Student climate striker still inspiring change
Shir Gruber helped lead the 2019 climate student strikes. Now she has parlayed that experience into a leadership role with Sustainable Youth Canada.
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Shaping a new generation of climate leaders
A global collaboration program involving three Canadian universities and one in Paris offers promising opportunities for young, climate-minded individuals to develop the skills that will help them effect meaningful change.
Halifax charges ahead with added EV support
As demand for charging stations increases with their fleets, Nova Scotia's municipalities are moving to expand their networks.
Protections that could cool workers on a warming planet
As extreme heat events become more commonplace in Canada, labour groups, advocates and researchers are calling for a maximum temperature policy that would force workplaces to put protections in place for their employees when the mercury rises.
Concrete reasons to support building repurposing
Transforming a concrete hotel from the 1960s provides climate-friendly housing in downtown Dartmouth.
The great Canadian climate divide
Western Canada has a lot of explaining to do. Canada’s recently released greenhouse gas inventory shows that every western province has increased its climate pollution since 1990.
Merging good times with climate activism
Jose Reyeros sees his Latinx culture as a pathway to climate resilience. The 23-year-old University of British Columbia graduate is co-founder and leader of Ritmos Climáticos.
New Dawn’s new day for climate-friendly living
The Cape Breton social enterprise and leader in community self-reliance is on the path to a cleaner, more affordable energy future.
Once ignored, award-winning green building champion nails it
No one listened to engineer Anthony Pak when he first tried to explain the importance of embodied carbon to his Canadian colleagues.
Is electric avenue paved with green?
Nova Scotia’s electricity grid is far from 100 per cent renewable. Are EVs still a good environmental choice?
Fear of sinking real estate values hinders flood mapping
Along Canadian coastlines and waterfronts, increased erosion, storm surge and rising seas are putting more homes at risk of flooding. However, an East Coast researcher has found many people oppose flood-risk mapping because they fear their real estate will be devalued.
What is community solar?
The Nova Scotia government has announced a community solar program. But how is it different from the solar panels you already see on homes?
The world needs less ‘cool,’ more climate-friendly
As the founder of Really Good Work, Drew Minns and his team design and implement online consumer experiences with the health of our planet front and centre.
Building up the green builders
A new Building to Zero Exchange is helping the construction industry in Nova Scotia lower the carbon footprints of our homes — and help achieve our climate targets.
‘Climate History, Climate Hope’ tour hits Royal Ontario Museum
Understanding our planet's climate history is more than just a trip down memory lane — it's essential to make sense of today's world. Professor Soren Brothers draws the throughline at the Royal Ontario Museum as he leads tours of an exhibit called “Climate History, Climate Hope.”