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Keeping it in the ground
A Dalhousie-led group of university researchers is working to map one of our biggest assets in our fight against climate change – our soil.
A green path to self-determination
A development partnership between the thirteen Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia means a more environmentally sustainable and economically secure future going forward.
A different kind of farmer
Vertical, hydroponic farming in Atlantic Canada is an increasingly smart way to get your greens in a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty, food insecurity, and climate change.
Going above and beyond…bake sales
One passionate and persevering Pictou County councillor finds a (net zero) way to keep the lights on, and the doors open in community buildings in small town Nova Scotia.
From Mars to maggots
One Nova Scotia entrepreneur and former NASA research scientist uses fly larvae to turn food waste into feed and fertilizer.
The greening of Atlantic Canadian farmers
Farmers doing what they can to cut back on emissions and ecological degradation, all while adapting to a changing climate.
Out of sky, out of mind
A look at the myriad of solutions to pull carbon out of the atmosphere — here in Nova Scotia, in other areas of the country, and internationally.
A final footprint
More and more people are looking at the idea of a green burial as a way to help the planet even as they make plans to leave it.
The (green) elephant in the room
A look at where we are in terms of a solar panel recycling plan, here and across the country.
A more joyful approach
One Nova Scotia renewable energy company is learning about the power of connection through Indigenous partnerships.
Nature’s lesser-known carbon player
A closer look at the role animals play in the world of carbon cycling and carbon capture
Rethinking point A to point B
Two Halifax families adapt a less car-centric life and prove it can be done, even with young children.
A masterclass on deep retrofits
Canada’s oldest private school begins long road to net-zero.
Sustaining our past for the future
Parks Canada has been giving Cape Breton’s Fortress Louisbourg a much-needed energy retrofit and the savings are impressive.
Going with the flow
Halifax Water is making clean, efficient energy from moving water… and that’s not all.
Rethinking and repurposing landfills
One innovative Nova Scotia company is recycling an impressive 90 per cent of what goes into landfills, but is it solving one problem only to contribute to another?
From wind to water
One Nova Scotia company’s game-changing recycling process not only turns old wind turbine blades into boats, it also provides a huge opportunity for recyclers looking to get into the fibreglass game.
Best laid plan
Can HalifACT, one of the country’s most ambitious climate plans, stay on track given challenges outside its control?
A fine counterbalancing act
For one young American climate researcher, what started as a fascination with the ocean has turned into a partnership with a Nova Scotia company working to fight climate change in a unique and potentially game-changing way.