Hybrid-Electric Airplanes Are Coming To Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada has announced plans to advance its hybrid-electric propulsion technology and flight demonstrator program as part of a $163M CAD investment, supported by the governments of Canada and Quebec. “Pratt & Whitney Canada is proud to be a leader toward ever more sustainable aircraft propulsion technologies and be an integral part of Canada’s green recovery plan,” said Maria Della Posta, …

Three New Solar Farms Will Be Built In Antigonish, Berwick and Mahone Bay

The Government of Canada, in partnership with the municipalities of Nova Scotia’s Antigonish, Berwick, and Mahone Bay, announced funding for the construction of three new solar farms in the towns of Antigonish, Berwick and Mahone Bay. The project consists of building three solar farms, also known as solar gardens, in the Towns of Antigonish, Berwick and Mahone Bay, which will produce approximately 10GWh …

Arctic Seabirds Are Overheating: New Study Finds Cold-Adapted Species More Vulnerable To Climate Change

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has found that most Arctic Seabirds have a very low tolerance for the temperatures that a warming climate will bring. Researchers at McGill University launched the study after reports of Arctic Seabird species dying in their nests on warmer, sunny days. The study observed and …

Aviva invests over $1 million in WWF-Canada’s Nature and Climate Grant Program to fight biodiversity loss and climate change

TORONTO, June 18, 2021 /CNW/ – Canada is facing the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate breakdown. According to WWF-Canada’s 2020 Living Planet Report Canada, monitored populations of species at risk have declined by an average of 59% since 1970.  That decline has been driven largely by habitat loss which is also driving climate change: one-third …

Western Forest Products Confirms Its Net Positive Climate Impact with Release of 2020 Sustainability Report

Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) announced today the release of their 2020 Sustainability Report detailing the progress and commitment to their key sustainability initiatives. This includes the completion of their first full lifecycle carbon accounting, which confirmed the positive role Western’s sustainable forest management practices and wood products have in fighting against climate change.

River Ice

The river has cleared itself of ice very quickly this year. The same day I snapped this image (March 29th) the Seaway opened for shipping. Around here that’s as good a sign of spring as anyting else.

Winter: Coming or Going?

Well in the past seven days, winter certainly arrived here in Eastern Ontario. That it took until third week in January becoming more and more the norm these days. Another thing that is increasingly common, based entirely on anecdotal evidence is the roller coaster temperatures we seem to be experiencing on a near weekly basis. …

Icefields

Getting ready for the spring trip going over some old photos from two years ago to see where I’d like to check out again. Columbia Ice Fields always on the list. Three reasons. They are stunning. They will disappear in an ever-warming world. They are almost impossible to take a bad photo of. This particular …

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

A few weeks late to capitalize on the Christmas angst caused by someone, somewhere the tune was no longer appropriate for modern times… But Baby it is cold outside. But you had to know it was coming. Cold on January as predictable as the climate change denier standard response, “Gee yeah where’s your global warming …