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Windsor-Essex Votes: Candidate Platforms and ...

The Windsor-Essex municipal elections are just around the corner and in preparation, we sent out a questionnaire to candidates across all municipalities in the region to better understand their stances on climate change and sustainability.

Staying on top of platforms and issues in a sea of information can be overwhelming; our goal is to equip you with knowledge about where your potential representatives stand regarding climate change mitigation and resilience building—so, we’ve summarized larger trends for an overview of where our local politics are leaning, pertinent climate issues and corresponding possible solutions, and what we can look out for as informed voters in local government.

Windsor-Essex Votes: Candidate Platforms and Climate Change
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What the Ice Age tells us about how plants will ...

What important lessons does the infamous pre-historic animated squirrel from the Ice Age movies have with respect to modern day climate change? Baird Langenbrunner takes us on an inter-epoch ride with his tales of what the Last Ice Age has to say about the adaptive capacities of plants today.

Originally featured on Massive Science, this article unpacks layers of information of what lies ahead, from what has already occurred!

What the Ice Age tells us about how plants will manage in a hotter world

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More Homes Built Faster... At What Cost?

More Homes Built Faster... At What Cost?

The More Homes Built Faster Act sounds like the perfect solution for a housing crisis, but is it really? Passed at the end of 2022, Bill 23 aims to build 1.5 million homes within 10 years in response to our current difficult housing situation... and will sacrifice our environment in the process. While some aspects of the Bill are positive, there are fundamental changes proposed that have Conservationists worried. What are these changes? How do they affect the environment? Why should we be worried? And what can we do?

Earth Day With The Detroit River: Flowing Into Restoration

Earth Day With The Detroit River: Flowing Into Restoration

Earth Day is on April 22nd, and every year, community members assemble to plant trees, clean up streets and beaches. This year we put the focus on water. Windsor of Change interviews Jacqueline (Jackie) Serran, the Remedial Action Plan Coordinator at the Detroit River Canadian Clean-Up, about Earth Day celebrations, the work they do, and how we can continue to be involved in protecting our River.

Not Worth It – How Time is Ticking for Alberta's Boreal Forest

Not Worth It – How Time is Ticking for Alberta's Boreal Forest

The Boreal forest of Canada is part of the largest land-based biome in the world. But, as with other biomes, it is under immense climactic threat. A recent study at the University of Alberta revealed how the clock is ticking on one of Canada's most vital assets.

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