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Environment

Sturgeons and the Fraser River's Conservation

The monster fish that inhabit the Fraser are more than just the last wild stock of Pacific sturgeon in the world they’re a barometer of the health of the river

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Dead Wood: What is Killing North Shore Forests

Over nearly two decades, in a grove of old-growth forest on the North Shore, UBC's Lori Daniels has witnessed a doubling of the mortality rate of our trees

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Mark Jaccard Talks Climate Change

SFU economist and climate change expert Mark Jaccard on Earth Hour, energy-efficient light bulbs, and our capacity for self-delusion

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Tzeporah Berman's Green Idea

The original tree hugger has a big, pragmatic agenda. Meet Canada’s next-generation climate change warrior

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Crops and Robbers

Community gardens, designed to feed the multitudes, now benefit the larcenous

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Michael Pollan Visits UBC Farm

The soil savior gives the faithful hope that there is indeed an alternative to agribusiness

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Made You Look!

The familiar becomes invisible. That’s why signs on the North Shore feature rhinos and dead bodies

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How to Grow a Vegetable Garden

Attention, homeowners: tired of cutting the lawn? Plant vegetables instead.