David Suzuki: Vote for a better, cleaner Canada
David Suzuki sees climate change as the biggest threat to Canadians’ health and security, urges voters to elect MPs who will be part of the solution when the go to…
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British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Hails Huge Mandate as He Sets Out His Green Left Wing Agenda
Many have wished that we would have a political voice of relevance and have cast eyes south to Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders. Bernie does not beat around…
Using Art to get People to Care About the Environment
We’ve all seen sad, depressing, and otherwise disturbing photos of animals or people suffering after a human made disaster. You know, like the ducks dying in the tar sands or…
Has the Green Revolution Actually Arrived?
There’s an article floating around sub-titled “The Year Humans Got Serious about Saving Themselves from Themselves” by Jonathan Chait. It starts with a litany of climate change-driven bad news with…
Why Urban Areas Are More Efficient Than Suburban Areas
It’s been known for years that urban centres have a lower carbon footprint than the lands of urban sprawl. This is a for a variety of reasons and it’s rather…
the other side of waste management in peel: shocking lack of recycling in apartment buildings
Goodbye, old friends In the 10 years I’ve lived in Mississauga, I’ve always been impressed with Peel Region’s recycling and trash management. Now that I live in an apartment, I’m…
Sucking Diesel Fuel From Thin Air
We’ve polluted so much that there are now companies that think there is profit to be made by sucking CO2 from the air. How they make money is by reselling…
Maroc-It would be reasonable if the Malahat Nation put the LNG proposal on hold until they sorted out their internal problems
Don Maroc by Don Maroc Thanks to Adam Olsen, of the Tsarslip Nation and the BC Green Party for his preceptive chronicling of the proposed partnership between the Malahat Nation…
David Suzuki: A healthy environment nurtures healthy people
Acting on the understanding that we’re part of nature, and caring for the environment, makes people healthier and happier, argues world-renowned Canadian scientist, broadcaster, activist and author, David Suzuki. The…
Steelhead LNG-Malahat Nation Plans Proceed While The Chief Michael Harry And Council Have Resigned!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We may be in the throes of a Federal Election and trying to enjoy the last few weeks of summer but the Steelhead LNG-Malahat Nation proposal to…
BC Green’s Adam Olsen Is Opposed To An LNG Facility in the Saanich Inlet
BC Green Interim President Adam Olsen attended the Steelhead LNG Malahat Nation announcement of plans to build a floating LNG facility in the Saanich Inlet. His response is contained in…
I am in total sympathy with the Malahat First Nation’s desire to create a solid financial base.
Dorothy Field By Dorothy Field In my Cobble Hill days, I spent about five years fighting David Butterfield’s proposed “village” at the Bamberton site on steep shores above the Saanich…
Rafe Mair’s ‘State of the Union’ on Canadian environmental politics
Rafe Mair’s take on the state of Canada today is compelling, instructive and a reality check for those of us following the federal elections through the lens of the…
Dangers of fracking
Contamination of groundwaterMethane pollution and its impact on climate changeAir pollution impactsExposure to toxic chemicalsBlowouts due to gas explosionWaste disposalLarge volume water use in water-deficient regionsFracking-induced earthquakesWorkplace safetyInfrastructure degradation Read…
On incomplete assessments
Yes, there’s plenty of reason to be outraged by the fact that the National Energy Board is delaying its review of the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion – and perhaps setting the…
Malahat Nation and Steelhead LNG to Announce an LNG project.
Cowichan Conversations broke the story of an impending LNG Project announcement August 9th. Today the announcement has been scheduled for Thursday, August 20th 2015 at 10AM. On Thursday, August 20th,…
Welcome the Duncan Journal to the Media Mix In Cowichan
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger In the hurly burly world of newspapers, we welcome the latest entrant the Duncan Journal headed up by Nick Caumanns, Laurie Thomson and Rick Saare. Both Nick…