EcoFriendly West

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

Books and community leaders: from brash, brainy crows and righteous anger to native plant rescue and designing a hope-filled community of the future

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

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.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Music concerts promote sustainability and climate action; 2) Questioning the sustainability of fish farms; 3) Guaranteeing green spaces as well as housing; and 4) Rewilding golf courses

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Energy planning in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 2) Federal government successfully reducing emissions; 3) Perennial wheat and rice, and 4) Plant-blindness

Light pollution poses problems for sea creatures small and large, interrupting feeding, causing collisions, and sending baby turtles dangerously off course. Enforceable regional limits on emissions and green certification for eco-friendly lighting are badly needed.

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) Holding oil and gas companies responsible for damages; 2) The negative impacts of wetland drainage; 3) Sustainable building practices; and 4) Addressing competing demands on ocean resources

This week’s top stories in EcoWest News: 1) A look at Winnipeg through the eyes of a goose; 2) The Building Material Exchange program; 3) Preserving Nose Creek’s biodiversity; and 4) Converting flare gas to electricity

Books and community leaders: from women scientists and rocks with personality to cello music, solar power, and citizen science