Robert Hackett
Contributing columnist | Burnaby, B.C.
About Robert Hackett
Robert Hackett is a Professor Emeritus of Communication at Simon Fraser University, a Burnaby-based climate and coast defender, and co-author of Journalism and Climate Crisis: Public Engagement, Media Alternatives (Routledge, 2017).
For climate action, do we really need hope?
"When we start to act, hope is everywhere," climate activist Greta Thunberg said. "So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then the hope will come."
Noam Chomsky: 'In a couple of generations, organized human society may not survive.'
In recent years, Chomsky has turned his mind to the existential threat of global warming, a “threat to the perpetuation of organized human life,” on par with nuclear war. Now, in an exclusive interview with National Observer on Jan. 22, Chomsky directly addresses the specific relationship between media and the climate crisis.
Kinder Morgan pipeline propaganda overdose
Kinder Morgan’s warm and fuzzy ads imply community support via regular-looking people, ignoring that the primary responsibility of this Texas-based multinational corporation.