The principal of McGill university is defending the institution's commitment to reducing carbon emissions after a professor resigned over its refusal to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
A coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is calling on insurance companies to drop or refuse to provide coverage of the Trans Mountain pipeline, although they concede its lead liability insurer has said it will continue to serve the federal government-owned company.
This scene of economic disparity during a natural disaster is highlighted in a new United Nations report that warns “human rights might not survive the coming upheaval” from global climate change.
The U.S. is a hotbed of climate science denial when compared with other countries, with international polling finding a significant number of Americans do not believe human-driven climate change is occurring. Out of 23 countries, only Saudi Arabia and Indonesia had higher proportion of doubters
Youth across the country launched the Our Time campaign and started organizing around a Green New Deal for Canada. One of the organizers, Khady Konaté, addresses Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's private pre-election meetings with oil executives and lobbyists.
Some business leaders in Canada expressed concerns on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, that the fallout from British Columbia's election is discouraging the private sector from investing in the province.
Prolonged protests in North Dakota failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. But they've provided inspiration for protests against pipelines around the country.