My Climate Plan
This week we chatted with My Climate Plan’s own Partnership Specialist, Trenton McIntyre. Trenton is a member of the Skuppah Indian Band and Tsimshian First Nations and lives in Victoria, B.C. Below, Trenton explains how his own brush with a climate emergency led him down the path that brought him to My Climate Plan, and …
An anonymous member asked: How do I prepare my home for flooding? Being prepared can make all the difference to minimize the dangers of flooding. This is true whether you’re a homeowner or a renter. Here are our top 10 tips to keep your homes and families safe before and during a flood. BONUS: Invest …
For this week’s #myclimateplan feature, we spoke with Simone Mutabazi. Simone is the Coordinator for the Pop Up Bike Hub – an innovative bike repair shop on wheels in Nova Scotia, Canada that has grown into much more than a place to patch your tires. In this article, Simone talks about the importance of supporting …
One effective way to improve indoor air quality during wildfire events is by using an air purifier. But buying a high-quality air purifier can be expensive. In this article, we explore an affordable and practical solution: making your own air purifier using a fan, some filters, and a few other items from home or your …
Between the smoke from wildfires burning across North America and increased traffic congestion in cities, our health is dependent on the quality of the air that we breathe. This is particularly important when it comes to our homes, where the concentration of certain pollutants is often two to five times higher than it is outdoors. …
This week’s question comes to us from Emma in Ottawa. Emma asks: As a renter, what can I do to improve the resiliency and energy efficiency of my home, when I depend on my landlord to implement the needed refurbishments? A few weeks ago we looked at how renters are among the most vulnerable to …
This week we spoke with Si Sityaawks (Jessica Wood), My Climate Plan co-founder, for our #myclimateplan feature. She discusses the challenging climate impacts that Indigenous communities are already experiencing, why responses to the climate crisis must be rooted in Indigenous sovereignty, and what gives her hope that a climate safe future is possible. Si Sityaawks …
This week we spoke with Rodrigo Samayoa for our #myclimateplan feature. Along with being the new chair of My Climate Plan’s Board of Directors, Rodrigo is an accomplished software engineer with a focus on social impact, and a lifelong climate activist. He lives with his wife and son in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rodrigo Samayoa first …
IN THIS ARTICLE: Silent superheroes in the fight for a climate safe future are scattered throughout bustling cities around the globe. Those superheroes are our urban green spaces: our city parks, urban forests, community gardens, cemeteries, green roofs and more. These spaces are key to human and environmental health, acting as a powerful tool for …
Melanie asks: How do I know if my investments are climate safe? Many of us have made the decision to move our money away from things that are driving global warming pollution, and into what we’re told are more climate safe funds. But with words like sustainable, green, low carbon, and environmentally friendly being thrown …
