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Freshwater is Life: Reconciling and Restoring Island Wetlands

One Cool Island- An Interview with Robin Annschild BY ANDREA PALFRAMAN, Published in the Driftwood Aug. 10, 2021. Robin Annschild’s love affair with the Burgoyne estuary started back in 2000…
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Majority of oil, gas and coal workers want climate solutions that create net-zero energy jobs, says poll

Former industry insider says new survey shows that workers have skills to transition, but face obstacles that prevent change By Mike De Souza, published July 14, 2021 in The Narwhal A…
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Under siege, B.C.’s forests have started emitting CO2. Lots of it.

By Barry Saxifrage | Analysis | Published in National Observer July 5th 2021 British Columbia’s vast managed forest is one of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on the planet. Its towering old-growth trees, in particular, are champions of carbon…
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One Cool Island: Smoke Sends Clear Signals About Our Forests

By ANDREA PALFRAMAN published in the Driftwood July 20, 2021 In the midst of summer’s idyll, there is an ominous haze on the horizon. Clobbered by a record-smashing heatwave, and…
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Quebec overthrows proposed LNG Project

Quebec government has rejected the GNL Québec LNG project, in a victory for the tens of thousands of people who mobilized over the past three years. With this decision, the…
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BC’s Methane Emissions Are Double What Government Thought: Study

The province’s own research has found flaws in how natural gas leaks were detected and measured. The findings have consequences for the climate — particularly given B.C.’s plan to more…
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Toronto Endorses Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

On July 15th Toronto City Council voted in an overwhelming majority to endorse the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Climate Fast thanks everyone who wrote letters, made phone calls, met…
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Celebrating the Salish Sea

By Anne Parkinson, Published in The Driftwood, June 2, 2021 https://pages.pagesuite.com/0/6/063f2a15-9d0f-4e1c-b29a-300a404f38e2/page.pdf “…in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson How…
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From Ocean Consumption to Ocean Stewardship

By Karlis Hawkins  Published in the SS Exchange – June 17, 2021 To see the waters surrounding the Gulf Islands simply as ‘the perfect background for a selfie’, is to miss the secrets…
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Regenerative Forest Management Should Be Goal

Published in the Driftwood, Jun 15, 2021 BY ANDREA PALFRAMAN The old-growth conifers of B.C. are the botanical equivalent of iconic animals like the Bengal tiger, or closer to home,…
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