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Humans are competing with moose for the least sensible path to social recognition.

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Endangered Perspective: The Elusive Wildcat

There is still hope that Atlantic Canada is home to eastern cougars.

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What's Worth More: Your Time or the Planet?

A “time-as-money” mindset discourages environmental behaviour, UBC research finds.

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The Carbon Bubble: What Happens to Us When it Bursts

Jun 20 2016 | IN Climate Change | REVIEWED BY Gideon Forman

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Jun 20 2016 | IN First Nations | REVIEWED BY Brendon Larson

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Jul 2016 | IN 42.1 Faith, Hope and Charities | BY Andrew Nikiforuk

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New research shows how hydro-electric energy can turn carbon sinks into methane bombs.

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Shades of Green: Keeping up with Global Warming

May 25 2016 | IN Climate Change | BY Zack Metcalfe

Ice cover in the Arctic was at an all time low during the first two months of 2016. This, among other things, is hastening the progress of global warming.

Shades of Green : Whales and Climate Change

Dec 21 2015 | IN Wildlife | BY Zack Metcalfe

In the course of their 27-year study in the Gulf of St Lawrence, the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) discovered that whales are adapting to climate change faster than humans

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In the Wake of Walkerton

Dec 2015 | IN Out of the Box 41.5 | BY Sarah Wolfe Hanna Ross Stephanie Cote

Terror management theory explains our response to the small town’s water disaster.

Connecting Climate Research

Dec 03 2015 | IN COP21 | BY Eunize Lao

A new multilinear documentary by Youth Climate Report film series designed to show policy makers the big picture of climate research

The Plastic to Oil Machine

Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Julie Bélanger

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Whitehorse did it. Your community can too.

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Why Do We Park on a Driveway and Drive on a Parkway?

Feb 13 2014 | IN Resilience | BY Cameron Roberts

The origin of suburbs and the evolution of transportation provide lessons for reimagining our cities.

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Control-Act-Delete

Jul 2014 | IN Art & Media 40.3 | BY Christian Beaudrie

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Our electronics don’t have to land in an African slum.

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Is Bitumen Good for Canada?

May 2013 | IN Art & Media 39.3 | BY Andrew Wong

A new CCPA report examines the economic, environmental and societal impacts.

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Ours is Better Than Yours

Apr 2014 | IN Sharing 40.2 | BY Ray Tomalty

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Consumers are escaping the stresses of ownership and rediscovering the value of communal stuff – and cars are driving the movement.

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Are Rooftop Greenhouses the Food Solution We’ve Been Waiting For?

Sep 18 2014 | IN Responsible Business | BY Genevieve Fullan

Lufa Farms is tackling the dual problem of increasing demand and a lighter footprint.

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37 Million Dead Bees Bring Strong Warnings

Jul 19 2013 | IN Responsible Business | BY Lindsay Mason

Which path will we take to protect pollinators from our current agricultural practices?

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Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

Having an awareness of the worst possible climate change scenarios can be motivating rather than...