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Protecting our Pollinators

Protecting our Pollinators

One thing that is increasingly on many gardeners’ minds is how we can enhance our growing spaces to help all the pollinators that we rely on. Some research into the issue reveals that climate change, pesticide use and habitat loss around the world have caused a large...

Natural Solutions = Climate Solutions

Natural Solutions = Climate Solutions

Nature-Based Climate Solutions (NBCS) are local solutions that take advantage of nature’s systems to provide multiple economic, environmental and social benefits. They provide mitigation and adaptation strategies to address the climate crisis, particularly...

The Last Generation to Act on Climate Change

The Last Generation to Act on Climate Change

“I am inspired by empowered young people coming to realize our place in the world as the last generation to challenge Climate Change and environmental injustices,” says Ahlena Sultana-McGarry, one of the facilitators of Climate Network Lanark’s Youth for Climate...

100 Years of Electricity

100 Years of Electricity

The Era’s ‘100 years ago’ page last month showed that after a referendum to see whether Lanark wanted to ‘be electrified’ nine householders signed up to have their homes wired - at their own expense! – so they could hook up to the hydro service.  Things went pretty...

Join CNL’s Youth Climate Justice Group

Join CNL’s Youth Climate Justice Group

Climate Network Lanark, with training support from the David Suzuki Foundation’s Future Ground Network, will be starting a local Youth Climate Justice group for 13-19 year olds. ... read more

Leave them with Scott!

Leave them with Scott!

Would you like your fall leaves to be used to help Almonte area farmers regenerate healthy soil? As part of my personal attempt to address the climate emergency, I have been learning from the work of a professor in New Mexico how to produce a very special type of...

Learn to Love the Carbon Tax

Learn to Love the Carbon Tax

One thing that we and the planet can benefit from is the widely misunderstood Carbon Tax. If you feel a negative response to this tool for lowering our carbon emissions, here is the perspective from two climate activists, one living in our largest city, and one living...

Front Yard Homesteading

Front Yard Homesteading

Driving or walking around town, I am struck by the number of households that have chosen to rip up the front lawn and replace it with all manner of vegetables, shrubs and flowers. I like to think of these innovative individuals as a new kind of homesteader, breaking...