The Summerland fire, which broke out Friday near Okanagan Lake, has spread rapidly and led to the evacuation of more than 20,000 people
Category: Energy & Environment
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Tiny light, big dream: Harvesting power from soil in Japan
A designer in Japan believes tiny electrical currents from soil could support future energy needs
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham: ‘In 50-60 years, our species will be out of business’
Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham says environmental risks are being ignored by markets and threaten humanity’s future
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Mideast war supercharges electric car sales
High oil prices and persistent energy security concerns drive a renewed global shift toward electric vehicles
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Forever chemicals and pesticides: what to know
Scientists warn regulatory definitions may obscure potential health and environmental risks posed by widely used chemicals
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Can Trump make Canada pay for wildfire smoke?
Trade lawyers, climate law scholars and forest ecologists on what the U.S. can — and can’t — do about smoke drifting south
Posted inEnergy & Environment
France needs more Canadair water bombers but building them is painfully slow
Production began in 2024, but the first delivery — of just two aircraft — to France won’t happen until at least 2028
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Sweden to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in clothing
Stockholm is moving ahead of Brussels with sweeping restrictions on toxic compounds linked to persistent environmental and health risks
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Metal mining’s carbon footprint far larger than thought: study
Scientists say acid mine drainage could dramatically increase the climate impact of metal mining
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Is climate finance really development aid?
Wealthy countries hit their $100-billion climate pledge three years running, but experts say much of it may be displacing traditional development aid