Opinion

Until now, successive Alberta and federal governments have given the oilsands companies an easy environmental ride, possibly fearing that too much scrutiny could jeopardize a huge economic driver.

Poilievre may be foolish, but he isn’t a fool. He’ll shun the media until he hears a question that allows him to frame discussions as he’d please

Thanks to Bill C-59, corporate claims about the good their businesses do for the climate now may be reviewed. But what about governments? Do they greenwash, too?

A four-day event livestreamed multiple expert panels and Q&As on diverse topics from deep sea mining, climate change, tanker traffic, and a deep dive on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and their deep impacts on communities.  

The interconnection between human and planetary health has never been more important.

Luiza Salek is using art to help high school teachers provide a platform for students to express their feelings about the climate crisis, as part of the first UBC Climate Studies and Action cohort.

Fossil fuel companies and industry organizations use revolving doors of employment, closed-door meetings, casual encounters, and personal relationships to expand their influence on laws and policies, especially when it comes to climate change. 

A proposed Republican initiative threatens to undue all the gains the Biden administration has made to protect the planet.

What we get from the Conservatives is a string of emotionally-manipulative campaign slogans about terror and the “‘worst crime wave in Canadian history."

Despite what you may have read about consumers supposedly turning away from EVs, the opposite continues to be true in 2024.

The gas company has started offering mammoth rebates of $10,000 for customers who purchase dual-system electric heat pumps with gas back-up

By creating a robust Canada Water Agency, investing in fresh water and renewing the Canada Water Act, the federal government can demonstrate its commitment to addressing climate change and protecting Canadians.

The integrity of carbon offsets has been controversial since their inception, dogged by persistent accusations that the industry is selling “phantom credits” or worse.

Canada’s main residential suppliers of fossil gas remain unrelenting in their bloody-nailed determination to expand our reliance on their planet-burning, climate chaos-inducing product

The sadness for Jasper is twinned with foreboding. Fires will keep getting worse until we eliminate climate pollution. The laws of physics are unmoved by the excuses of lobbyists and lawmakers.