This week:Getting your home down to zero wasteHow to become a fish detectiveSunny ways: solar power in the desertA climate science pioneer gets his dueHow to get closer to zero waste at home(Shutterstock)"Zero waste" has become a buzz phrase for the environmentally minded, but even those who are on board with the concept have trouble putting it into practice at home. The easiest way to start is to become "more aware of the waste that you generate," said Barb Hetherington, a board member at Zero Waste Canada, a non-profit consultancy. A fair bit has been written on the problem of food waste, but Hetherington said the single biggest source of waste in the household, by volume, is packaging. — Emily ChungThe Big Picture: Solar power in the desertIf it isn't already clear, solar power is going to play a major role in the transition to a low-carbon future. He said that when he first proposed computer-aided climate models all those years ago, climate change wasn't on anyone's mind.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2019 09:00 UTC