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Kearny Generating Station, a former coal-fired baseload power plant, now a gas-fired peaker, on the Hackensack River in New Jersey. Jim Henderson/Wikipedia

Utilities rely on dirty ‘peaker’ plants when power demand surges, but there are alternatives

As renewables account for a growing share of electricity supply, fossil fuel plants are increasingly used to balance fluctuations in renewable generation – emitting health-threatening pollutants.
The remains of a hotel in Jasper, Alta. after a wildfire in July 2024 forced an evacuation of the national park and destroyed over 300 of the town’s approximately 1,100 structures, mainly impacting residential areas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

What is societal collapse? Lessons from the past can help us understand our future, but only to a point

Societal collapse is a complex phenomemon tied to the abilities of a society to meet its population’s basic needs. Understanding past examples of collapse can provide valuable insights.
People cross the Fraser River on a pedestrian bridge from Vancouver to Richmond, B.C., during a Walk for Mother Earth march to the B.C. Legislature organized by Extinction Rebellion, in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A ‘river of experience’: How many ways of knowing feed a course on the climate crisis and actions

A course exemplifies one way group collaboration to address the climate crisis can begin: with each person identifying key moments in their engagement, and contributing this to a larger ‘river’ model.
The scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution on an expedition to the southwest Indian Ocean in 2015. Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong via Getty Images

The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed

The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million annual budget pales compared with discoveries the ship has enabled.

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