by: Obert Madondo Former Conservative Sen. Pamela Wallin. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) If there’s anywhere in the world an appointed public official more arrogant than Sen. Pamela Wallin, please let…
NEW YORK – Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will require its suppliers to phase out 10 hazardous chemicals from personal care products, cosmetics and cleaning products sold in its stores.…
Salmon biologist Alexandra Morton (from “Salmon Confidential”) Over the past several years, the Harper Government has waged an unprecedented war on science in Canada – in favour of advancing its…
2011 Rainbow Pipeline leak in Alberta (Rogu Collecti/Greenpeace) EDMONTON – Alberta’s auditor general is going to take a deeper look at the safety of oil and natural gas pipelines in…
Watch this video from Beyond Boarding – a group of adventure filmmakers who have been following Tahltan Nation opposition to a proposed open pit coal mine in their territory, referred…
A German waste-to-energy plant, built in 2005 Many urban areas have built or are considering building waste-incineration facilities to generate energy. At first glance, it seems like a win-win. You…
BC Energy Minister Bill Bennett (photo: CP) I told you so! My colleague Damien Gillis told you so! Independent economist Erik Andersen told you so! The Campbell/Clark government has taken…
The BC Liberals have the worst attendance record in the BC Legislature since 1976 – especially with this week’s decision to avoid a Fall sitting…again. If they were employees working…
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Métis federation is appealing an environmental licence granted for the construction of a controversial $3-billion hydro line. President David Chartrand said the federation has formally registered an…
VANCOUVER – The number of humpback whales on the northern coast of British Columbia nearly doubled in eight years, but possible oil spills could seriously hamper recovery efforts involving the…
Fukushima’s crippled Reactor 4, which contains 1,500 precariously-perched, radioactive fuel rods Addiction experts say the first step toward recovery is recognizing you have a problem. In that sense, perhaps we’re…
BC Premier Christy Clark and BC Fed President Jim Sinclair (photos: CP, Glen Baglo/PNG) When I read that BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and Tom Sigurdson, head of…
In her new book, Blue Future, international bestselling author and activist Maude Barlow warns about the grave consequences of the deepening global water crisis. The post Maude Barlow: Blue Future:…
Singer comes out swinging against Keystone Pipeline. OTTAWA – Neil Young is singing a new tune, claiming he’s seen the pipeline and the damage done. The Canadian music legend has…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, discussing trade on a visit to China (Sean Kilpatrick/CP) Ask yourself this: why, if Canada has the third largest proven oil reserves in the world, is…
BC Hydro’s $8 Billion proposed Site C Dam – artist’s rendering Energy Minister Bill Bennett has invited citizens to review and presumably submit thoughts about the recently released BC Hydro…
The Pembina Institute is suing the Government of Alberta over its decision to bar the energy policy think tank from participating in the regulatory review of a proposed in situ…
Photo: Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press While Stephen Harper was busy trying to green-wash his image with Barack Obama – acquiescing to climate targets to improve prospects for the Keystone XL pipeline…
Photos like this one appear all over the Internet, presented as evidence of “chemtrails” Conspiracies fuel climate change denial and belief in chemtrails I recently wrote about geoengineering as a…
BC Energy Minister Bill Bennett Folks, the wheels are coming off the BC Government’s 2002 Energy policy, which forbade BC Hydro from creating new power (Site C Dam being exempted).…
