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Forecast for the next 5 years? Record-breakingly hot, UN weather agency says
There's a very high chance that one of the next five years will set a new heat record. It's also very likely that the next five years will see average temperatures above the lower limit in the Paris Agreement on climate change, the UN weather agency forecasts.
News Science May 28
How one company plans to suck carbon right out of the air (and make money doing it)
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News Canada Calgary May 28
Wildfires force thousands from homes, destroy Sask. Public Safety Agency compound
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News Canada Saskatchewan May 27
Bridgewater's energy-efficiency pilot program going unused by landlords
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News Canada Nova Scotia May 27

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Radio What On Earth May 25

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News Canada Montreal May 25

University of Regina unveils province's 1st microgrid lab for clean energy research

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Eastern Canadians are asking: What's with this crappy weather?

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