Don’t mow the lawn: Expert advises on how to protect your grass during a heatwave
This summer will see temperatures reach above 30 degrees in parts of Canada — and while it might seem the perfect time to cut your grass, mowing your lawn in the heat can cause serious damage. According to Homestars.com, the reliable way to hire a pro, residents should leave mowing the lawn until the weather has […]
Have your say on B.C.’s climate plan
People in British Columbia are invited to provide feedback about CleanBC, the Province’s plan to improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions and increase the use of clean energy. An independent review of CleanBC’s programs and policies is underway and public input will help inform its findings. The review is assessing how well CleanBC is working, where […]
Column: End times, or turning point?
It’s never been more important for people in Canada to focus on protecting and restoring life-sustaining nature and advancing social justice. But our governments are instead fueling accelerated industrial expansion and trampling Indigenous rights. It’s dismaying. Governments throughout Canada are showing a renewed zeal for extraction, often accompanied by a failure to uphold Indigenous rights. […]
Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs
By Bhavini Gohel and Muskaan Muse Laroyia Wildfires are already burning in parts of Canada, and as they do, many communities are already facing the familiar thick haze as smoke drifts in. Smoke from wildfires has already led Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings for much of Ontario. In Toronto, smoke led to the […]
Column: Idiots and our future
A climate-safe future demands the defeat of ignorance It’s hard not to conclude that much of the world has been taken over by idiots. Sure, there have always been uninformed politicians and those who let their ideology stumble ahead of their wits. And some who seem more sociopathic than stupid, waging brutal wars and massacres […]
Column: The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering
It’s tragic and frightening that we’ve reached a point where “geoengineering” is proposed as necessary to slow or reverse global heating. Many refer to it as an “emergency brake” or “last ditch effort.” The real solution is to stop extracting and burning fossil fuels and to protect and restore natural ecosystems — something we should […]
Wildsight commends BC Timber Sales promise to protect caribou habitat
Wildsight is applauding BC Timber Sales for its commitment to pause new development in forests that are critical to the ongoing survival of endangered deep-snow caribou in the Revelstoke-Shuswap region. The decision, which was communicated to Wildsight via email, will help safeguard the future of the Columbia North caribou herd, one of the last remaining […]
OP/ED: Save the climate, tax the rich
Do you ever wonder where opposition to sensible climate policies is coming from? We know the coal, oil and gas industries have been waging a disinformation campaign for decades, hiding research from their own scientists and others that accurately predicted the disastrous consequences of using their products as intended. But that’s not the whole story. One issue […]
BCWF welcomes tabled amendments to the provincial Wildlife Act
Invasive mussels and whirling disease parasites are a threat to freshwater ecosystems Dedicated funding will be required to ensure watercraft inspection regime is effective The B.C. Wildlife Federation is pleased to support proposed changes to the Wildlife Act aimed at slowing the spread of invasive aquatic species, in time for the summer boating season. The […]
OP/ED: BC Climate Lawsuit Grows: Nelson backs legal action to protect residents from climate change costs
Nelson has become the latest municipality in a growing legal movement across British Columbia demanding accountability from the world’s largest fossil fuel companies for the rising costs of climate change. With Nelson’s decision, over 390,000 British Columbians are now represented by local governments committed to a class action lawsuit to make Big Oil pay its […]