Time Is Running Out

Taking action now can secure our futureBERLIN, Feb 28 – Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruptionin nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel …

Electric Vehicle Chargers Are Being Installed Across Nova Scotia

Today, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Member of Parliament for South Shore–St. Margarets and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $100,000 investment to Nova Scotia Power to install 20 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at Nova Scotia Power’s facilities across the province to put Canadians in the driver’s seat on the road to a net-zero future.

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 …