Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I check in with HalifACT - the city's ambitious climate plan - to see how plans are progressing, what they've achieved, and if they're still on track to meet those original ambitious 2019 goals, seven years on and two years since we last spoke. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/best... 010
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 16/03/2026An update to a 2023 story we did on the very cool work Coastal Action is doing down in Mahone Bay building a multi-tiered living shoreline to protect some of the town's most treasured spots from storm surge damage. Things are "growing" splendidly. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/m5ak...climatestoriesatlantic.caRolling with the tide (REVISITED) — Climate Stories AtlanticA quick update on how things have been going with Mahone Bay’s Living Shoreline project since we last spoke in 2023. 001
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 04/03/2026In fall 2023 we spoke with the Building to Zero Exchange about plans to help "greenify" the Atlantic building sector and help us reach 2030 emissions reduction targets. Two and a half years on, we had a quick chat to see how things have been going. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/y5a4... 020
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Why would you ever grow a raspberry under the shade of a solar panel? All will be revealed in our latest article: Agrivoltaics: Pairing Unlikely Bedfellows - pairing farming and solar - to the benefit of all, including, of course, the planet. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/agri... 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026With this first "Revisited" article I have a quick chat with Dartmouth's Grace United Church for a sense of life after their 2022 heat pump install. Some of the spin-off benefits were pleasantly unexpected and surprising. @ecologyaction.bsky.social www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/jo65...climatestoriesatlantic.caA renovation and a prayer (REVISITED) — Climate Stories AtlanticA quick update on how things have been going with Dartmouth’s Grace United Church and the Faithful Footprints program as a whole since we last spoke for the 2023 article. 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 06/01/2026The greening of Sable...and a little bit more Our favourite overgrown sandbar - Sable Island - has recently begun green retrofits. We take a look at those, and go a little bit further into life and work on this most fascinating and bewitching of islands. @sable-institute.bsky.social 111
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 16/12/2025In our most recent article, The rise and fall...and rise again...of tidal turbines we take a look at the promising new possibilities for harnessing the energy of our world-renowned Nova Scotia tides. Try try again... @orbitalmarine.bsky.social www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/the-... 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025In our latest article, Doing our dirty work by @aauld.bsky.social, we take a closer look at how this humble super filterer is helping to clean the contaminated waters of Boat Harbour, NS. Read it here: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/doin... @dalhousieu.bsky.social @oceanfrontier.bsky.social 001
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 02/12/2025GivingTuesday is the world’s largest generosity movement. Thanks to you, we’ve been able to publish just short of 100 stories, podcasts, & columns, reaching tens of thousands of people. Your donation can help keep this initiative going. DONATE: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate #GivingTuesdayCA 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Every story you help fund supports local climate journalism. DONATE at: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate 012
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Looking for less scary and more optimistic local climate news written by professional journalists/writers? If so, consider DONATING now to help us keep delivering stories on those good news climate initiatives happening right here in our own backyard. DONATE at: smallchangefund.ca/campaign/cli... 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 27/11/2025This week, in Electrifying the Port of Halifax: a how-to guide, we take a look at the work of a local software data company trying to help boat owners, ports, and utilities figure out the best path to going hybrid or electric, and what that entails. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/elec...climatestoriesatlantic.caElectrifying the Port of Halifax: a how-to-guide — Climate Stories AtlanticA local software data company works to help vessel owners, ports, and utilities figure out the hows and how-to’s involved with embracing vessel electrification, and what’s needed to support any move i... 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 26/11/2025DONATE now to help keep uplifting local climate-related storytelling going! www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate Hope is newsworthy. Amid climate challenges, Climate Stories Atlantic highlights local researchers and innovators and the community action they inspire. 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Across Atlantic Canada, journalism is shrinking. Newsrooms are closing, coverage is thinning, and vital local stories are disappearing. But we're still a place where stories of climate hope, resilience, and innovation are being told. DONATE: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Your support keeps good storytelling alive. Donations directly fund writing, editing, and publishing. (And you can get a charitable receipt!) DONATE: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Support climate stories written by real journalists for real communities, not algorithms. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate 031
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Across Atlantic Canada, journalism is shrinking. Newsrooms are closing, coverage is thinning, and vital local stories are disappearing. Donate today and support independent, local climate journalism in Atlantic Canada! www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate 042
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 13/11/2025In our latest column, Writing for communities, not algorithms, by @seankellyprospect.bsky.social, we take a look at why supporting professional, unbiased journalism is more important than ever. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/column/writi... 010
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025In this latest episode of the podcast I talk to Will Burt, from @planetarytech.bsky.social Wow, just wow. A great guy doing the extremely important work of trying to help save the planet by correcting the alkalinity of our oceans. @dalhousieu.bsky.social @xprize.org @ecologyaction.bsky.social 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Thermal Energy Storage...what exactly is it? The various types and why it's an important part of using our grid in a smarter, cleaner way, and what's coming down the pike in terms of newer and better uses. @nsccofficial.bsky.social Find the story at: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/back... 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Hope Blooms...and thrives by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social Checking in on Halifax’s Hope Blooms, two years after our first article, only to find they’re now fully renewable and continuing to grow — in more ways than one. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/hope...climatestoriesatlantic.caHope Blooms…and thrives — Climate Stories AtlanticChecking in on Hope Blooms, two years after our first article, only to find they’re now fully renewable and continuing to grow, in more ways than one. 041
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 15/10/2025In this week's article, we take a look at the resurgence of sodium-ion batteries - the unsung sibling of lithium batteries - and how they may just be the answer to some of our current and upcoming battery and mineral woes. @dalhousieu.bsky.social www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/lith...climatestoriesatlantic.caLithium’s unsung sibling — Climate Stories AtlanticWhy a turn towards sodium-ion batteries might soon make a lot of sense. 052
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 10/10/2025What's a NS town or city to do when flooding from rising sea levels and storms threatens waterfront or coastal areas? We take a look at that issue In Shoring up for the future - by @evertlindquist.bsky.social. @ecologyaction.bsky.social www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/shor... 000
Reposted by Climate Stories AtlanticThe Energy Mix @theenergymix.com · 29/09/2025After a summer of wildfires, heat & toxic air, 250+ city leaders urge Ottawa to fund “nation-building, not nation-burning” projects. Elbows Up For Climate says a clean grid, housing, & transit could strengthen economic independence, lower emissions & reduce reliance on fossil fuels.theenergymix.comBack ‘Nation-Building, Not Nation-Burning’ Projects, 250 City Leaders Urge CarneyA coalition of more than 250 mayors and city councillors from across Canada is calling on the federal government to keep #ElbowsUp with nation-building projects that respond to the climate emergency, ... 01713
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 02/10/2025In our latest article we look at the Efficiency Nova Scotia programs working to bring energy retrofits to traditionally underserved communities dealing with the challenging and often complicated issues around title and property ownership. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/one-...climatestoriesatlantic.caOne size does not fit all — Climate Stories AtlanticEfficiency Nova Scotia brings retrofits to traditionally underserved communities dealing with challenging title and property ownership issues. Nova Scotia climate solutions, Atlantic Canada climate so... 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 19/09/2025New podcast: “Dan Roscoe - harnessing our NS winds” by The Cautious Climate Optimist, where I chat with Dan Roscoe of Roswall Dev. to talk all things wind and wind turbines. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/podcast/dan-... @#LCC @djroscoe.bsky.social 033
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 10/09/2025"Mapping our future" about how one NSCC researcher says the key to avoiding the worst of in-land flooding during more common, more severe storm events is to get ahead of them with potentially life-saving predictive mapping. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/mapp... @nsccofficial.bsky.social 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Is it too late?, the next installment of our Climate Focus column - written by CSA co-founder, @seankellyprospect.bsky.social . www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/column/is-it... @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social 010
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025New article: Adapting and adopting by Matt McIntosh, about how drought is impacting Nova Scotia farmers, and what they’re doing about it. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/adap... #LCC #AnnapolisValley 022
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 20/08/2025New article: Bringing It Home by Elizabeth Peirce. Leveraging carbon credits as a source of funding for local non-profits. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/brin... #LCC @rocarbonlabs.bsky.social @cib-bic.bsky.social 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 11/08/2025New article: Stepping up with (re)purpose by @aauld.bsky.social. One impressive Nova Scotian shows the huge impact one person can make as she and fellow volunteers collect garbage from Nova Scotia shorelines. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/step... #LCC 012
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Our latest episode features a chat with Halifax's own Miriam Zitner, of the Carbon to Sea Initiative. She's a firecracker of a human and someone who's doing some good work to fight climate change...and beyond. @carbonremovers.bsky.social Listen at: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/podcast/miri... 010
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Have you ever stopped to think about the potential of soil to combat climate change? This week's article: Keeping it in the ground read it at: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/uld1... @dalhousieu.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com @canrac.bsky.social @benjaminwrites.bsky.social 031
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Thank you for mentioning us @climateconnections.bsky.social! Check it out: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/thes...yaleclimateconnections.orgThese must-read story series explore our climate-changed world » Yale Climate ConnectionsFrom first-person accounts to scientific explorations, these reads will help you deeply understand our changing climate. 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 22/07/2025New article: A green path to self-determination by Mary-Frances Lynch. A development partnership between the thirteen Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia means a more environmentally sustainable and economically secure future going forward. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/a-gr... #LCC 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 15/07/2025New article: A different kind of farmer by Zack Metcalfe. Vertical, hydroponic farming in Atlantic Canada is an increasingly smart way to get your greens in a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty, food insecurity, and climate change. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/a-di... #LCC 010
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 07/07/2025New article: Going above and beyond…bake sales by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social. One passionate & persevering Pictou County councillor finds a (net zero) way to keep the lights on, and the doors open in community buildings in small town Nova Scotia. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/goin... #LCC 021
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 02/07/2025New article: From Mars to maggots by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social. One Nova Scotia entrepreneur and former NASA research scientist uses fly larvae to turn food waste into feed and fertilizer. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/from... #LCC 000
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 24/06/2025New podcast: “Edmund (Eddie) Halfyard from CarbonRun” by The Cautious Climate Optimist, where I chat with Eddie Halfyard, a research scientist with a passion for fish, water quality, and removing CO2 from the atmosphere. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/podcast/edmu... 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 19/06/2025New article: The greening of Atlantic Canadian farmers by @evertlindquist.bsky.social. Farmers doing what they can to cut back on emissions and ecological degradation, all while adapting to a changing climate. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/the-... #LCC @nfucanada.bsky.social 030
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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 16/06/2025I didn’t want to be a climate activist, the next installment of our Climate Focus column - written by CSA co-founder, @seankellyprospect.bsky.social . www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/column/i-did... 000
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 11/06/2025New article: Out of sky, out of mind by Zack Metcalfe. A look at the myriad of solutions to pull carbon out of the atmosphere. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/out-... #LCC @timothybushman.bsky.social @carbonremovers.bsky.social @carboncure.bsky.social 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 03/06/2025New article: A final footprint by @Mary-Frances Lynch. More and more people are looking at the idea of a green burial as a way to help the planet even as they make plans to leave it. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/a-fi... #LCC #carbonfootprint 031
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 28/05/2025New article: The (green) elephant in the room by @aauld.bsky.social. A look at where we are in terms of a solar panel recycling plan, here and across the country. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/the-... #LCC @irena-official.bsky.social fficial.bsky.social @canrea.bsky.social 053
Reposted by Climate Stories AtlanticEvert Lindquist🦉 @evertlindquist.bsky.social · 20/05/2025How often do you use plastic produce bags at the grocer? Toronto researchers found that big-name grocery stores each dispense 2,000 of these single-use plastics a day. The solution? Better advertising of reusable bags ♻️ My latest for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/20/n...nationalobserver.comSimple store solutions could stop plastic produce bag wasteMillions of plastic fruit and vegetable bags go straight to the landfill each day in Canada. That problem is easily fixed, researchers found when they spent some time monitoring how shoppers behaved i... 1114
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 20/05/2025New episode of the pod, where I chat with research scientist, Wayne Groszko - head of the Energy Research team at Nova Scotia Community College's Applied Research department, about green energy storage. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/podcast/nscc... @waynegroszko.bsky.social @nscc.bsky.social 020
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 14/05/2025New article: A more joyful approach by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social. One Nova Scotia renewable energy company is learning about the power of connection through Indigenous partnerships. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/a-mo... #LCC #novascotiafirstnations #Mi'kmaq #LennoxIsland #FirstNation 011
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 05/05/2025A visit to the analog-verse, the next installment of our Climate Focus column - written by CSA co-founder, @seankellyprospect.bsky.social. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/column/a-vis... 021