Horses roam free around the world. In the Alberta foothills, their management has become contentious.
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Are our brains wired to favour growth over environmentally rational decisions?
Imagining how to increase water managers’ empathy for others in a holistic way is critical for our human and planetary future.
Language milestones matter not as the final word, but as possible signals about where children might be struggling and how they can be best supported to reach their full potential.
Petroleum exploration in Alberta has disturbed more than 1,900 sq. km of wetlands in Alberta, boosting emissions of methane: a potent greenhouse gas.
If the climate is in peril, why has the federal government approved a pipeline that will ship close to 600,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to British Columbia?
Given Alberta’s innovative spirit and its emissions-reducing results, is this a time for the province to turn its back on carbon policy and tarnish its reputation in a world transitioning to lower carbon?
The bulk of Canada’s agricultural production is in the Prairie provinces.
Alberta’s Bill 44 requiring schools to alert parents when they’re teaching sex ed should be amended in order to protect both youth health and education towards democracy.
Canada has joined the international community in calling for a transition away from fossil fuels. There is no reason to wait for more painful disruption before planning for that transition.
Much of the country depends on water stored and filtered in forests. Fire-scarred watersheds highlight our need for a national wildfire strategy.
Contrary to what some have suggested, the uncertainty over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will be drawn out.
The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is fast becoming one of the most divisive issues in Canadian politics in years. Here’s how a compromise can be reached.
Canada wants to move towards a green economy and meet its Paris Agreement targets, but it has also just taken ownership of a pipeline. How can the federal government deal with this paradox?
Calgary has already had two 100-year floods in less than a decade. But the city and the province have yet to take action to meaningfully lower the risk of future flood damages.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is fighting British Columbia’s efforts to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Here’s what she’s got wrong.
Science advisers can make important contributions to environmental policy and decision making by government. But we should expect even more.
Radon is a radioactive gas that seeps into buildings through foundation cracks. It is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. And it only costs around $60 to test your home.
Yes, climate change is creating conditions for the extraordinary wildfires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, but El Niño played a bigger role, says atmospheric scientist.
In Nebraska, the intensity of the Keystone XL debate is second only to that over the chance that the Nebraska Cornhuskers will win the Big Ten football championship. Raging for several years now, controversy…
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