Originally published by the Georgia Straight. He’s launched an online campaign declaring that the project cannot go forward. B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan has offered clarity about his party’s position…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Andre Picard writes about the widespread poverty faced by indigenous children in Canada - and the obvious need for political action to set…
Producing food takes a lot of energy regardless of where it comes from, but some foods require a lot more input than others. In general it takes way more energy…
This BC Liberal government has been mired in near criminal controversy since its inception, the latest example being just last Thursday when Clark exempted herself, cabinet and companies from court…
Saltwater Brewery is a beer company that makes the oceans better while selling beer. Most breweries sell their beers in six packs attached by plastic rings and those rings often…
Wall had the Lieutenant Governor read to the Legislature that opposition to climate change is a “misguided dogma” in his throne speech. https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/tell-saskatchewan-s-premier-to-stop-denying-climate-change-and-act The Premier and the Sask Party are…
The Pennisula communities are actively investigating the impacts of the proposed Steelhead LNG facility at Bamberton. As neigbouring comunities they would face many negative impacts and they are actually acting…
Assorted content to start your week.- Karen Palmer writes about a push by U.S. doctors to follow in Canada's footsteps with single-payer health care - even as a few profiteers…
Sir Partha S. Dasgupta has been awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement thanks to his works in economics. He has drawn multiple connections between human and environmental well being…
This call from Corky to help save our farmland is one to be heeded. Originally posted in the Commonsense Canadian it is followed by a Damien Gillis piece with Harold…
I understand that there was some Shawnigan blowback following previous posts and reports from Lehanna Green’s blog-Stop dumping contaminated soil in Shawnigan lake. In case there remains confusion or…
It’s well known that the fishing industry is, err, fishy. Slaves are used in international waters by large multinational corporations and overfishing around the world is rampant – pushing many…
The continuing saga over the disputed shipments of contaminated soil to South Island Aggregates Shawnigan Watershed location continued in Vancouver court action Monday. Lehanna Green an ardent opponent of the…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Caroline Plante reports on Quebec's scourge of medical extra-billing and user fees (as identified by its own Auditor General). And Aaron Derfel notes that…
EDMONTON – After days of dodging important questions from Rebel Media and uncles’ facebook pages alike, Alberta premier Rachel Notley came clean today and admitted that she intentionally created…
In 2014, Toledo experienced a water crisis that caused the city to issue a “do not use” warning for more than 500,000 residents. They had to rely on bottled water;…
Environmentalist David Suzuki on why fossil fuels are a bad investment for Canada. If we're genuine about meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement climate change commitments, now is the time to…
There will be much written and spoken about this Fort McMurray catastrophic fire. This article from Brian Kahn, a senior science writer at Climate Central is most worthwhile. Please click…
The government calls it MWF-009. Darby Allen, the regional fire chief of Wood Buffalo, calls it The Beast. Regardless of what it’s called the Fort McMurray wildfire is erratic, unpredictable…
Our friend Rafe Mair an email message regarding the fate of the sea turtles. The short video below is worth viewing. Rafe Mair Who cares about sea turtles, the last…
