Nuclear waste storage undermined by climate change
Canada has engaged in nuclear research and power generation without a permanent solution for the nuclear waste.
Opinion
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Those scented candles you love are not healthy
By illuminating the risks associated with candles, we draw attention to the broader issue of environmental factors frequently overlooked in health care.
How Trudeau can save the carbon tax (and win the next election)
The carbon tax is increasingly unpopular with a growing number of Canadians. If Justin Trudeau wants to save his carbon tax — and his party — from Pierre Poilievre, he'll need to double down on the idea, not walk away from it.
Time to torch old approaches to forestry and fire
To catch up with the threat of worsening fire seasons, B.C. needs to evolve.
Riverbank cleanup needs a traffic cop
Seventeen-year-old Parker Morrison is leading her community’s efforts in Kamloops, B.C., to get rusted cars out of a bank on the Thompson River.
Trudeau is building a pipeline the world doesn’t need
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is destined to be a white elephant monstrosity built by our government.
The feds’ control over climate policy is alive and well
The Supreme Court of Canada has reaffirmed 35 years of jurisprudence establishing that Ottawa has broad authority to make laws about the environment and climate change.
The world can’t wait. Crisis finance needs a boost now
Even as we try to tackle issues like climate change and debt, we must also build resilience to cope with unforeseen disasters.
Petulance is the point for Pierre Poilievre
The Conservative Party of Canada leader doesn’t have to behave like a petulant jackass, in other words. But with Poilievre, it seems, petulance is the point.
B.C. imprisons people we should listen to
As the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project nears completion, we should never forget the case involving Will George.
Sun and wind are key to a bright energy future
A green energy transition won’t eliminate electricity generation from large utilities, but will transfer a significant amount of revenue and profit from companies reliant on fossil fuels to individuals and growing Canadian businesses.
Finally, a paper straw that doesn’t suck
Brandon Leeds and his brother, Jordan, 26, run SOFi Products, which manufactures the paper straws and cold drink cups you now get at many fast food restaurants. Together, they have replaced 100 million plastic straws.
Canada must tackle poverty to save lives
Tackling Canada’s cost-of-living crisis is a matter of survival.
Alberta’s strange love affair with Quebec
That infatuation has reached a new fervour under Premier Danielle Smith, who might not be able to speak much French but is already fluent in Quebec’s unofficial language of grievance politics.
Bolder climate action in Ontario. Now
While cities like ours are surging ahead with climate measures, there's a distressing lack of provincial leadership in Ontario.
