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Pam Sullivan Pam Sullivan

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.

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Mary-Frances Lynch Mary-Frances Lynch

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.

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Zack Metcalfe Zack Metcalfe

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.

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Philip Moscovitch Philip Moscovitch

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.

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Philip Moscovitch Philip Moscovitch

From Mars to maggots

One Nova Scotia entrepreneur and former NASA research scientist uses fly larvae to turn food waste into feed and fertilizer.

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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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