From Other Environmental Groups (May)

NATIONAL

  1. CBC What the Earth Newsletter. This week’s newsletter explains the Consumer Carbon Tax and who actually benefits from its end. For the CBC newsletter, go here.

  2. How getting rid of mandatory parking minimums is helping the climate. Building underground parking levels increases the overall carbon footprint of condo buildings. When cities remove the mandatory parking stall requirements, buildings can decrease their overall carbon emissions. For the full story, go here.

  3. What Carney’s win means for the environment and climate issues in Canada. Carney has a history of being a climate champion. Will he live up to his promise to make “Canada a leader in sustainable and conventional energy”? For the story, go here.

Global

  1. Slow tourism. Evergreen explains how “slow tourism” can benefit the environment as well as your vacation experience. For the full article go here.

  2. Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds. While solar power is the fastest-growing renewable energy, hydro was the highest source. For the full Guardian story, go here.

  3. Fossil fuel-free steel, it’s a thing. In a world that is constantly growing, steel made from fossil-free hydrogen rather than coal has the opportunity to greatly reduce steel’s carbon footprint. Go here.

Good News Stories

  1. Nature Conservancy of Canada has reversed the population decline of the Darkwoods grizzly bear population. Watch the video here.

  2. Japan’s Solar Super-Panel. More Powerful Than 20 Nuclear Reactors. This revolutionary solar technology is urban friendly and very powerful. Traditional solar farms require large areas of land but this new technology can be used in densely populated cities. For the full story, go here.