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EcoWest News, April 9, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) An energy-efficient, passive house commercial kitchen; 2) Adapting to a hotter, dryer future in the Okanagan; 3) The Last Repair Shop wins an Academy award; and 4) Rural outdoor lighting standards

EcoWest News, April 2, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) The Seal River Watershed video; 2) Stop subsidizing fossil fuels; 3) Green steel; and 4) Gardening for birds

EcoWest News, March 26, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) The impact of low water levels on aquatic ecosystems; 2) Iceland’s geothermal energy supports a circular economy; 3) Sponge cities; and 4) How to get your home off fossil fuels

World Water Day 2024

We’re honouring World Water Day with a roundup of the articles we’ve written about farmland irrigation, urban rivers, marine habitats, and slow water.

EcoWest News, March 19, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Manitoba budget recommendations; 2) LNG projects in northern BC; 3) The hard reality of soft toilet paper; and 4) Wetland restoration and rewilding

EcoWest News, March 12, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Ensuring clean water; 2) Transforming abandoned oil wells into solar farms makes sense; 3) Bold school climate action; and 4) Protecting Canada’s only live coral reef in the Pacific

Mud-luscious*

We tend to view mud as a nuisance, but it has shaped our planet, formed our rivers, improved our health, and been used to build houses. Plus, splashing in puddles and making mud pies is fun.

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