLOWN in a helicopter, you’ll know it fires up your adrenaline. But it’s something...
by Brian | Dec 31, 2017 | Climate, Energy Exchange - Pollution Probe
What Canada can learn about reducing GHG emissions from 8 unexpected places CANADA’S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR is second only to the oil and gas industry in its relative contribution to this country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Quite simply, whether it’s passenger or...
by Brian | Apr 1, 2016 | Canadian Geographic, Climate
GreenBug Energy wins 2015 3M Environmental Innovation Award for micro-hydro turbines BACKYARD GARAGE STARTUP COMPANIES are a worn-out cliché. But a backyard dam startup? That’s just one tiny detail in the many-layered story of GreenBug Energy Inc. Founded in Delhi,...
