Opinion

Conservatives in Alberta may have cheered when Elon Musk took over Twitter, but they can't be nearly as enthusiastic about his latest plans for Tesla — or what they mean for the oil and gas industry's future, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Enbridge’s Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project could become the subject of another heated debate about pipelines.

Transport is one of the highest-emitting sectors in Canada, just behind electricity and heat. Electric vehicles are a solution gaining global adoption and will eventually become less expensive to purchase. 

Is there something necessary — even community-building — about mourning this year’s loss of skating on the Rideau Canal and talking explicitly and collectively about the effects of climate change?

Pierre Poilievre's disdain for experts may delight his supporters, but it should worry just about everyone else, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

This 26-year-old Vancouverite works for the Canadian Forest Service providing information and analysis on the potential economic interfaces between humans and forests. She also conceived, founded and runs Faces of Forestry.

More — not fewer — farmers provide a wide diversity of production methods, giving people the dignity of an honest choice about what they eat.

Funding university research is an old and effective strategy for shifting the narrative and elevating voices — often the minority — to create a sense of scientific legitimacy.

Don't just point climate fingers at Alberta. Ontario made up 22 per cent of our national emissions in 2019 and according to the province’s auditor general, has no plan to improve by 2030

China's not the first country to try to meddle in Canada's elections and they probably won't be the last. Why it's time for a serious investigation into the threats to our democracy — and why that should go further than just China.

Since 2018, when the decision to build the first phase of the LNG terminal was made, provincial policymakers have been tying themselves in knots to try to make those emissions fit into B.C.’s climate plan.

After four years of picking fights with everyone from teachers and doctors to nurses and university professors, the UCP government is using its latest oil and gas windfall to buy the forgiveness of Albertan voters. Will it work?

Recent data shows that racialized communities and Indigenous Peoples are much more likely to experience food insecurity.

Desperate to reverse its declining fortunes, the nuclear industry began touting a new generation of reactors it dubs SMRs — using the climate crisis as a cover.

As the new associate director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ B.C. office, Lisa Akinyi May leads the organization’s communications and public engagement and is a member of the management team.