Tsleil-Waututh Nation applauds FCA decision quashing Kinder Morgan pipeline approvals
After more than 10 months of waiting for a decision, in late August, the Federal Court of Appeal agreed with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s view that the federal government’s consultation regarding…
Cool solutions for a hothouse planet
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki In the midst of worldwide record heat, devastating wildfires, droughts, refugee crises and torrential rains and flooding, some particular disturbing headlines have hit the news:…
Is the Kinder Morgan pipeline safe for you and your family?
你和你的家人能否安全？
你的居所和食物又如何？
by Citizens for the Salish Sea
(English version follows)
你半夜醒來，四周籠罩了臭味濃烈的易燃氣體；毒氣令你頭痛，喉乾舌燥，咳嗽不止，孩子更感到噁心及嘔吐。你收聴緊急廣播，原來有運油船在溫哥華港口漏油起火，而這些油是劇毒致癌的稀釋瀝青！
Squeezing the carbon bubble
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki The carbon bubble will burst with or without government action, according to a new study. That will hurt people who invest in fossil fuels. As…
Plant protein: getting it right!
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina with Mio Lainchbury and Arooj Hayat Moving towards a plant-based diet can initially raise questions about whether you’re getting enough protein, especially if you’re not up…
The hidden carbon cost of everyday products
by Kai Whiting and Luis Gabriel Carmona The targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious, but necessary. Failure to meet them will lead to widespread drought,…
Blackmail and bailouts in the Kinder Morgan pipeline saga
by Thomas Davies | photo by Jake Wright You couldn’t blame someone for checking, but it was a week late for April Fool’s Day when Kinder Morgan put out an…
Urgent and practical climate action
Climate change is re-focusing the duty of professional engineers and geoscientists by Bruce Mason It is the fundamental duty of engineers and geoscientists to refuse to work on all new…
Tell me lies, lies, crude little lies
by Eoin Finn In the wake of the Federal Government’s phenomenal decision this week to purchase a 65-year-old leaky oil pipeline and the unbuilt TMX project, it is worth examining…
How climate change is increasing forest fires around the world
by Anne-Sophie Brändlin Have wildfires increased globally over recent years? And if so, is global warming to blame? Research has illuminated this, along with what wildfires do to us and…