Climate change is causing glaciers in Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon to retreat faster than at any time in history, threatening to raise water levels and create deserts, scientists say. Climate change is one of the key environmental concerns for 2019. David Hik, an ecology professor at Simon Fraser […]
In 2017, bitcoin mining generated 69 million tonnes of CO2. That is the equivalent CO2 of putting 14.7 Million new cars on the road or burning 75 Billion pounds of Coal… Mining is a lucrative business, with one bitcoin currently selling for about $8,300. Demand for bitcoin could […]
“Inuit believe there are now so many bears that public safety has become a major concern,” A recently shared plan out of Nunavut, Canada, that leans heavily on Inuit knowledge indicates that in certain areas of Nunavut there are too many polar bears. Environment Canada’s response says that’s […]
New NASA study offers first direct proof that the ozone hole is recovering thanks to the Montreal Protocol treaty and the international ban on CFCs. In the 1980s, the discovery of the “ozone hole” was all over the news and represented the first real global climate change challenge. […]
We can feed landfills or we can feed people. What side do you choose? Somehow we keep forgetting a very important finding: We could feed the world with what we grow now, if only we didn’t throw so much away. Canada wastes about $30bn worth of food per […]
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