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How slow, small-scale mining can meet demand in a more sustainable way
The slow fashion and slow food movements are an antidote to overconsumption. New research in Canada and Ghana suggests slow mining can also bring benefits.
Memo to Canadian mutual funds: Stop greenwashing with vague ‘ESG integration’ claim
A new policy from the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee says it’s no longer acceptable to claim ESG Integration if funds want to be considered ‘responsible’
Here’s what we can learn from ancient societies about keeping buildings cool in heat waves
Ancient Egyptians and Puebloans knew how to harness the wind, rain and sun. Five heat-busting lessons for today’s architects.
How Big Oil has infiltrated universities and shaped climate research
In the first study of its kind, researchers expose the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long campaign to bury the truth by cozying up to universities and discrediting climate science
Harris courts fracking vote while Trump claims to be solar fan in U.S. presidential debate
On climate change, Harris and Trump could not be more at odds: One thinks it is an existential threat, the other thinks climate science is nonsense. Energy policy is another story.
Canada needs to catch up on co-op housing: Three lessons from Europe’s success
OPINION | From Vienna’s “unitary housing market” to Holland’s unlimited lease model, Europe offer insights on how to improve housing affordability and support the co-op economy
How fossil fuels have surged under both Trump and Biden-Harris administrations
U.S. oil and gas production is higher than ever, despite vastly different climate rhetoric from the Oval Office
Can weeds hold the key to turning farms into carbon-storage powerhouses?
Groups like PlantVillage are getting farmers to stop burning field waste and turn it into yield-boosting, carbon-storing biochar instead
U.S., Norway, Canada spending most taxpayer money on funding ‘false climate solutions’: report
Oil Change International study measured spending on carbon capture and fossil-based hydrogen subsidies over 50 years, despite evidence showing they “failed to make a dent in carbon emissions”
What will the U.S. election mean for sustainable finance?
More havoc from Trump, as he vows to fight ESG. Stability and new possibilities from Harris.
Half a century ago, one U.S. senator fought to ban gas-powered cars and almost won
California’s Senate voted to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 1975. Soon copycat bills emerged in nearly a dozen states. What happened?
Low-cost EVs on ‘verge of extinction’ as Canada slaps 100% tariff on Chinese cars
While debate rages on over whether tariffs are levelling the playing field or missing an opportunity, Canadians looking for affordable EVs have “almost no options left”