What On Earth
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Episodes: 218
Jun 3, 2023
Aug 27, 2022
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The climate is changing. So are we. Explore a world of solutions with host Laura Lynch and our team of journalists. We find inspiration in unexpected places, scrutinize new technologies, hold powerful people accountable and join you on the journey to fix this mess. New episodes every Wednesday and Saturday.
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Want to stay safe during a wildfire? Know your neighbours.
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May 18, 2024 |
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Can the law of the sea save island states from rising water?
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May 15, 2024 |
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Low pay, high risk. Why stay to fight wildfires in Alberta?
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May 11, 2024 |
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Why a goose hunt can make all the difference to evacuees
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May 08, 2024 |
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A giant battery hides deep under this Toronto shopping mall
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May 04, 2024 |
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Why this Black queer activist is fighting for climate, too
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May 01, 2024 |
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Coke or Pepsi? Revealing the biggest plastic polluters
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Teens can't wait 'til grownups get it
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Can Earth Day be badass again?
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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New to What On Earth? Start here!
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Drought is wreaking havoc on crops. Can gene editing help?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Buried under cities, rivers are a climate wonder in waiting
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Emily's story: one activist's journey through climate anxiety
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Can scooping orca poop help us save the whales?
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Beaches, backyards and baby salmon
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Get on the bus!
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Meet the guides finding safe paths through melting mountains
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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And the award goes to…
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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So long, winter. Hello, wildfires.
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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A girl’s death, and her mom’s fight for clean air
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Tiny forests everywhere
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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How to sell people on climate action instead of fossil fuels
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Could 2024 be the year China becomes a climate…leader?
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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The robots are coming (to help fight climate change)
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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When it's really freaking cold, is green power a solution?
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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War, peace and a changing climate
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Can you save a rainforest by paying people not to cut trees?
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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This province leads the way in tackling environmental racism
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Stories that surprised, delighted and fired you up this year
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Yes, you can chat about climate change and not be a buzzkill
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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The beginning of the end
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Trying to give less stuff this year? We have some ideas.
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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‘An oil tanker-sized loophole’ at the UN climate talks
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Can stars like Blackpink and Taylor Swift help the climate?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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We just had the hottest year ever. But is anyone listening?
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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A climate conference begins in oil country
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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‘Bury me naked’
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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A dad’s fight for climate and his child with Down syndrome
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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It takes a village to cope with climate anxiety
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Stressed about the plastic packaging you toss? Us too.
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Heat pumps are so hot right now
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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They spoke out against fossil fuels. Then came the backlash.
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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A champion of climate justice dies on the eve of a key fight
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Let’s talk about all your broken stuff
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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‘Climate unites us’: hopes for peace in the Middle East
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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We’re trying something new
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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The oil man in charge of averting climate catastrophe
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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‘Natural gas’ or ‘fossil gas’? This man says words matter
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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ENCORE: A volcanic revolution in energy?
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Everyone is so sick of flimsy appliances
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Parks and Reclamation: Indigenous-led climate solutions
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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‘The last barrel’: Alberta premier backs oil as world warms
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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CBC tracked heat in dozens of homes. Here’s what we learned
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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‘This isn’t sexy forestry’: how to protect forests from fire
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Smarter tools and altered forests can help fight fire better
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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A climate research hub in the North rises from the ashes
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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The power of hope in a climate changed world
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Sneaking climate action into your summer block party
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Taking salmon’s pulse at the ocean’s edge
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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A boy’s death sparks warnings on smoke and calls for change
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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What On Earth Introduces: 10 Minutes to Save the Planet
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Why Indigenous-led evacuations are safer for communities
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Meet the people fighting for habitat superhighways in Quebec
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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How to protect the poorest Canadians from hotter summers
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Protests, jail and hospital: one activist’s journey through climate anxiety
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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'The flame carries on’: three generations of one family on climate action
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Will smoky skies spur sharper climate action in Ottawa?
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Finding cooling solutions during India’s scorching heat
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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From beaches to backyards, gardens as climate solutions
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May 27, 2023 |
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Wildfires, a warming planet, and the fiery Alberta election
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May 20, 2023 |
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Why a battle over a seawall is key to the future of PEI’s crumbling shores
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May 13, 2023 |
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The hunt for herring in a B.C. fjord and why it matters
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May 06, 2023 |
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How to ditch fossil fuels without leaving workers behind
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Not all climate heroes wear capes
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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The Italian river of climate delights
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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How close are we to emissions-free air travel?
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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UN climate report sketches a 'survival guide' for humanity
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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As climate change surges to shore, the power of community endures in Newfoundland
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Prairie grasses and pedal power
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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United Nations reflects on a heated debate
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Ice skating into a changing climate
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Counting emissions from celebrity jets
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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High stakes in the deep ocean
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Gaps in weather forecasts pose health and safety risks for northern communities
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Sleuthing for greenhouse gases at grocery stores
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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How scientists are unlocking the mysteries of ocean carbon
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Revolutionizing climate education in universities
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Climate action updates for the new year
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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Can Canada get on board with passenger train travel?
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Canada's role in climate disinformation
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Can a 'peace pact' with nature emerge from Montreal?
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Charting a course to a greener shipping industry
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Ottawa's climate adaptation "down payment"
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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The human cost of climate change in the Caribbean. And, Oslo's game changing emissions solution.
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Fossil fuels in the hot seat at COP27
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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Loss, damage and hope at the UN climate talks
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Putting a price on nature
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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What On Earth Introduces: The Outlaw Ocean
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The path to preparing one of Canada's beloved parks for climate change
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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How tornadoes are twisting their way into the climate conversation
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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ENCORE: Pass the baton
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Building back better for a warmer world
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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A volcanic revolution in energy?
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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The race to link extreme weather to climate change
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Who pays for the cost of climate catastrophe in Pakistan?
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Why disability inclusion is crucial to climate justice
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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ENCORE: Why addressing energy poverty is a climate solution
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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ENCORE: For the love of swamps and for the sake of cities
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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U.S. climate bill brings widespread relief and a few questions
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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ENCORE: Lessons learned from COP26
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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ENCORE: Literature for life in a changing climate
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Drought, deluge and the fix: Do what water wants
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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ENCORE: How protecting caribou can help climate
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Climate hope remains in the U.S despite a Supreme Court ruling
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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How warming oceans are changing Atlantic fisheries
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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A vote for justice
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Zooms, EVs and PhDs: Listeners share climate solutions
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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'Scene of the crime' - how to protect sea life from searing heat
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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ENCORE: Cooking without gas: Why cities are cutting methane from homes
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Clean energy lessons from the 1970s oil crisis
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May 28, 2022 |
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Why flooding in Indigenous communities is a climate justice issue
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May 21, 2022 |
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How cracking open a climate story helps kids cope
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May 14, 2022 |
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What On Earth Introduces: Tai Asks Why - Season 4
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May 10, 2022 |
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What extreme heat in India tells us about the future
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May 07, 2022 |
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Meet wolverine, a climate superhero
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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Why addressing energy poverty is a climate solution
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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ENCORE: The trouble with transition
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Do Ottawa's actions speak louder than its words?
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Life on the edge
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Encore: Electrify Everything
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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The tension and the truth about Ontario's Ring of Fire
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Heat pumps for freedom? How war is shifting the energy conversation
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Revisiting the Fort Simpson flood
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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Now for some good news...
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Encore: Future of Winter
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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What's the deal with 'renewable natural gas'?
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Pass the baton
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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The fight over coal in Alberta's Rockies
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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Cooking without gas: why cities are cutting methane from homes
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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What a Scottish city can tell us about 'just transition'
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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A new year in climate action: part two
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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A new year in climate action
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Cozy up with climate fiction
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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What the weather of 2021 tells us about climate change
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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ENCORE: The climate cost of consumerism
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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How Indigenous pipeline resistance keeps emissions in the ground
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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ENCORE: After the flood: How High River recovered after climate disaster struck
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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River above, trouble below: A What On Earth special report
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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How COP26 put public health in the spotlight
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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Why decolonizing COP can help keep 1.5 alive
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Trust, fairness, and a $100B broken promise
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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ENCORE: Canada's climate strategy has an oil and gas problem
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Why cities are key to cutting carbon
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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Electrify everything: an optimist's climate solution
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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How protecting caribou can help climate
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Now what? Climate, campaign promises, and the path ahead.
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Climate in the classroom
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Where the parties stand on climate change
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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Is this Canada's climate election?
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Will Canadians cast a vote for climate?
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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The climate cost of consumerism
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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BONUS: 'Don't despair. Get angry and get active' Scientists say a livable future means getting off fossil fuels
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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The slow-creeping disaster of drought
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Goodbye 'normal': How summer in Canada is changing
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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After the flood: How High River recovered after climate disaster struck
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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A few climate podcasts for your listening pleasure
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Old-growth forests: an ancient climate solution
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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The right to life, liberty and a clean environment?
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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How a real-time online collaboration found the cause of a deadly flood
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Biodiversity on the brink
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Charging up for the EV boom
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May 28, 2021 |
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When climate change hits home
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May 21, 2021 |
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From denial to delay: ExxonMobil and the language of climate change
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May 14, 2021 |
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For the love of swamps: Why Canada's wetlands are a natural climate fix
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May 07, 2021 |
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Why a top U.S advisor thinks Canada is 'a crucial partner' on climate
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May 06, 2021 |
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Canada's climate policy has an oil and gas problem
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Building for sprawl: The climate impact of that next highway
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Why climate change may put your investments at risk
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Canada's hydrogen plan includes fossil fuels. So, can it help?
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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'The Canadian way' to net-zero
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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A win for climate at the Supreme Court of Canada
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Greening the grid
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Carbon offsets: climate action or 'dangerous distraction'?
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Up in the air: can air travel go green?
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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'Green is not white': Racial justice and the climate fight
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Disappearing ice roads
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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A cascade of hazards
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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What an Alberta controversy tells us about climate disinformation
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Taking CO2 out of home heating
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Why Canada needs a 'just transition' from fossil fuels
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Can we really suck CO2 out of the air?
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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How to talk with kids about climate change
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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The top not-entirely-depressing climate reads of 2020
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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A year-end interview with Canada's climate minister
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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The future of winter
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Turning the tide: How seaweed can help fight climate change
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Mining for heat – can geothermal be part of Canada's energy future?
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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New climate accountability for Canada – will it work?
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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How the Biden administration could influence Canada's climate agenda
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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How climate change has put nuclear energy back on the table
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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The promise of trees as a climate solution
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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If the future of driving is electric, how do we get there?
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Hope vs. fear in the language of climate change
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Pass on the turkey? Cutting meat for climate
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Introducing: World on Fire
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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The Arctic could soon be ice-free in the summer. Can geoengineering help?
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Can the courts be a ‘can opener’ to faster climate action?
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Smoky skies and the 'vicarious anxiety' we're feeling about climate change
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Why Canada's glaciers are becoming 'endangered species'
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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The planet is getting warmer. Are Canadian cities ready?
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Net-zero emissions is the goal. So how do we get there?
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Is regenerative farming hope for a hotter planet?
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Can the arts move the meter on our own climate action?
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Zombie fires and the problem with peat
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Nature on the move
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Will climate change make us retreat from the waterfront?
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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How Indigenous knowledge could help fight climate change
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Can COVID-19 change the future of climate change?
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Jul 03, 2020 |