Starting January 3, 2024, Island residents with an annual household income under $100,000 may be eligible for a free heat pump. Property value limits have also been removed so that even more Island households are eligible for the program. “With over 7,000 free heat pumps...
An experiment that started in April 2022 has become a way of life for Candy Handrahan. The Surface Water Technician supervisor with the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action said she wanted to do her part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “To help the environment...
The Province commissioned the Canadian Center for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) at University of PEI to publish the PEI State of the Coast Report (2023).
Building on the work in the State of the Coast Report, the Canadian Center for Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI has made a number of recommendations for future action and policy direction.
More passengers are taking public transit, thanks to affordable routes connecting rural communities across Prince Edward Island. In September 2023, Islanders set a new monthly record with 11,633 one-way trips on rural transportation routes, a significant increase from the...
2024 Envirothon: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future New York, host of the 2024 NCF-Envirothon International Competition, was chosen as the theme "Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future" as its Current Environmental Issue (CEI). In the modern world we live in, energy...
Annual Report of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Coastal Change Monitoring of Prince Edward Island for 2021-22.
Annual Report of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Erosion-Mitigating Infrastructure Monitoring of 8 Sites on Prince Edward Island 2021-22.
How is coastal erosion being monitored in PEI? The Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action has collaborated with the University of Prince Edward Island to carry out annual monitoring of coastal erosion since 2015. How is this monitoring being done? The monitoring...
There are two groups of people who buy e-bikes. “Those who are regular cyclists and just want a little boost to go further and be out longer and those who are looking for an alternate transportation method,” said Frank MacEachern. And he would know. Frank is the owner and...