EcoFriendly West

10
Dec
EcoWest News, December 10, 2024

EcoWest News, December 10, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) 4 policies that could eliminate plastic waste; 2) Transportation and construction policies that benefit people and nature; and 3) Need for increased public awareness of endangered plants
3 min read
05
Dec
Community Leaders & Books: November 2024

Community Leaders & Books: November 2024

Books and community leaders: from glowworms and the coolest bugs in Alberta to visions of climate futures and buying less rubbish
2 min read
03
Dec
EcoWest News, December 3, 2024

EcoWest News, December 3, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) An ecological corridor in Manitoba; 2) Preparing for extreme weather events; 3) Funding bird-safe window retrofits; and 4) Documentaries on caribou and plastics
3 min read
26
Nov
EcoWest News, November 26, 2024

EcoWest News, November 26, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Manitoba’s hydro-electric highways, 2) Re-examining BC’s forestry policy, 3) Wetland drainage in Saskatchewan, and 4) The importance of sufficiency
3 min read
21
Nov
Book Review: Eight-Legged Wonders: The Surprising Lives of Spiders by James O'Hanlon

Book Review: Eight-Legged Wonders: The Surprising Lives of Spiders by James O'Hanlon

Whether hunting their prey, attracting a mate, or building a web, there is so much to learn about the surprising lives of spiders.
4 min read
19
Nov
EcoWest News, November 19, 2024

EcoWest News, November 19, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Deconstruction saves valuable materials, 2) Calling for a halt to commercial herring fishing, 3) Concerns about peat harvesting, and 4) Reducing nitrous oxide emissions
2 min read
12
Nov
EcoWest News, November 12, 2024

EcoWest News, November 12, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Need for a comprehensive grasslands policy in Alberta, 2) Selling Canada’s water, 3) Electric-powered yardcare, and 4) Proposal for a new uranium mine in Saskatchewan
2 min read
07
Nov
Community Leaders & Books: October 2024

Community Leaders & Books: October 2024

Books and community leaders: from brash, brainy crows and righteous anger to native plant rescue and designing a hope-filled community of the future
1 min read
05
Nov
EcoWest News, November 5, 2024

EcoWest News, November 5, 2024

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) The economic risks of LNG expansion; 2) The impact of dams on northern Manitoba; 3) Community forest management; and 4) A successful introduction of congestion pricing
3 min read
31
Oct
Citizens of an Ocean Planet

Citizens of an Ocean Planet

If you don’t live along the coast, the ocean may feel remote and somewhat irrelevant, but we are all citizens of an ocean planet.
4 min read