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The Magpie River is the first in Canada to be granted legal personhood rights, part of a growing global movement rooted in Indigenous beliefs.
Mexico's Decision to Ban Glyphosate Has Rocked the Agribusiness World
GM corn presidential decree comes despite intense pressure from industry, U.S. authorities.
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Expert drafting panel on the legal definition of “ecocide” convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation. — Stop Ecocide International
Expert drafting panel on the legal definition of “ecocide” convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation.
Decentralized Microgridding Can Provide 90% of a Neighborhood's Energy Needs, Study Finds
"The new approach could even pave the way for 100 percent self-sufficiency in power, heat, and water."
Dizzying pace of Biden's climate action sounds death knell for era of denialism
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Biden signals radical shift from Trump era with executive orders on climate
‘We need to be bold,’ Biden says, signing orders to halt fossil fuel activity on public lands and transform the government’s fleet of cars into electric vehicles
For Indigenous Peoples it's time to look within - NOW Magazine
It’s time we finally got rid of what isn’t working for us — even if that means parting ways with long-established advocacy organizations
CAMH Launches Shkaabe Makwa – Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wel
First hospital-based centre in Canada designed to drive culturally relevant system initiatives to achieve health equity and community wellness.
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It’s time to create the National Institutes of Energy Innovation. This year has been a tragic reminder that we need to do a better job of preparing for global threats.
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Friends don’t let friends be uninformed about climate change and our environmental future. Reduce, reuse, recycle, read these nonfiction picks.
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Dan Levy Encourages Canadians to Sign Up For Free Online Indigenous History
Schitt's Creek star Dan Levy is asking Canadians to join him in taking a free online Indigenous history course offered by the University of Alberta.
Don't blame cats for destroying wildlife – shaky logic is leading to moral
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The Dying God: Learning to Die in the Anthropocene
We are doomed to walk the path of the Dying God. We must do so not in the hope of survival or salvation. Our job is not to survive … or even to birth a new world. Our job is to die … to…
Column: Momoyes – Guardians of Water, Nature, and Justice
Alan D.D. shares the legend of the Venezuelan water spirits known as the momoyes.
First Nations still waiting for action on child welfare crisis
Canada has yet to develop a plan to deal with the humanitarian crisis in foster care where Indigenous children make up 50 per cent of all cases