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The seaweed invasion so big you can see it from space

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Is Alberta separatism fueling Ottawa’s pipeline plans?

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Can AI save the planet before it kills us all?

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The weatherman who spoke the truth – and paid the price

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There's a lot on Carney's plate. Is our climate plan cooked?

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Is this Super El Niño a peek into forever weather?

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Introducing our new host, Johanna Wagstaffe

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Heat killed his friend. Now his community is saving lives

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More heat, more rats, more problems

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The disaster in Nepal as a ‘wake-up call from Mother Nature’

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Bats are dying in wind turbines. Here’s how to stop it

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Will Alberta data centres really curb their water use?

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Fed up with broken stuff? Join the Buy it for Life movement

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Why wildfires have some people furious about fossil fuels

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Want a climate-friendly burial? Mushrooms may be the answer!

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A quick, low-cost DIY solution to improve indoor air quality

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How to turn your climate gloom into action

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What if your home could float when a flood hits?

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Mother Nature’s angry. But why does she sound like Iggy Pop?

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Americans want payback for smoky skies. Are they right?

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Doc Martens? Nice. Why this teen thrifts for climate

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This program teaches kids to survive smoky skies

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Why this climate solution is meeting Indigenous resistance

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Lessons learned from Canada’s gnarliest wildfires

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Why your flight feels more like a rollercoaster these days

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Heat is killing us. Is air conditioning the only fix?

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Farewell to Laura Lynch, who’s had one helluva career

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Face to face with the disappearing whales

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Five years after the deadly heat dome, are we any safer?

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How to protect wildland firefighters from cancer risk

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Can movie magic move the needle on climate change?

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Should you tattle on your neighbour in the name of climate?

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This footballer wants fossil fuels out of the World Cup

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Here’s your fire season forecast

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Is lightning in a box a climate solution for farmers?

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Is Ottawa backsliding on Indigenous clean energy promises?

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Who killed the 21st century milkman?

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Trump is wrong. Climate action is working

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How kids can save themselves from climate anxiety

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Why more trees - not fewer - could save a city from fire

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Why can’t more Canadian kids ride electric school buses?

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Here’s how it feels to get caught in an avalanche

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Goodbye, dystopia. Hello, 'thrutopia'

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A ‘breath of hope’ in the climate fight

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Suzanne Simard says it’s time for a fresh look at forestry

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Critics say the math isn’t mathing on Ottawa’s climate plans

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Can baby coral nurseries rescue reefs from climate change?

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Outdoor skating rinks are on thin ice

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Big Oil is banking on plastic

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Are leaky, old oil wells poisoning people and the planet?

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A pollinator paradise in the middle of the street

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Does a military upgrade mean a climate downgrade?

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A relaxing vacation doesn’t have to be bad for the planet

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Why the climate movement needs more history nerds

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How a 150-year-old map may help unlock a climate solution

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These Albertans want methane leaks plugged now

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Burying burnt trees after a wildfire could help the climate

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Will the conflict in Iran speed up the shift to renewables?

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Climate change is coming for your morning cup of coffee

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How one climate expert is using data to deliver hope

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Why a CO2 leak in Mississippi holds lessons for Canada

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A fight over coal has Corb Lund ‘f-ing totally exasperated’

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How much is Canada’s wilderness worth?

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Another reason Greenland's not for sale: climate change

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What a ‘nose in the sky’ can tell us about the impact of EVs

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Why ICE protests are about climate too

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What penguins (and their poo) tell us about climate change

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What more could Canada do to boost EV sales? Ask Norway!

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If you hate plastic, here’s what you can do about it

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What Ottawa’s job cuts may mean for oil spills and forecasts

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Manhattan drives down emissions with tolls on the roads

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Going for gold in the fight for the climate and the Olympics

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How ‘climate doulas’ are helping keep pregnant mothers safe

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Is anyone listening to Canada’s net-zero climate advisors?

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Climate change makes rats a ‘ticking time bomb’ in cities

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Bumpy flight? Climate change may be to blame

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Will we ever stop fighting over oil?

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Sweet solar silence in the land of the midnight sun

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Can we cool Earth by blocking the sun’s rays? And should we?

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Get on the bus!

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Yukoners want more rooftop solar. Why can’t they have it?

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PM Mark Carney defends his climate record

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Should green crimes be punished like murder?

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Gen Z and baby boomers take on Big Oil

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Our forecasters look back on the year in weather and climate

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The last straw and a tequila shot for an ex-climate minister

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Dude, where's my car? Well, maybe you don't need one.

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Whatever happened to phasing out fossil fuels?

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EXPLAINER: Carbon capture in a nutshell

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Soft, squishy, huggable: who’s choosing a mushroom coffin?

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Is a ‘grand bargain’ for Alberta a bad deal for the climate?

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Iggy Pop’s whisky and rage-soaked take on Mother Nature

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A fight for forests as the world gathers in the Amazon

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Pope Leo, a climate ‘action hero’? The Terminator thinks so.

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Is Canada really a climate leader?

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Can you actually invest green and make money?

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Will Hurricane Melissa spur the world to pay up for climate?

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A doggy bag of ice cream and other adventures in saving food

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AI data centres guzzle water. People are pushing back.

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Can we have new pipelines and curb climate change, too?