The pandemic: a consequence of a war on life
– by Vandana Shiva – The following excerpt is from Vandana Shiva’s book Oneness vs. the 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom (Chelsea Green Publishing, August … Read more
Economics
Ancient forest blockade
– by Bobby Arbess – Joshua Wright is a seventeen year old film-maker from Olympia, Washington, with an irrepressible passion for protecting the last remaining … Read more
Canadian corruption by exemptive relief
– by Larry Elford – What if those we most trust were doing the most harm? I worked inside the financial industry for two decades … Read more
Clean LNG a myth, a bridge to climate nowhere and a dangerous fossil fuel
– by Eoin Finn – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is neither “green” nor sustainable. From drill-hole to burner tip, every tonne of this fossil fuel … Read more
More federal transit money, e-buses could be climate lifesavers
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki If we’re going to tackle the climate crisis, we have to reduce transportation emissions. Good public transit — fast, reliable, … Read more
COP25 Madrid delays real climate action
– by Peter Carter – There is now, at long last, agreement that the world is in a planetary climate emergency. COP25, in moving from … Read more
Progress toward sustainable seafood
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki Oceans hold a lot of mystery, even for people who study them. But it’s no mystery why they’re in trouble. … Read more
Big Telecom fighting lower Internet fees
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Marie Aspiazu Back in August, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) significantly lowered the fees small Internet providers were required to … Read more
Bitumen: the dangerous give-away
– by Steve Bramwell – Big Oil’s mantra that “we have to get our oil to market” is untrue. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers … Read more
Government interference in proposed Roberts Bank Container Terminal 2
Ethics Commissioner should investigate environmental assessment interference in Fraser Estuary project The Boundary Bay Conservation Committee (BBCC) has sent a letter to the Canadian Ethics … Read more