Canada should close the logging gap in its climate plan
When it comes to industrial logging emissions in Canada, policymakers — and the public — are largely in the dark.
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The UCP’s bad faith — and bad math — on net-zero electricity
Danielle Smith's bad math on net-zero electricity shows just how far she's willing to bend the truth to win an election — and how hard she'll fight the Trudeau Liberals on climate policy if she does, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Biking around Bangladesh to find stories of climate courage
Abul Bashar Rahman, a 21-year-old economics student at the University of British Columbia, is spending his summer cycling across his home country of Bangladesh raising awareness of his people’s remarkable ability to remain resilient in the face of climate catastrophes.
Distraction, inaction, and gaslighting: Holding the government accountable
We need the BC NDP to stop using short-term thinking and focus on the well-being of British Columbians, the health of the planet and the economic sustainability of our province.
Animals deserve far better than death by shovel
For wild animals in need, provincial natural resource branches or local public animal care and control agencies may provide some basic services, but rarely therapeutic veterinary care.
A deeper look at the dark history behind Gordon Lightfoot's song
Canadian folk icon Gordon Lightfoot reflected back to us one of our most enduring national myths. The Canadian Railroad Trilogy was powerful stuff.
Rachel Notley is Alberta’s real progressive conservative
Who's the true conservative in Alberta's provincial election? The answer is more complicated than you might think — and it holds the key to victory for Rachel Notley, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The uncomfortable truth about Alberta’s emissions cap
What the UCP's reaction to an emissions cap says about their commitment to climate policy — and their willingness to trade the future for the present. Columnist Max Fawcett takes a look.
Power and politics of electoral reform
There will be a resolution calling for a citizens’ assembly on electoral reform at the upcoming Liberal national convention running May 4 to 6 in Ottawa.
For a zero-waste world, Tyler De Sousa thinks outside the circle
As co-founder and COO of Circulr, this 24-year-old Kitchener resident works with grocery store brands in the Toronto and Waterloo-Wellington regions to create a reuse platform to reduce a communities’ collective environmental impact.
Reform global financial system now or risk societal collapse
We simply cannot stand by and watch vulnerable countries either being engulfed by rising seas or choked by crushing debt.
Canada must end sacrifice zones at home and where it does business
The federal government must make mining companies headquartered in Canada accountable for harms done at their overseas operations.
Calculating climate costs into the price of your next bottle
There are steps we can take to be kinder to the Earth as it pertains to wine-drinking habits — seeing as grape-growing and winemaking impact the planet, and rarely for the better, it’s worth considering when picking out your next bottle of wine.
Danielle Smith vs. Danielle Smith
From health care to hockey, Danielle Smith keeps selling out her principles for votes. Will she have any left by the time the votes are counted? columnist Max Fawcett asks.
Supporting a transformation to a clean and climate-resilient economy
This isn’t the time to believe Alberta has little to offer the world beyond oil and gas. Nothing could be further from the truth.
