Natasha Bulowski
Journalist | Ottawa |
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About Natasha Bulowski
Natasha Bulowski is an Ottawa-based journalist. She has covered federal policy for Vancouver and B.C. since Jan. 1, 2022 thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada. Natasha is also a graduate of Carleton University's bachelor of journalism program with a minor in human rights.
Canada backed bid to scale back ‘unabated’ fossil fuels, but pledge never made it into the final COP27 agreement
Canada was one of more than 80 countries to call for the phasedown of unabated fossil fuels as COP27 negotiations went into overtime.
Feds to provide money upfront for lower-income Canadians who want to trade oil heating for electric
The federal government recently announced a new grant to help lower-income homeowners switch from carbon-intensive oil heating to efficient heat pumps by removing cost barriers and layering programs.
The Green Party has two new leaders. Will their shared vision get the party back on its feet?
Low voter turnout in its leadership race reflects the multiple challenges the federal Green Party has faced in recent years, political scientists say.
Feds to tweak underwater noise rules for sea lions after West Coast LNG project complains
Construction on the Woodfibre LNG project in Squamish, B.C., is set to take off in 2023 but the “curious and gregarious” nature of sea lions could make the construction “neither technically nor economically feasible.”
Military spending and the climate crisis — new report connects the dots
The world’s wealthiest polluting countries spend at least 15 times more on military and arms than climate finance for the world’s most vulnerable countries, a new report revealed in the final week of COP27 negotiations.
Canadian Gas Association under investigation for alleged greenwashing
A prominent natural gas industry lobby group is being investigated by Canada’s Competition Bureau for alleged greenwashing one month after health-care workers raised the alarm over one of its advertising campaigns.
Big oil spills into UN climate conference with hundreds of lobbyists
Hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists including at least a dozen from Canada are in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for this year’s United Nations’ climate conference, a data analysis from Corporate Accountability, Corporate Europe Observatory and Global Witness reveals.
Trudeau government takes first steps to cement its cornerstone climate policy
The fall economic statement included the first concrete steps to future-proof Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s key climate legacy: carbon pricing.
No gusher of cash for carbon capture in feds’ fall fiscal update
Oil and gas companies that pushed the federal government for more funding for carbon capture technology will be sorely disappointed by the fall economic statement.
Will Freeland’s fall fiscal update spell relief for sticker-shocked Canadians?
Canada’s finance minister will present a fiscal look-ahead Thursday as Canadians grapple with high inflation and an impending recession.