How citizens should respond to Omicron
The math is simple. The more people the virus is allowed to infect, the larger the percentage of the infected will end up in hospital, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. Image from…
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The virus changed—now we must ‘get to zero’ or face catastrophe
Nurse preparing to enter the “red zone” of the emergency department at the Józef Strus Municipal Hospital, Poznań, Poland. Photo by Pan Przemek/Flickr. Are you tired of COVID? I fucking…
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The Emergency at Hand Andrew Nikiforuk Yesterday | TheTyee.caAndrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the energy industry for two decades and is a contributing editor…
Crazy Days in Alberta: The Poison Wells File
The province let oil and gas firms create a $100-billion disaster. They expect you to foot the bill Andrew Nikiforuk Yesterday | TheTyee.ca Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who…
It Bears Repeating: Renewables Alone Won’t End the Climate Crisis
‘We have to look at downsizing, degrowth, using less.’ Originally published by the Tyee Andrew Nikiforuk Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the energy industry…
Canada’s Dirty $20-Billion Pipeline Bailout
Cartoon by Ingrid Rice Finance Minister Bill Morneau has proposed sacrificing Canadian taxpayers to bail out an uneconomic U.S. pipeline owned by former Enron executives. Let’s parse the fantastic numbers,…
Kinder Morgan is Blackmailing Canada and the Government is Letting it Happen
Kinder Morgan’s decision to suspend work on its controversial $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline looks like a another corporate attempt to blackmail Canadian governments. Tags: Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Rachel Notley…
B.C. Regulator Finds Numerous Frack Water Dams Unsafe, At Risk of Failure
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. At least seven of 51 large dams built by the province’s shale gas industry in northeastern B.C. were not safe and required “enforcement…
Alberta Regulator Failing to Accurately Record Oil Spills: New Study
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. A study commissioned at the request of a First Nation says the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has not reported accurately on the scale…
Alberta Regulator Failing to Accurately Record Oil Spills: New Study
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. A study commissioned at the request of a First Nation says the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has not reported accurately on the scale…
Alberta Energy Regulator’s Statement on Supreme Court Fracking Case ‘Inaccurate and Misleading’: Legal Experts
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. Two University of Calgary law professors have demanded Alberta’s energy regulator withdraw its “inaccurate and misleading” statement on a Supreme Court of Canada…
Jessica Ernst Loses Landmark Supreme Court Case Against Alberta Fracking Regulator in 5-4 Ruling
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Jessica Ernst can’t sue the powerful and controversial Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) over alleged violations of…
New EPA Study Highlights Fracking’s Risk to Groundwater, Notes Troubling Lack of Data
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. Another U.S. study has found that hydraulic fracking, which triggers small- to medium-sized earthquakes, can change the chemistry and quality of groundwater. The…
On LNG, B.C. Manages to Out-Trump Even Donald Trump
By Andrew Nikiforuk for The Tyee. Every day, methane promoters in British Columbia’s government manage to out-trump Donald Trump. The hoopla over the $1.6-billion Woodfibre LNG terminal, which will industrialize…
On LNG, B.C. Manages to Out-Trump Even Donald Trump
By Andrew Nikiforuk for The Tyee. Every day, methane promoters in British Columbia’s government manage to out-trump Donald Trump. The hoopla over the $1.6-billion Woodfibre LNG terminal, which will industrialize…
Ottawa Approves Controversial Chemical for Ocean Oil Spills
Photo by Technical Sergeant Adrian Cadiz The federal government has quietly approved the use of a highly controversial chemical for dispersing ocean oil spills, despite growing scientific evidence it doesn’t…
Low Oil Prices, Climate Commitments Make Pipelines Economic Losers: Expert
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. Politicians who advocate for more bitumen pipelines and LNG exports are making a “have your cake and eat it too argument” because there…
Low Oil Prices, Climate Commitments Make Pipelines Economic Losers: Expert
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. Politicians who advocate for more bitumen pipelines and LNG exports are making a “have your cake and eat it too argument” because there…
Experts Mourn Sudden Closure of Prominent Munk School Water Program
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. Water experts across the country have reacted with anger and surprise to the closure of one of the nation's most celebrated and effective…
Four Whopping, Face-Palm Inducing Realities About Christy Clark’s LNG Obsession
By Andrew Nikiforuk for The Tyee. The B.C. budget claims the province is making money from shale gas. But last month The Tyee showed the province is pouring more cash…