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Beyond Gas: Ontario’s Energy Future

March 31, 2023–Noah Cole

Join us for an energizing evening with celebrated Stanford energy researcher and author Dr Mark Z. Jacobson (No Miracles Needed) and local experts Jack Gibbons (Chair, Ontario Clean Air Alliance) ...

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Training and Prep for Beyond Gas Power Advocacy Days

March 31, 2023–Noah Cole

The Ontario gov’t is ramping up gas power >700%. Learn why this is a bad idea, what the alternatives are, and how you can make a difference. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/training-and-prep-for-beyond-gas-power-advocacy-days-tickets-598029631727

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Setting a High Bar for Offsetting Policy

December 8, 2022–Sarah Hasenack

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Environmental Education•Habitat•Land-use planning

Highway 400 expansion site © Noah Cole

Despite widespread recognition of the vital benefits provided by Ontario’s diverse natural areas, they continue to be threatened by development pressures. These threats will be exacerbated with the recent passing ...

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Evaluating Carbon Storage in Forest Stewardship Council Designated Conservation Lands 

April 22, 2022–Graeme Smith

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Boreal Forest•Climate Change•Ecology

White River wetlands © What-A-Ride CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

There is an urgent need for solutions to climate change, as temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warns that ...

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Immediate Action Needed to Protect Ontario’s Old-growth Forests

November 18, 2021–Jenna Cardoso

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Climate Change•Ecology•Stewardship and restoration

Catchacoma Lake © David Allan Barker CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

On November 2nd at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26), over 100 world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. ...

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