EcoFriendly West

EcoWest News highlights: 1) The environmental cost of sunscreen, stuffed toys, and pharmaceuticals; 2) A renewable replacement for peat; and 3) A year of environmental lunacy

Community leaders and books: trees, wildflowers and fungi, loneliness, wildlife conversations, and the history of life

EcoWest News highlights: 1) Keeping it dark at night; 2) Protecting caribou, grasslands, and marine environments: and 3) Observing sustainable forestry and whooping cranes on screen

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Protecting Canada’s forests and farmlands; 2) Glacier preservation and adaptation; 3) Maintaining animal societies; and 4) Citizen science projects

Less showy than butterflies, moths fly under the radar. But they’re remarkable: complex wings, disguises, and unexpected superpowers.

This week’s highlights in EcoWest News: 1) Farming challenges and opportunities, 2) Benefits of industrial carbon pricing, 3) Recovering grasslands, and 4) Air dry your clothes and save money