Video: Unprecedented Arctic wildfires
This year has an unprecedented number and size of Arctic wildfires in Canada, as well as Alaska and Siberia. Here is video explaining it all:
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Canada now has 13.81% of its Marine and Coastal Area’s protected
In August Canada has exceeded its target of 10% Marine Protected Area’s (MPA) along it’s massive coastline. This is great news as the oceans need lots of protecting. Especially for pelagic or ocean crossing species, […]
Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090
Permafrost has begun thawing in the Canadian Arctic more than 70 years early because of climate change, according to new research. A “series of anomalously warm summers” has dramatically accelerated melting rates at three sites despite average annual ground temperatures remaining low. Ponds and […]
Canada becomes the first G20 country to ban shark fin trade
Canada has become the first G20 nation to ban the import and export of shark fins, in an effort help preserve a predator under threat. The country is the largest importer of shark fins outside […]
Canadian grocer allows reusable containers for meat and seafood
Starting this week, shoppers at Metro stores in Quebec can go zero waste more easily than ever. Canadian supermarket chain Metro has announced that it’s embracing the use of reusable containers. Starting on April 22, […]
Study finds 58% of Canadian food production is wasted
The value of usable groceries that wind up in landfills or other disposal sites is almost $50 billion. More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out hundreds […]
Dramatic drop in plankton at Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
At Dalhousie University, Lindy Weilgart has been studying underwater noise for 25 years. Given all the stressors on the ocean, from pollution to absorbing most of the carbon dioxide we’re putting in the atmosphere, we […]
Caribou populations in Canada have reached all time low
An Environment Canada report says that despite much talk on preserving caribou habitat, little progress has been made to close gaps in the protection of the threatened species. The agency says not much has changed […]
Ancient Rainforest subject to deforestation on Vancouver Island
One on the top 5 environmental concerns of 2019 is, sad to say, quite active on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance are dismayed that new logging has commenced on Edinburgh […]
Canada’s first local, digital currency launched in Calgary
It’s not real money, but you can spend it like real money. Calgary is breaking new financial territory in Canada, becoming the first city to have its own local, digital currency. Sometimes referred to as […]
