The story of peat is the tale of a significant carbon sink under threat from human exploitation and climate change.
Jennifer Cole
September 11, 2024 - 7 min read
My family has deep Jasper roots. What we’ve lost to wildfire makes me determined to fight the climate crisis.
Roberta Laurie
August 28, 2024 - 8 min read
Know Logo helps you navigate today’s greenwashed marketplace, one logo at a time. Next up: CarbonNeutral certification.
Jadine Ngan
May 29, 2024 - 5 min read
Vancouver writer digs into Britain’s transformative WWII food policies to find guidance for our own war on climate change.
Jessie Johnston
June 23, 2023 - 7 min read
A student’s heat wave experience showed him the costs of the climate disaster.
Julia Archelene Magsombol
March 09, 2023 - 7 min read
A week of working in the heat and smoke opened an Alberta student’s eyes to the realities of the climate crisis.
Geena Mortfield
December 14, 2022 - 4 min read
A rock climber gives up competing to focus on climate activism.
Sandy Ibrahim
November 15, 2022 - 5 min read
This journalist’s climate concerns increased when hurricanes in Atlantic Canada started feeling normal.
Josie Hjermstad
October 25, 2022 - 4 min read
A former boxing-gym owner takes on climate denial.
Tosh Sherkat
August 05, 2022 - 7 min read
From heat domes to polar vortexes, the last year made the climate crisis heartbreakingly real in BC.
Christina Myers
July 19, 2022 - 9 min read
Neighbourhood gift economies could help create networks ready to weather the climate crisis.
Teghan Acres
July 13, 2022 - 11 min read
After a year of climate extremes, our Environmentalist from Hell finds hacks for folks who don’t own their homes.
Sara Bynoe
June 28, 2022 - 6 min read
How these climate activists got the gas out of their home.
Brett Tryon
June 17, 2022 - 9 min read
New documentary spotlights a Louisiana community in denial about the climate crisis.
Daina Lawrence
May 12, 2022 - 6 min read
Filmmaker Alex Pritz collaborated with the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau to document their fight against a colonial onslaught.
Sun Woo Baik
May 03, 2022 - 6 min read
The story of soy and its current boom has little to do with tofu — or human food at all.
Kevin Jiang
April 21, 2022 - 7 min read
Alanna Mitchell’s solo show on climate change reveals the power of live theatre.
February 04, 2022 - 5 min read
Kenya’s smallholder farmers are adapting to a new climate reality.
Kevin Lunzalu
November 23, 2021 - 5 min read
At a gathering of artists, our Environmentalist from Hell learned the role her art can play in protecting the planet.
November 04, 2021 - 6 min read
The story of concrete is complex: it’s an affordable, easy-to-use building material, but also an environmental nightmare.
Rebecca Gao
November 02, 2021 - 6 min read
As if the never-ending pandemic weren't enough, this summer's heat dome ratcheted my anxiety to a whole new level.
September 13, 2021 - 7 min read
After Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, I worried humanitarian aid might contribute to other disasters.
Alicia Wallace
September 01, 2021 - 8 min read
Despite 2020’s reduction in air pollution, plenty of worrying environmental trends need our attention.
June 03, 2021 - 7 min read
Excluding companies for social and environmental reasons doesn’t necessarily produce real impact.
Erica Eller
May 20, 2021 - 9 min read
Women are shaking up the climate movement with fierce, compassionate leadership.
Jesse Firempong
March 31, 2021 - 7 min read
Prairie provinces are primed to cash in on the thriving plant-based food industry.
Shreya Kalra
March 18, 2021 - 7 min read
My parents took me to see the Athabasca Glacier as a kid. By the time my children grow up, it could be gone.
Lindsay Kneteman
February 19, 2021 - 8 min read
A Sacramento resident reflects on the long-term impacts of living in a cloud of smoke.
Jesse Kathan
November 25, 2020 - 9 min read
Synthetic fuels could hold the key to decarbonizing transport and fighting climate change.
Payal Dhar
November 16, 2020 - 12 min read
As we put our veggie plots to bed, I consider a future where growing food isn’t just fun for my kids, but necessary.
October 28, 2020 - 10 min read
My lifelong love of the ocean took me underwater to the front lines of tropical reef restoration.
Mika Laulainen
October 16, 2020 - 8 min read
The pandemic threatens the Paris Agreement’s system for rich countries to fund poorer ones’ climate solutions.
Kingsley Eze
October 07, 2020 - 6 min read
Cattle ranchers keep burning the Amazon, but supporting sustainable food producers can help conserve it.
Catherine Balston
October 01, 2020 - 10 min read
Last year’s Amazon fires took so much — from all of us.
Lola Méndez
August 05, 2020 - 8 min read
A UBI would support youth entering the workforce and help address the climate emergency they’re stuck fighting.
July 17, 2020 - 9 min read
A father of two shares the secrets to cargo-biking with kids.
Barry Rueger
April 30, 2021 - 6 min read
Small-scale ranchers say livestock, not veganism, has the potential to save the planet.
Katy Severson
April 22, 2020 - 9 min read
Environmental groups have a diversity problem. Here are some ways we can fix it.
February 26, 2020 - 7 min read
In the face of mounting concerns about climate change, one farmer turns vegan. Will others do the same?
Ben Sledge
January 22, 2020 - 7 min read
This holiday season, drink green and be merry!
December 23, 2019 - 6 min read
I want my 3-year-old to be prepared for global warming. That means not telling him about it. Yet.
Brianna Sharpe
October 09, 2018 - 9 min read
Whether the disaster’s on your doorstep or in the daily news, experts say parents can help kids cope.
September 22, 2019 - 8 min read
The Unist’ot’en and Gidimt’en land defenders aren’t just fighting pipelines, they’re fighting for a way of life.
Anne Spice
July 23, 2019 - 12 min read
For when you’re sitting on your couch and need a little inspiration
Marianna Ciccia
June 11, 2019 - 5 min read
Genetically engineered cereals may hold the key to sustainable agriculture.
Elie Dolgin
May 16, 2019 - 11 min read
The condition first gained notice over a decade ago, and with climate threats worsening, we need to learn how to cope.
Glynis Ratcliffe
February 05, 2019 - 6 min read
This year, the Black Sheep Parent’s extended flock resolves to match love with action.
January 16, 2019 - 7 min read
The Environmentalist from Hell investigates sustainability efforts in the oh-so-wasteful world of film and TV.
December 11, 2018 - 6 min read
A zero waste leader shares her thoughts on to-go cups, fast fashion, and monstrous hybrids.
Alia Dharssi
November 29, 2018 - 7 min read
The co-founder of Pathway to Paris is prompting climate action through art.
September 14, 2018 - 9 min read
Like a growing number of potential parents, I’m questioning the ethics of bringing children into a warming world.
Jessie Szalay
August 28, 2018 - 10 min read
The veteran environmentalist opens about the Trans Mountain pipeline, fashion pollution, and going back to jail.
August 22, 2018 - 10 min read
Could graphic designers save the world? Maybe if more were like this member of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
May 18, 2018 - 10 min read
First in 3-part series “A Greener Bill of Health,” examining efforts to make California health care more environmentally friendly.
Sarah Kwon
February 12, 2018 - 5 min read
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