Big Oil: We’re coming to collect
It’s time the industry that bears an immense burden of responsibility for the climate emergency is forced to pay its fair share, writes Avi Lewis.
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Jodi-Ann Wang brings youth climate fears to the ears of G20 leaders
As a Canadian youth delegate to the G20, 24-year-old Jodi-Ann Wang brings the climate concerns of the country’s youth to world leaders.
B.C. continues to permit the destruction of old-growth forests
Old-growth deferrals are a legal tool to stop logging, providing time for First Nations and B.C. to uphold Indigenous title and rights.
Good jobs, not gambles, are what Canada’s workers deserve
Even in a hypothetical world where carbon capture and hydrogen can make production cleaner, writes Aliénor Rougeot with Environmental Defence, Canadian oil is so carbon-intensive, it would require huge amounts of money to make production net-zero.
Electoral reform can save Canada from Pierre Poilievre's politics
With the rise of Pierre Poilievre and ongoing spread of Trumpist politics in Canada, Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh ought to revisit proportional representation, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The world is dangerous when people are blinded from the facts
If those who attempt to turn journalists into the enemy are successful, the people’s right to independent access to information will be lost.
Canada's oil companies won't do what they promise — instead, they bide their time, awaiting Poilievre
If money talks, then Canada’s oil and gas companies ought to have a lot to say right now, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
A word to Ottawa about climate solutions from National Observer columnist Seth Klein
On Sept. 21, he shared his vision for a just transition with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. And here's what he told them.
Reconciliation isn’t built in a day — but it would be a start
Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair writes on provincial governments’ approaches, and how making Sept. 30 a provincial statutory holiday should be a no-brainer in Manitoba.
The best way to help a forest bounce back from a pine beetle attack is leave it alone
Beetles are threatening Canada's largest and oldest trees. Their immune systems will fight back, but an exploding beetle population can overwhelm their defences.
Eric Labrecque is weaning Yukon homes off fossil fuels
At 28, Eric Labrecque is running the Yukon Conservation Society’s successful Yukon Electric Thermal Storage Demonstration Project.
Get ready for more hand-wringing from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Adults seem to be in short supply when it comes to the official Opposition and its various online proxies, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Indigenous creators are ready for their close-up with technology
Indigenous people have always been quick to use new technology, but we always had bigger dreams than simple proficiency or profit, writes Loretta Todd.
Building a low-carbon future takes teamwork
The opportunity to reinvest in the energy sources of the future is now, given the record profits in the oil and gas sector.
George Orwell doesn’t belong to conservatives
These days, as his work enjoys its latest renaissance, George Orwell’s become something quite different: the victim of cultural appropriation, writes columnist Max Fawcett.