Nova Scotia faces an increased risk of flooding, wildfires and intense heat that kills crops due to climate change, according to a risk assessment released by the province Monday. The report predicts a warmer, wetter Nova Scotia this century with more intense storms, rising sea levels, and coastal and inland flooding. “Climate change is impacting …
Six years after a devastating diesel spill exposed its dependence on fossil fuels, the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation in western British Columbia says it is moving towards energy sovereignty and decarbonization, by introducing everything from heat pumps, solar panels and solar composting to his community. On October 13, 2016Nathan E. Stewart of Kirby Corporation spilled about …
Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada’s Oceans Supercluster, said the organization is working to grow Canada’s maritime economy fivefold by 2035. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Climate change and ocean security are at the forefront of two new ocean technology projects led by companies based in Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, a federally-led marine industry organization, announced funding …
Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada’s Oceans Supercluster, said the organization is working to grow Canada’s maritime economy fivefold by 2035. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Climate change and ocean security are at the forefront of two new ocean technology projects led by companies based in Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, a federally-led marine industry organization, announced funding …
A recently released report on the status of wildlife in Canada listed more species than any previous report – more than 50,000 – and warns that more than 2,000 of them are at high risk of being wiped out in the nature. The Wild Species 2020 report, compiled by researchers working for federal, provincial and …
