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Articles written by Michael Jessen:

Carbon Cost

British Columbia has entered a new era. Along with the majority of the world’s scientists, the province has determined that greenhouse gas emissions are affecting life on the planet. Not content to stand by and force ...Read More

One Bulb at a Time

This summer the Arctic ice cap will to its lowest level since satellites started measurements in 1979. The Arctic summer sea ice will shrink by more than 20 per cent below the previous 2005 record low ...Read More

Harmful Rays

Even in the dog days of summer, sun on skin can be too much of a good thing. Though the nights are getting longer and the angle of the sun is shading south, you should still ...Read More

Talk Your Walk

A community is not just a place on a map; in its truest sense, it is a neighbourhood where its inhabitants can be. Increasingly, citizens in villages, towns, and cities want their spaces to be green, ...Read More

Loving Your Laundry

Doing the laundry - a required task each and every week - is one of the most energy intensive things you do in your home. Typical electric clothes washers and dryers generate 2.27 kilograms of CO2 ...Read More

Your CO2 Footprint

With climate change a major issue today, it may seem a daunting task to do something about it. Here are some simple ideas to implement at home which will make a huge difference. 1 - Replace ...Read More