Conor Curtis
About Conor Curtis
Conor Curtis, a social and environmental researcher and writer from Corner Brook, N.L., is head of communications at Sierra Club Canada Foundation. Curtis has written on topics ranging from international politics and global inequality to hydraulic fracturing and climate change, and worked and volunteered in activities including managing community services at a food bank and organizing refugee settlement support.
Climate activists have this shoulder to lean on
As the head of communications for Sierra Club Canada, 30-year-old Conor Curtis supports environmental activists. He reminds us that a bad day never stopped oil and gas industry lobbyists, and we shouldn’t let one stop us either.
Canada’s climate debate is becoming a snoozefest
Canadians aren’t to blame for wildfires, so why is climate support being framed in terms of individual responsibility?
The internet has a climate cost, too
A website or application built for less energy consumption benefits people, the planet and profit.
Enbridge continues to threaten a fifth of the world’s fresh water thanks to lobbyists
It’s clear that decisions about Enbridge's Line 5 are not made in a vacuum. They have been heavily influenced by external lobbying efforts.
We cannot afford Bay du Nord
A little-known proposed oil project called Bay du Nord — a collection of six oil discoveries close to each other in the Flemish Pass — is once again bringing the federal cabinet’s commitment to climate action into question.
Vote to save the Earth
Voters in this year's federal election must push parties to put climate change and biodiversity on the top of their agendas, writes the Sierra Club Canada Foundation's Conor Curtis.