"These Zombies Threaten the Whole Planet"
"Canada's oil patch has nearly 100,000 suspended wells, neither active nor capped, and they're a worrying source of planet-warming methane."
Source: NYTimes, 11/02/2020
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"Finding Unity in the Great Bear Rainforest"
"How corporations, conservationists, and First Nations came together to share the rainforest."
Source: The Tyee, 10/22/2020
Promise or Peril? Importing Hydropower to Fuel Clean Energy Transition
"U.S. states hope to tap Canada’s network of large dams to meet low-carbon goals, but do better options exist closer to home?"
Source: The Revelator, 10/21/2020
Mi’kmaq Fisheries Via Treaty Rights Under Attack In Nova Scotia
"This fall, the Sipekne’katik First Nation has pressed ahead with off-season lobster fishing despite racist rhetoric and vigilantism that the RCMP has been criticized for failing to stop."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 10/20/2020
'Beaches Back To Life': First Nations Restore Ancient Clam Gardens
"In the Pacific north-west, local people work the shoreline, creating conditions for useful species to thrive".
Source: Guardian, 09/23/2020
80,000 Family Woodlot Owners May Be Key To Saving The Acadian Forest
"Only remnants of this carbon-rich forest in the Maritimes remain after centuries of clear-cutting. Thousands of family forest owners have a stake in its survival. The question is: can they earn revenue from its protection rather than its destruction?"
Source: The Narwhal, 09/22/2020
LNG Transport Proposal Flags Worries Over Rail Hazmat
A Trump administration push to allow trains to carry liquified natural gas raises larger concerns about allowing hazardous materials to be carried around the United States by rail, per the latest TipSheet. Get the latest on the LNG transport plan, along with the backstory about the risks of numerous other rail hazmat, plus story ideas and reporting resources.
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Collapse in Oil Revenue Leads to Historic Alberta Deficit
"Alberta is projecting a historic deficit for the 2020-2021 fiscal year as resource revenues decline to levels not seen in decades."
Source: The Narwhal, 08/28/2020
Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews
They’ve long been a staple of the news business. But now, with the pandemic continuing to keep journalists from their subjects, remote video interviews have become an essential tool. And even newbie video reporters can quickly learn the basics. Science video producer Eli Kintisch shares a quick eight-step remote video setup and some simple tricks of the trade, in this SEJournal how-to.
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‘Like Paradise’: The Cree Nation’s Fight To Save The Broadback Forest
"This 1.3 million hectare forest in Quebec has never been logged or known the incursion of roads. It’s also one of the most carbon dense places on the planet, holding twice as much carbon as the Amazon per hectare — but community members fear ‘the loggers are coming’".
Source: The Narwhal, 08/24/2020
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