My Climate Plan
When temperatures plunge below freezing there are many people asking good questions about the performance of EVs (electric vehicles) compared to fossil-fuel powered cars (internal combustion engines, or ICE). While there are some specific challenges faced by EVs in cold weather — and we’ll end this article by sharing how you can prepare for them …
*This article was updated on January 28, 2025 to correct the data on insured losses from winter storms in Canada in 2023 In this article: At the time of writing, a winter storm is tearing across the Eastern United States and Canada, and has already caused 811,000 homes and businesses across 12 states in the …
After the Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfires in 2016 many wondered why 2,400 homes and buildings were consumed by the flames while some remained intact. In some neighborhoods, all homes except one were destroyed. Fire safety expert Alan Westhaver’s investigation into the fires revealed that these homes didn’t survive by random chance. Instead, they either had …
As we navigate through the growing impacts of our unpredictable climate, protecting our homes from smoky polluted air has become a key part of taking care of our health and wellbeing. With a few simple steps to improve the quality of your indoor air, you can create a safer home for yourself and your loved …
What if one of the largest drivers of climate change was also something that each of us could use to make ourselves and our communities stronger every day? And what if one of the most impactful actions we could take to improve the health of the planet would also have huge benefits for our own …
–The holiday season is ramping up in North America, which for many of us means more time spent gathered around a table full of delicious food shared with family and friends. It’s also the time of the year with some of the highest levels of food waste. According to ReFED, a US nonprofit dedicated to …
This is the question that was posed – on a much larger scale – between Australia and its neighbouring country Tuvalu. On November 10th, Australia announced that it would begin welcoming Tuvaluans fleeing from the devastating effects of rising sea levels and climate-fuelled storms on their homes and infrastructure. Under the agreement, 280 Tuvaluans will …
What if I told you that the same organization was responsible for the most popular publication in America and the biggest line items on the federal government’s budget? That organization is the AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired People), the publication is AARP The Magazine, and the federal line items are Social Security and …
Following the historic wildfire season in Canada, and with the prospect that next year could be worse, leading national experts and government officials – including My Climate Plan Co-founder Adam Lynes-Ford – met at a summit in Ottawa this week to talk about how to protect households and communities from the impacts of climate change. …
Imagine the heartbreak of facing a field of fall crops drowned by record-breaking rains, just weeks after a heat wave pulled every last drop of moisture from the soil. For sisters and first-generation farmers Jessie and Rebecca MacInnis, these were some of the many climate-fuelled challenges they faced this summer on their farm. Happily, they …
