Ecology/Environment

01/10/23
Author: 
Vipal Monga
Flying over the Hudson Bay Lowlands to the Ring of Fire in Northern Ontario.

Sept. 28, 2023

$67 Billion of Rare Minerals Is Buried Under One of the World’s Biggest Carbon Sinks

A fight is brewing in Canada about how, or whether, to dig out materials essential for EV batteries that lie deep beneath vast peat bogs

The pace of the global transition to electric vehicles depends on the future of a remote region in Canada known as the Ring of Fire.

25/09/23
Author: 
Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Stop Sprawl Durham protesters in Pickering, Ont. on Aug. 13, 2023. (Simon Sheehan/CP24)

Further: "This decision and announcement came after nearly a year of reporting from The Narwhal and the Toronto Star, which exposed Ford’s plan to open up the Greenbelt and fill the pockets of his developer buddies." -  The Maple Newsletter - Sept. 25/23

Sept. 22, 2023

25/09/23
Author: 
Fiona Harvey
Solar radiation management involves attempting to reduce the amount of sunlight striking the Earth’s surface. Photo by Alan Levine/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Sept. 25, 2023

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

25/09/23
Author: 
Deborah Campbell
Award-winning author Erica Gies: ‘So much of our development has been about subverting water’s natural pathways and habits.’ Photo via Erica Gies website.

Sept. 25, 2023

To withstand drought and deluge, an H2O how-to from Erica Gies, author of ‘Water Always Wins.’ She speaks at UVic on Oct. 3.

22/09/23
Author: 
Information Bulletin BC Government
Coastal GasLink route. Wetʼsuwetʼen territory is in the white square

Sept, 21, 2023

The Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has issued two administrative penalties totalling $346,000 to Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. (CGL) on Sept. 19, 2023, for non-compliance with requirements of its environmental assessment certificate.

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