Canada's Climate Daily

Coal is extremely CO2-intensive. Gasoline is far worse

As Canada pushes the world to eliminate coal first, we should take an honest look at our own gasoline emissions, which are even more CO2-intensive than coal, and surging out of control.

Offshore oil threatens marine biodiversity, yet Canada is pushing for expansion

International NGOs gathered at COP15 in Montreal to talk about the risk offshore oil presents for marine ecosystems.

Lobby group tries to sell the world on gas as ‘green’ answer to energy security

The international gas lobby playbook hinges on rebranding planet-warming natural gas as green and key to energy security, new documents reveal.

Indigenous nations in the Amazon urge Canada to strengthen mining rules

Indigenous Peoples in the Global South are calling out Canada for letting mining companies devastate their ancestral territories in the Amazon.

Co-ordinated effort required to fix problems at Toronto school, youth advocate says

A complex but solvable crisis at a recently merged Toronto high school requires co-ordinated effort and time to fix, the executive director of a nearby youth outreach organization says.

Angry birds: Traffic noise makes robins more aggressive

Researchers think the sound of vehicles can interfere with birds’ normal song when trying to scare off nearby rivals.

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Feds launch licence buyback plan to scale down B.C.’s salmon fishing fleet

Fish harvesters are "deeply disappointed" after DFO released the details of its commercial licence buyback plan to protect plummeting Pacific salmon stocks Wednesday.

Starving seabirds on Alaska coast illustrate the danger of climate change

Dead and dying seabirds collected on the coasts of the northern Bering and southern Chukchi seas over the past six years reveal how the Arctic's fast-changing climate is threatening the ecosystems and people who live there, according to a report released Tuesday by U.S. scientists.