Informing and encouraging initiatives that support Western Canada's natural environment

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.