Glacier melt opens up new territory for salmon — and mining
A new paper published in Science says that as glacier ice melts, new land and rivers are being revealed in the ice-covered transboundary region shared by northern B.C., Alaska, and the…
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A showdown is brewing over money, oil and carbon
In this aerial view water vapour and exhaust rise from the steel mill of Salzgitter AG, one Europe's largest steel producers, on November 22, 2023 in Salzgitter, Germany.Sean Gallup |…
Amazon rainforest destruction slows sharply year to date, report says
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Destruction across the Amazon rainforest so far this year has slowed dramatically, down 55.8% from…
Cambridge ban on gas-powered leaf blowers could go into effect a year earlier than…
Landscaping businesses in Cambridge may have to trade in their gas-powered leaf blowers for electric alternatives a year sooner than the City Council initially targeted, depending on a…
A showdown over deep sea mining is taking place in the Pacific Ocean
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Activists from Greenpeace International have boarded a ship that is conducting deep sea mining research in the Pacific Ocean, vowing to occupy the vessel…
First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off
Flight100, Virgin Atlantic's world first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline is fuelled ahead of its take off from London Heathrow to New…
Sunscreen instead of ski pants? What El Niño could mean for the upcoming Prairie…
El Niño is making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus, and forecasters say it could impact winter weather on the Prairies.The climate pattern happens when the temperature of…
The fossil fuel phrases that countries will fight over at the upcoming COP28
Getting the world off greenhouse gas-spewing fossil fuels is a key part of global climate negotiations.But whether those fossil fuels are "unabated," and where we need to phase them…
Is record Black Friday sales spike a false dawn?
An Amazon worker delivers packages on Cyber Monday in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our…
Biggest climate talks ever confront global chaos and record heat
More than 70,000 politicians, diplomats, campaigners, financiers and business leaders will fly to Dubai to talk about arresting the world’s slide…