Experimental Lakes Area breathes new life into scientific research
"The scientists are back and so is the research at outdoor laboratory once slated for closure." CBC Manitoba's Bartley Kives visits IISD-ELA to learn more about its new era.
"The scientists are back and so is the research at outdoor laboratory once slated for closure." CBC Manitoba's Bartley Kives visits IISD-ELA to learn more about its new era.
"Climate change could expose Canada’s energy sector to a number of risks and opportunities. The right policy signals play a critical role in helping the sector remain globally competitive in a world that is becoming increasingly carbon constrained." Amin Asadollahi discusses Canada's response to climate change.
"The average price of a house in Winnipeg has skyrocketed in the past decade but remains well below the average price across Canada. That's one of the major takeaways from new data released Tuesday by Peg, a community health indicator system led by the United Way of Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
"A fresh water research facility once in danger of closing has seen its federal funding revived by the Liberal Trudeau government. Almost $2 million will flow from Ottawa to the Experimental Lakes Area over the next two years, Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid said Wednesday."
"The Trudeau government is spending $1.7 million over the next two years on environmental research at the Experimental Lakes Area, the northwestern Ontario scientific facility once threatened with closure by the former Harper government."
"The federal Liberal government says it will spend $1.7 million over two years to support a renowned freshwater research station that nearly fell victim to Conservative budget cuts."
The Executive Director of IISD Experimental Lakes Area, Matt McCandless, talks to Global Winnipeg about why the facility is so important.
“I’ve been working on this for over 10 years and every time I see this it’s still astounding, it surprises me every time,” Scott Higgins, research scientist with International Institute for Sustainable Development said."
"Some of the largest, most profitable companies in Canada are collectively receiving an estimated $3.3 billion in subsidies every year from Canadian taxpayers, according to a new analysis from the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
"Imagine the Canadian government taxed cigarettes with one hand, while handing out tax breaks to tobacco companies with the other. That would rightly be called a walking contradiction—but not far from our treatment of the fossil fuel sector."