Tova Gaster

Dec 20, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Tova Gaster

“They can be such a great solution for people to know that they’re having an impact with their investment, helping to build the affordable housing that we so desperately need—and they get a financial return on their investment at the same time,” Propolis director Lindsay Harris told The Energy Mix. Communities across Interior B.C. brace for a worsening wildfire season each summer. Each disaster displaces new waves of evacuees who turn to surrounding communities for support.

Dec 4, 2024 | theenergymix.com | Mitchell Beer |Tova Gaster

Community land trusts can keep housing cheap in the face of rising rents, say advocates and developers, but an Ottawa Council committee decided recently to keep its existing housing strategy, which prioritizes funding new construction over preserving affordable housing. In a Nov. 20 vote, Ottawa Council’s planning and housing committee rejected a plan to use municipal funds to buy land to reserve for co-op and non-profit housing, reported CBC News.

Nov 27, 2024 | theenergymix.com | Mitchell Beer |Tova Gaster

Energy-inefficient homes, including those heated by oil and gas, are decreasing in value in Germany as electric home heating becomes the new standard. With unrenovated homes and apartments already cheaper to buy than energy-efficient properties—and the price gap expected to widen—location is no longer everything in the real estate market, writes German news outlet Der Spiegel. The climate news you need. Subscribe now to our engaging new weekly digest.

Nov 6, 2024 | cityfarmer.info | Tova Gaster |Michael Levenston

The new pebbled garden in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood will span four blocks when completed in spring 2025, but it is already proving its effectiveness after October’s deluge. By Tova GasterThe Energy MixNov 6, 2024Excerpt:The rainway passed its first test: a record-breaking week of 100+ millimetres of rain, City of Vancouver spokesperson Fiona Hughes told The Energy Mix in an email.

Jul 9, 2024 | allafrica.com | Tova Gaster

Biodiversity loss from unequal mining deals is not a glitch. It's the logical end point of multiple transnational pressures. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) holds one of the richest hotspots for biodiversity in the world. Half of Africa's tropical forests lie within its borders, which support thousands of unique species as well as millions of people. Fortunately, the government seems to recognise the importance of conserving its nature.