Draining North Korea's nuclear swamp
Former Canadian diplomat Harry Sterling examines the grim reality of North Korea's nuclear threats and their impact in the region and beyond.
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Premier Christy Clark takes one step forward, two steps back on climate
The premier’s quixotic inconsistency appears to be designed to garner votes in the current B.C. election campaign rather than indicating a rational approach to climate change.
You just paid for private investigators to find out who I’m talking to
The leaking of these details, from a town hall meeting for all NEB staff, didn't sit well with senior management. That's what brought the private investigator into the mix.
Open data: two little words with huge implications for Canada's environmental assessment process
Open scientific data is not only in the public interest, it is also democratically and morally right, say scientists praising an expert panel recomendation.
Keith Stewart: Kinder Morgan’s climate denial is bad business
Greenpeace campaigner Keith Stewart examines resistance from Kinder Morgan shareholders concerned about the risks being taken with their money.
In the 'Wild West' of political donations, corporations rule, voters say
Only 50 per cent of British Columbians think citizens are influential in shaping policy. Corporations are regarded as the most influential group.
Christy Clark just changed the debate over coal and climate change
You don’t walk back bold statements like this.
How the oil patch tampers with Trudeau's promises
350.org says the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has too much lobbying influence on the government and should not be sponsoring the Canadian Museum of History.
Canada needs another reason for a standing ovation
Mirko Zardini, the director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, reflects on often-conflicting ideas about human relationships to the environment.
Two hours from Canada's capital. No clean water
Today, nearly two decades on, bottled water is still shipped into some parts of the community – here in a country envied on the world stage for our wealth when it comes to natural water resources.
One hour left to fund reporting on B.C. Mount Polley disaster salmon
Thank you to all backers for funding the new State of the Animal report. Now, if we can make our stretch goal, we'll do an investigation on how the Mount Polley mining disaster impacted salmon.
Can Canada help rid the world of toxic pollution?
Canada's recent ratification of the Minamata convention on mercury is an important first step. Now the real work begins.
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Will the humpback whales still sing?
Jorge Amigo shares his family story of seeing humpbacks in Puerto Vallarta, and connects it to the impacts of industrial projects on the same whales in their Great Bear Rainforest sanctuary.
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