Opinion

Not only do we grieve for the lost and the losses to come, we have been complicit. We are grieving what we’ve done and are still doing. Here are two steps toward healing.

The war room’s long list of self-owns and other humiliating defeats is so well and widely known by now that even its staunchest defenders quietly acknowledge them. There will be no tearful eulogies for its contribution to the conversation around energy policy in Canada, and the only people who will miss it are the ones — like me — who used its constant follies as fodder for their own output.

If our present path doesn't change drastically, the science seems to suggest we are likely to experience a collapse of civilization — and we'll have nobody but ourselves to blame.

Shannon Phillips, who served as Alberta’s environment minister from 2015 to 2019, was a popular target for right-wing trolls and online agitators like Rebel Media.

I have seen firsthand the tremendous benefits that come from holistic restoration where foresters build and execute a plan.

Chloe Fraser, a 23-year-old Vancouver writer, was named a top environmentalist under 25 for her accredited university course that teaches participants about the power of stories to motivate engagement in climate issues. 

Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says that holding the oil and gas sector to the promises it has made Canadians in its messaging would be "crippling." If that is true, then it suggests those promises don’t hold up to any real scrutiny.

As funding is sought by developers looking to address Canada's housing crisis, sustainability should be a key factor for financiers considering new projects.

It’s no surprise that companies promoting “net-zero fossil fuel production” — an oxymoron if there ever was one — might be worried about stronger laws against false and misleading environmental claims. 

When it comes to the question of foreign interference in Canadian democracy, the Conservative Party of Canada leader has been uncharacteristically quiet. 

Many more people will admit eco-anxiety to pollsters, or their therapists, than are willing to give it voice among family and friends.

The greatest value of the McClelland wetland complex is its paleoecological record, which scientists can study to unlock the secrets of its resilience to climate change over the last 10,000 years.

Though the Parliamentary Budget Officer describes itself as a "neutral, non-partisan party independent of government," its mishandling of the carbon tax analysis — and defensiveness after the fact — are certainly political.

In nearly every region of the country, farmers are on the front lines of the climate crisis, and they can play a key role in mitigating its impacts.

Small and medium farm operators in provinces such as Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia disproportionately suffer the consequences of climate disasters.