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Zack Metcalfe Zack Metcalfe

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.

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Mary-Frances Lynch Mary-Frances Lynch

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.

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Philip Moscovitch Philip Moscovitch

A more joyful approach

One Nova Scotia renewable energy company is learning about the power of connection through Indigenous partnerships.

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Elizabeth Peirce Elizabeth Peirce

Going with the flow

Halifax Water is making clean, efficient energy from moving water… and that’s not all.

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Evert Lindquist Evert Lindquist

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?

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Zack Metcalfe Zack Metcalfe

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.

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Philip Moscovitch Philip Moscovitch

Best laid plan

Can HalifACT, one of the country’s most ambitious climate plans, stay on track given challenges outside its control?

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Alison Auld Alison Auld

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.

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Zack Metcalfe Zack Metcalfe

Climate-ready forests

New Maritime research suggests better ways to support a more climate-resistant, carbon-sequestering forest.

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Sean Kelly Sean Kelly

Casting a green shadow

A partnership of non-profits and businesses are lighting the way for African Nova Scotian youth interested in careers in sustainable building.

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Zack Metcalfe Zack Metcalfe

Not so strange bedfellows

Affordable, net-zero energy housing planned for Yarmouth makes both environmental and financial sense.

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Erica Butler Erica Butler

Managing expectations

One Atlantic Canadian non-profit evolves from a model of climate-proofing to climate adaptation.

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