Anna Kindy Explains Why She Does Not Endorse A Section Of DRIPA & More

While she recognizes DRIPA as a valuable document, MLA Anna Kindy recently informed the SRD Board that she does not support ‘article 26.’ The topic came up when she took part in the May 26 Board meeting. 

Kindy began by stating, “ Part of the reason I’m here is to actually learn how things are run.  I’m not going to pretend I know everything, far from it.  It’s a steep learning curve, but my motivation is to truly represent my constituents. I ran for a party, but I’m apolitical now that I am an MLA,  I just look at issues separately and try to bring people’s voices to the legislature, to whoever it needs to be brought to.  I’m not a public speaker by nature, but I do answer questions very readily, so I’m just going to pass it over to you guys if you have any questions.”

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Mixed messages: Carney Liberals pledge money for LNG while bridling against industry demands

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The federal Liberals are sending mixed messages about their climate commitments after a recent combination of harsh words and generous gifts for the oil and gas industry. 

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Green candidate pitches climate action to fix the affordability crisis

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Extreme weather or disasters, like fires or floods caused by global warming, dramatically increase the cost of food, housing and healthcare, and threaten people’s wellbeing. 

The key is viewing climate action not as a cost, but as an economic advantage, says Jessica Wegg, the federal Green Party candidate in northern Vancouver Island. 

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The West Coast’s tidal swamps are supercharged carbon sinks

Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A collaborative cross-border study digging into forested tidal swamps in the Pacific Northwest has determined these ecosystems are carbon storage superheroes. 

Found upstream from coastal estuaries and shorelines, but still subject to the flux of ocean tides, the woody wetlands feature a tangle of shrubs, grasses and trees, like willows and Sitka spruce, that can trap about nine million tonnes of organic carbon per hectare — the equivalent to the amount of carbon burned by two million gas-powered cars every year. 

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The Quadra Project – The Mouse Experiment

On July 9, 1968, John Calhoun began his mouse experiment called Universe 25. He designed the perfect mouse habitat of 16 buildings each divided into 16 apartments with their own feeding stations. A plentiful supply of food and water was always available. No predators or diseases. The ideal temperature and humidity. Two male and two female mice were placed in Universe 25 on that July day. Calhoun and his team then watched what happened over a nearly four year period (New Scientist, Dec. 14, 2024). 

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