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The Energy Mix @theenergymix.com · 10d

After a summer of wildfires, heat & toxic air, 250+ city leaders urge Ottawa to fund “nation-building, not nation-burning” projects.

Elbows Up For Climate says a clean grid, housing, & transit could strengthen economic independence, lower emissions & reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Back ‘Nation-Building, Not Nation-Burning’ Projects, 250 City Leaders Urge Carney

A coalition of more than 250 mayors and city councillors from across Canada is calling on the federal government to keep #ElbowsUp with nation-building projects that respond to the climate emergency, ...

www.theenergymix.com

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 6d

In our latest article we look at the Efficiency Nova Scotia programs working to bring energy retrofits to traditionally underserved communities dealing with the challenging and often complicated issues around title and property ownership.
www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/one-...

One size does not fit all — Climate Stories Atlantic

Efficiency Nova Scotia brings retrofits to traditionally underserved communities dealing with challenging title and property ownership issues. Nova Scotia climate solutions, Atlantic Canada climate so...

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 20d

New podcast: “Dan Roscoe - harnessing our NS winds” by The Cautious Climate Optimist, where I chat with Dan Roscoe of Roswall Dev. to talk all things wind and wind turbines.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/podcast/dan-... @#LCC @djroscoe.bsky.social

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 29d

"Mapping our future" about how one NSCC researcher says the key to avoiding the worst of in-land flooding during more common, more severe storm events is to get ahead of them with potentially life-saving predictive mapping.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/mapp... @nsccofficial.bsky.social

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Sep 4

Is it too late?, the next installment of our Climate Focus column - written by CSA co-founder, @seankellyprospect.bsky.social .

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/column/is-it... @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Aug 26

New article: Adapting and adopting by Matt McIntosh, about how drought is impacting Nova Scotia farmers, and what they’re doing about it.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/adap... #LCC #AnnapolisValley

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Aug 20

New article: Bringing It Home by Elizabeth Peirce. Leveraging carbon credits as a source of funding for local non-profits.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/brin... #LCC @rocarbonlabs.bsky.social @cib-bic.bsky.social

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Aug 11

New article: Stepping up with (re)purpose by @aauld.bsky.social. One impressive Nova Scotian shows the huge impact one person can make as she and fellow volunteers collect garbage from Nova Scotia shorelines.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/step... #LCC

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Aug 7

Our latest episode features a chat with Halifax's own Miriam Zitner, of the Carbon to Sea Initiative. She's a firecracker of a human and someone who's doing some good work to fight climate change...and beyond. @carbonremovers.bsky.social

Listen at:
www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/podcast/miri...

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jul 29

Have you ever stopped to think about the potential of soil to combat climate change?
This week's article: Keeping it in the ground
read it at: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/uld1...

@dalhousieu.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com @canrac.bsky.social @benjaminwrites.bsky.social

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thank you for mentioning us @climateconnections.bsky.social! Check it out: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/thes...

These must-read story series explore our climate-changed world » Yale Climate Connections

From first-person accounts to scientific explorations, these reads will help you deeply understand our changing climate.

yaleclimateconnections.org

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jul 22

New article: A green path to self-determination by Mary-Frances Lynch. A development partnership between the thirteen Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia means a more environmentally sustainable and economically secure future going forward.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/a-gr... #LCC

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jul 15

New article: A different kind of farmer by Zack Metcalfe. Vertical, hydroponic farming in Atlantic Canada is an increasingly smart way to get your greens in a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty, food insecurity, and climate change.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/a-di... #LCC

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jul 7

New article: Going above and beyond…bake sales by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social. One passionate & persevering Pictou County councillor finds a (net zero) way to keep the lights on, and the doors open in community buildings in small town Nova Scotia.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/goin... #LCC

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm so sorry. We're feeling broken-hearted up here in Canada for you...and worried about the impacts on our country as well. What an evil scourge they are. So greedy, self-interested, and cowardly. Horrifying to the extreme.

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jul 2

New article: From Mars to maggots by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social. One Nova Scotia entrepreneur and former NASA research scientist uses fly larvae to turn food waste into feed and fertilizer.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/from... #LCC

Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jun 24

New podcast: “Edmund (Eddie) Halfyard from CarbonRun” by The Cautious Climate Optimist, where I chat with Eddie Halfyard, a research scientist with a passion for fish, water quality, and removing CO2 from the atmosphere.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/podcast/edmu...

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jun 19

New article: The greening of Atlantic Canadian farmers by @evertlindquist.bsky.social. Farmers doing what they can to cut back on emissions and ecological degradation, all while adapting to a changing climate.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/the-... #LCC @nfucanada.bsky.social

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jun 16

I didn’t want to be a climate activist, the next installment of our Climate Focus column - written by CSA co-founder, @seankellyprospect.bsky.social .

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/column/i-did...

Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jun 11

New article: Out of sky, out of mind by Zack Metcalfe. A look at the myriad of solutions to pull carbon out of the atmosphere.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/out-... #LCC @timothybushman.bsky.social @carbonremovers.bsky.social @carboncure.bsky.social

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · Jun 3

New article: A final footprint by @Mary-Frances Lynch. More and more people are looking at the idea of a green burial as a way to help the planet even as they make plans to leave it.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/a-fi... #LCC #carbonfootprint

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · May 28

New article: The (green) elephant in the room by
@aauld.bsky.social. A look at where we are in terms of a solar panel recycling plan, here and across the country.

www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/the-... #LCC @irena-official.bsky.social fficial.bsky.social @canrea.bsky.social

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Evert Lindquist🦉 @evertlindquist.bsky.social · May 20

How often do you use plastic produce bags at the grocer?

Toronto researchers found that big-name grocery stores each dispense 2,000 of these single-use plastics a day.

The solution? Better advertising of reusable bags ♻️

My latest for @nationalobserver.com

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/20/n...

Simple store solutions could stop plastic produce bag waste

Millions of plastic fruit and vegetable bags go straight to the landfill each day in Canada. That problem is easily fixed, researchers found when they spent some time monitoring how shoppers behaved i...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · May 21

Thx. @waynegroszko.bsky.social