An evening with Naomi Klein in Winnipeg
Image by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba Office Award-winning Canadian author Naomi Klein spoke on climate and economic justice at Knox United Church. The event was hosted by…
Image by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba Office Award-winning Canadian author Naomi Klein spoke on climate and economic justice at Knox United Church. The event was hosted by…
PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is not tall, but she casts a long shadow on both sides of the political aisle. She is seen here addressing the national NDP convention…
After Laxer spoke of his book on the tar sands last Wednesday, Myeengun Henry spoke. He's an Elder and the Aboriginal Services Manager at Conestoga College. His focus was on…
After Laxer spoke of his book on the tar sands last Wednesday, Myeengun Henry spoke. He's an Elder and the Aboriginal Services Manager at Conestoga College. His focus was on…
I just watched Gordon Laxer give a talk on his newest book, After the Sands. I haven't read the book yet, but here are my notes from his speech. This…
I just watched Gordon Laxer give a talk on his newest book, After the Sands. I haven't read the book yet, but here are my notes from his speech. This…
By CVRD Regional Director Lori Iannidinardo CVRD Director Lori Iannidinardo In August 2015 Steelhead LNG and the Malahat Nation announced an agreement-in-principle to bring a massive floating LNG export facility…
The use of coal to generate electricity is coming to an end, and one of the many reasons coal’s time is up is thanks to divestment. Divestment of fossil fuels…
Photo by University College London In 2004 Dov Weisglass, the Israeli bureau chief under Ariel Sharon, famously said that the various brokered Israeli-Palestinian disengagement talks were “actually formaldehyd...
The material below was published June 21, 2014. Since this was written the proponents sold to an Alberta company that is financed by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, not exactly…
The material below was published June 21, 2014. Since this was written the proponents sold to an Alberta company that is financed by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, not exactly…
B.C. Energy Minister says clean power projects aren’t the priority JUSTINE HUNTERVICTORIA — The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 10:21PM EST Premiers’ exclusive fundraisers violate conflict of…
We are inextricably linked and affected by what does or does not happen in the USA. During this primary run up to the selection of candidates to represent the Republican…
Here are some excellent posts from Common Sense Canadian that deal with the NDP-Green issues. R BCNDP Leader John Horgan has a tough row to hoe to win the…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes There has for years been the illusion that the Greens, BC flavour or federal are somehow left, sorta like the NDP with a green tinge. The common…
People used to (and some lacklustre individuals still) argue that environmental regulations will wreak economic havoc, hopefully we’ll no longer listen to such irrational arguments. For decades environmentalist and knowledgable…
Longtime CVRD Director Loren Duncan served Glenora-Sahtlam-Cowichan Station for a hundred years, more or less. He offered his take on the trials and tribulations of Cowichan Bay’s CVRD Director Lori…
Image by Jan Smith In order to have a 50% chance of not exceeding the newly agreed (COP21) goal of a global 1.5oC temperature increase, humanity can only emit a…
Don Maroc Soon after being elected Chief of the Malahat Nation on November 2, 2015, Caroline Harry told the Salish Sea Sentinel, “The whole LNG thing… we were backed into…
If you celebrate or commit to Earth Hour, dimming/turning off your lights and parring back your electricity use between 8:30pm and 9:30pm, good for you - participation is fun.However, let's…