From Other Environmental Groups (February)

Climate change affecting rural Canadians. Rural Canada is disproportionally affected by climate change, and also experiences the greatest obstacles to utilizing eco-friendly technology. For the full story go here.
Alberta opens the Rockies for strip mining, invites American hunting on Canadian soil and discusses a future of independent trade, ‘free’ of the federal government. For more information, go here.

Trump leaves Paris Climate Agreement. Trump’s first day back in the Oval Office was filled by signing a mass of executive orders. Leaving the Paris Climate Agreement forecasts a stormy future for climate action in the U.S. For the full CBC story, go here.
Rebuilding after fires, LA. A combination of pollution and a city built for a different climate, the causes for the devastating LA fires should act as a guide for how to rebuild. Many who lost home could NOT get home insurance! For the full CNN story, go here.

Student-designed off-grid homes. UBC engineering students have designed these small eco-friendly homes for others to copy. For the CBC story, go here.
Students reduce school food waste. It is a massive problem and contributing to climate change. Two Ontario students reduced their school’s food waste by 57%, and they plan to help other schools do it too. More here.
International Institute for Sustainable Development(IISD): Check out their wins for global sustainability and their most-read articles and publications of the year.
Clean Energy Jobs: Project Drawdown reports via the Clean Energy Boom Report that in 2 years more than 200,000 new clean energy jobs have been announced in the US.