Smoke, heat, floods and more: IH interactive maps highlight climate change health issues
Interior Health introduces interactive maps that highlight four common climate hazards in B.C. to help communities plan for resiliency
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'When we replace short, single-person vehicle trips with our own human power, sometimes aided by a bit of stored hydro power in the form of an e-bike battery, we can collectively have these trips add up and make a difference. What these seniors have shown me is that we making this difference might just be fun and convenient, too.'
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The case of the e-bike: Are Revelstoke seniors pedaling towards a transportation future?
'When we replace short, single-person vehicle trips with our own human power, sometimes aided by a bit of stored hydro power in the form of an e-bike battery, we can collectively have these trips add up and make a difference. What these seniors have shown me is that we making this difference might just be fun and convenient, too.'
We have the power to create a brighter future
'Many of our problems — from inequity to the pandemic to the climate and biodiversity crises — are related, stemming from a lack of understanding about humanity’s place in the world, and the interconnectedness of existence.'
Returning to normal after pandemic isn’t good enough
We should aim much higher than “normal.” The COVID-19 crisis shows it’s possible.
Pandemic and climate crises unmask inequalities
COVID-19 and climate change are threat multipliers. They compound existing risks and inequities and make them more visible
Revelstoke’s climate story
Large-scale climate change that will dramatically alter the Revelstoke region is coming.
If corporations have legal rights, why not rivers?
Recently, the legal rights of personhood have in some instances been extended beyond people and corporations to nature itself.
Selling my car for the environment? For me, not yet
Writer Laura Stovel gave up her car and shares key lessons she learned from the experience. Did you know there's a non-profit car sharing organization in town? Up to date on ridesharing apps? Travel out of town? Stovel has tips from the experience. Even though she ended up buying another car, her auto abstinence highlighted gaps in service and opportunities for improvement, which she shares here
We owe Greta and the youth more than a Nobel Prize
Every day we fail to act on the climate crisis is a day stolen from young people and those not yet born.
The alarming links between climate, ocean and cryosphere
An alarming new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes clear the link between climate, ocean and the cryosphere