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Rochelle Baker
Fairy Creek crackdown on Vancouver Island leads to more arrests, protests
RCMP unexpectedly arrested a number of old-growth activists with the Fairy Creek blockades inside the…
Seaweed cultivation is a growing trend on Canada’s West Coast
There’s a surge of excitement around seaweed cultivation on the West Coast if the heavy-hitters…
Canada’s oceans on the crest of a transformative decade
Canada is in the enviable position of having the longest coastline in the world. But…
Critics cut into B.C.’s progress on protection plan for old-growth forests
B.C.’s forestry minister made clear a moratorium on old-growth logging is off the table as…
Is the lowly sea cucumber the new superhero of sustainable aquaculture?
Most coastal residents are suitably enthralled with charismatic or charming marine animals such as killer…
Cultivating radical change by gabbing about gardening
It’s no biggie. Lucretia Schanfarber just simply plans to save the planet by gabbing about…
Are B.C. trophy hunters shooting themselves in the foot?
Trophy hunting of wolves, grizzly bears and cougars may endanger hunters as well as the…
Canadian seaweed may be the secret to taming belchy cows, tackling climate change
Canadian scientists are investigating whether regional seaweeds might be the new superfood for cows, and…
Should Canada be hungry to farm seaweed? This marine biologist thinks so
Harvesting seaweed on the B.C. coast has been the on-and-off-again dream of back-to-landers intent on…
The burning question: What pollution and health threats are lurking in wood stoves?
If the stereotype associated with country living holds fast, folks in Canada’s small towns and…