Environment Archives

Damned if you do: the thorny decision to remove hydro dams

by Roslyn Kunin | Jul 21, 2021 | Business, Environment, Eye on BC, Life, Politics/Law, PREMIUM content | 0

ROSLYN KUNIN: Dealing with only one side of an issue – whether it’s migrating fish or electric cars – can generate more problems than it solves (PREMIUM)

Canada’s clean energy future must include nuclear

by Krystle Wittevrongel | Jul 19, 2021 | Business, Environment, Eye on SK, FREE content, Politics/Law, Technology | 0

KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL: Ignoring its potential as a fast track to adapting away from greenhouse gas-emitting technologies and resources would be a missed opportunity (FREE)

My close and unforgettable encounters with wolves

by Geoff Carpentier | Jul 19, 2021 | Environment, Life, PREMIUM content | 0

NATURE: The wolf came within 25 metres and stared at me as if looking through me. It then trotted back into the bush, satisfied that I was neither tasty nor a threat (PREMIUM)

Robbing Peter to pay Paul with energy subsidies?

by Mark Milke | Jul 15, 2021 | Business, Environment, FREE content, Politics/Law, Your Money | 0

MARK MILKE and LENNIE KAPLAN: There is no subsidy pot of gold going to oil and gas companies that can be diverted to renewable energy ventures. Instead, green subsidies must come from taxpayers (FREE)

ConnecTour Chronicles: Out of the blue, an army on the prowl

by Doug Firby | Jul 14, 2021 | ConnecTour, Environment, Eye on MB, FREE content, Get outside, Life, Travel | 0

This is part 11 in our series ConnecTour Chronicles

CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: The bees came at us like a fleet of enemy fighter planes. ‘They started just hitting me. It was kind of like a cloud of bees’ (FREE)

Switching to electric vehicles won’t avert climate change

by Ken Green | Jul 12, 2021 | Business, Drive, Environment, FREE content, Luxury cars, Politics/Law, Science, Technology | 0

KEN GREEN: It’s time to get government fingers off the steering wheels of our automotive sector and let people choose the transportation pathway they feel is best for their lives (FREE)

The nasty ways insects inflict damage on humans

by Geoff Carpentier | Jun 28, 2021 | Environment, Life, PREMIUM content, Science | 0

NATURE: Only the female mosquito seeks a blood meal. She needs to penetrate the skin of warm-blooded mammals to get her meals (PREMIUM)

It’s not easy being green but we can get there

by Roslyn Kunin | Jun 23, 2021 | Business, Environment, Politics/Law, PREMIUM content, Technology | 0

ROSLYN KUNIN: A head-in-the-sand approach isn’t wise but neither is the expectation that wind and solar power will magically fix our environment (PREMIUM)

Why private operation of public parks makes sense

by Joseph Quesnel | Jun 16, 2021 | Business, Environment, Eye on MB, FREE content, Life, Politics/Law | 0

JOSEPH QUESNEL: Partnerships with private operators are quite common, are often well run, and bring significant efficiencies and revenue sources for the public (FREE)

Gypsy moths have invaded North America. What can we do?

by Geoff Carpentier | Jun 14, 2021 | Environment, PREMIUM content, Science | 0

NATURE: Insects are already in serious decline throughout the world, so killing insects for the sake of killing them seems ill-advised (PREMIUM)

Killing Keystone XL gives other countries an advantage over Canada

by Mark Milke | Jun 13, 2021 | Business, Environment, Eye on Alberta, FREE content, Politics/Law | 0

MARK MILKE and VEN VENKATACHALAM: Plenty of other countries ready to take over Canada’s market share if Canada exits the oil business (FREE)

Jumping on the regenerative agriculture bandwagon

by Sylvain Charlebois | Jun 10, 2021 | Business, Environment, FREE content, Life, Your Money | 0

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: McCain Foods, the world’s largest producer of french fries, just committed to limiting its climate footprint. What does that mean for consumers and suppliers? (FREE)