From Other Environmental Groups (February)
NATIONAL
There’s new data on Alberta’s massive oil and gas cleanup problem.. Inactive oil well sites pose massive expense for oil and gas companies. Here’s what you need to know!
Four Manitoba First Nations sign historic conservation agreement: This has created Canada’s largest terrestrial Indigenous protected land area. For the full Narwhal Story, go here!
Greenbelt is no place for a highway! 74 percent of Ontario residents demand better transit instead of destroying greenspace and wetlands. For the Suzuki article, go here!
Heat Pumps: The Guardian News notes that Sweden leases heat pumps to assist with affordability. Governments could also provide large heat pumps that would service entire neighbourhoods. Why not here?
Global
Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution: Microplastics are a massive environmental burden. The most common microplastics are from our clothes. To learn how to clean your clothes more sustainably, go to the PBS story here!
Good public spaces are our community’s healthiest places: Studies show that communities that have inviting public green spaces improve the health behaviours of their citizens. Full story here!
Floods, storms, and fires are displacing 20,000 children every day! A UNICEF report finds that storms and floods caused by climate change have caused an alarming increase in child displacement around the globe. For the full CNN story, go here!
Good News Stories
Nine breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2023 you may have missed. BBC shares climate achievements from around the planet from last year. For the list, go here.