TOPIC: WHAT ON EARTH

What on Earth?
Ancient Indigenous 'clam gardens' could be modern-day climate solution
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we explore how "clam gardens" can be a climate solution and learn about the importance of biodiversity in forests.
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These young Canadians are banging down the government's door asking for climate jobs
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we check in with some young Canadians who are clamouring for a Youth Climate Corps and roll out the CBC News Climate Dashboard.
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What microplastics are doing to seabirds could tell us about their effect on humans
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the effect of microplastics on seabirds and how to protect your pets from wildfire smoke.
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Demand for battery minerals is increasing — how can we keep up?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the scramble for critical minerals for electric vehicles and why seniors are becoming a larger part of the climate activism movement.
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Citizen science is helping restore herring populations in B.C.'s Howe Sound
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at efforts by citizen scientists to restore B.C.'s Howe Sound and how unseasonable heat in Alberta is fueling wildfires.
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Why disposable vapes are becoming an environmental liability
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the ecological cost of disposable vapes and hear from a farmer who grows strawberries in a vertical farm.
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Meet 2 PhD students who are trying to make environmental field work more accessible
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we meet a pair of PhD students who are trying to make outdoor research more accessible and find out what's in dirty snow (besides dirt).
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The airline industry is working on cleaner fuel — but how quickly can it decarbonize flying?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how the airline industry is trying to decarbonize and hear about climate "heroes" across Canada.
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Restoring nature can lead to fewer road repairs, Alberta study shows
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we learn how restoring wetlands can benefit roads and whether it's possible to refrigerate the Rideau Canal in the age of climate change.
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Saving the salamanders: Spring road closures help these critters migrate
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the steps taken every spring in Canada to protect migrating salamanders and what this week's federal budget promised on greening the electricity grid.
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Is it possible to improve winter biking in Canada? Finland shows the way
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at what Finland can teach us about the viability of winter biking and why Volkswagen chose Ontario for its new electric vehicle battery plant.
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Grasslands store tons of carbon — and there's a movement to protect them
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the carbon capture potential of Canada's grasslands and growing concern about the overlap of pension funds and oil and gas companies.
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Looking to declutter or just get free stuff? How Buy Nothing groups cut waste
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look the benefits of Buy Nothing groups, explore a fanciful version of an eco-conscious artist's apartment and ponder how to sustain outdoor ice rinks in a warming climate.
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What's the ideal amount of clothing in a sustainable wardrobe?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how much clothing you need in a sustainable wardrobe, how fast you can build a mass timber building and why Alberta's hydro power has slowed to a trickle.
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How to bring Black and Indigenous voices into the climate discussion
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways that Black and Indigenous people can have a greater say in climate solutions and delve into an attempt by the Ukraine government to hold Russia accountable for ecological crimes.
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Canada is racing to net zero. But do we have the data to get us there?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the data gap in Canada's pursuit of net-zero emissions and how EVs are being used to clean up the air in arenas.
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There are lots of beautiful birds you can see only in winter
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we explore species of birds that you can only see in winter and answer the question: what is a microclimate?
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Eating 'ugly produce' could cut food waste — and your grocery bill
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how selling "ugly produce" helps reduce food waste and why the U.S. is chasing China on electric-vehicle adoption.
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Is your supermarket 'climate-friendly'? Here's how to tell
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how grocery story refrigerants are contributing to global warming and how air pollution is changing our brains.
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Amid greater climate impacts, there's new national support for the mental health of farmers
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a new Canadian program meant to support farmers' mental health and explain the 'lake effect' that led to a massive storm in southern Ontario in December.
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Rooftop turbines aim to capture power in windy cities
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a variety of wind turbines designed to be used in cities and examine how an Alberta ski hill has been repurposed as a climate change research laboratory.
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Alberta is in a solar power gold rush — and there are lessons for the rest of Canada
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at what Alberta is doing right in building momentum for solar power, and take stock of the biggest weather stories of the year.
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The cannabis industry has a plastic waste problem — but some are finding solutions
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the plastic waste produced in the cannabis industry and what this week's announcement about nuclear fusion means for the future of clean energy.
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For those who love Christmas but hate waste, there's Thriftmas
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a developing gift-giving tradition called Thriftmas, and explain why the COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal matters.
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Canadian endowment shows how the climate crisis is changing philanthropy
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how a decision by the Ivey Foundation could affect philanthropic climate action going forward, and how Nissan plans to win back market share in the electric-vehicle sector.
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