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Live Net Zero: Reducing household electricity consumption
From automating lightswitches to pulling the plug on non-energy efficient appliances, the Live Net Zero families embraced an electrifying challenge
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The power we have to renew a world in peril
In an exclusive excperpt from his new book Commanding Hope, Thomas Homer-Dixon highlights four key stresses that inhibit society's collective sense of a promising future for our planet
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Photos: How climate change is transforming Canada
From floods to fires, drought to coastal erosion, climate change is already having an impact on Canada's communities, landscapes and wildlife
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Canadian Space Agency to launch new RADARSAT mission in November
The newest generation of the successful RADARSAT program will see three small satellites orbit Earth in tandem to provide detailed environmental data to Canadian researchers and government departments
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Parks Canada to take ‘nature first’ approach to managing national parks
Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places
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Timber poaching: The secretive crime decimating North America’s forests
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Op-ed: The Amazon fires are back — and the consequences affect us all
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“It’s at the very core of everything”: The significance of Canada’s wild rivers
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Trump’s proposed changes to Endangered Species Act worry Canadian conservationists
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Dehcho Grand Chief honoured for bold conservation approach
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Environmental groups unite to demand a zero-plastic waste future for Canada
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Everything you need to know about COP15 in Montreal
Representatives from 196 countries will meet in December to create a plan to save the planet’s dwindling biodiversity
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How does your garden grow?
As cities and towns continue to expand into our wild landscapes, conservation gardens can provide refuge for Canada’s plummeting biodiversity
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Live Net Zero: Turning up the heat
In the heating and cooling challenge, the participating families found ways to improve the energy efficiency of their home’s HVAC – from heat pumps to solar panels
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Network of Nature: The new program working to restore Canada’s biodiversity, one plant at a time
Network of Nature aims to inspire Canadians to improve the long-term health of our ecosystems through the planting of native species
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Excerpt from Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World
A look into the subtle ways nature is in constant collaboration and not as competitive as we think
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The many benefits of the minuscule but mighty Miyawaki forests
Pioneered by a Japanese botanist, compact Miyawaki forests are beginning to replace backyard lawns on tiny plots around Canada
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Bioacoustics: What nature’s sounds can tell us about the health of our world
Recording the soundscapes of our ecosystems is a burgeoning field that allows researchers to better decode what the Earth is saying. But are we listening?
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All about bees: Common misconceptions, helping pollinators and how to actually ‘save the bees’
A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee: Creating Habitat Gardens for Native Pollinators is an inspiring and practical guide that will help gardeners create habitats full of life and learn about what is needed to take action to support and protect pollinators
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People & Culture
A community’s quest to document every species on their island home
Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their nonhuman neighbours
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One in eight bird species is at risk of extinction: report
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
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Every day is Halloween for these eerie insects
Often gory and gross, insects use disguises to improve ther odds of survival
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Inside the mysterious decline of Earth’s insects
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?
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Survey finds Canadians support limiting human activity to save endangered species — up to a point
Biologists wanted to know what Canadians would be willing to sacrifice in the name of conservation
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5 Canadian artists addressing Canada’s increasingly threatened landscapes
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Citizen to scientist: Six apps that can help you make a difference
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The day the cod collapsed
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My relationship with nature: It’s complicated
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Meet five young scientists taking on major environmental issues
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In the Supreme Court’s Peel watershed decision, signs of hope for a new land power paradigm
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Why Canada needs an Environmental Bill of Rights
What do you get the country that has it all for its 150th birthday?
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People & Culture
Six Canadians receive grants for projects to get youth active in nature
The projects, all led by young women, range in theme from camping to climate change mitigation
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Environment
Exclusive interview: Catherine McKenna on the science, community and value of parks
The Environment and Climate Change minister shares insights from her recent tour of Labrador's Nunatsiavut region and Torngat Mountains National Park
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Seven iconic Canadian trees
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
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Meet the winners of the 2017 Nature Inspiration Awards
Seven outstanding individuals recognized for their contributions to nature and the environment
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Environment
Canada’s dirty secret
Canada leads the developed world in per capita production of garbage. What’s behind our nation’s wasteful ways?
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