Word(s) of the Year: connecting urgent ecojustice dots
– by Bruce Mason – William Blake (1757-1827) urged us “to see a world in a grain of sand”, but the visionary poet didn’t foresee the ubiquity of micro-plastics on…
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. We’ve been using them to…
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 (CAPP), effectively a ministry of…
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 Commissioner, Prime Minister Trudeau, and…
Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN
This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be standing here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to me for hope?…
Vancouver climate strike
– Ana Arciniega photo – On September 27, 2019 100 thousand people of all ages met at Vancouver City Hall crossed the Cambie Bridge and joined 7 million worldwide. Tim…
Climate crisis also an opportunity
– by Peter G. Prontzos – Political Ecology: System Change Not Climate Change Dimitrios Roussopoulos Black Rose Books, 2019 When more than 97 percent of meteorologists, the federal Conservative party,…
A turning point
– by Elizabeth May – There comes a time when it becomes evident that society is at a turning point. The climate strikes in Canada – part of a massive…
Let the children vote?
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki Young people have been speaking out for their rights. Many are wise beyond their years. Without the blinkers of ideology, work-a-day priorities and ingrained values,…
Build your resilience!
We need to prepare for ecological collapse – by Fred Bass – Ecological collapse is both threatening and overwhelming. Massive species loss, overuse of natural resources, ocean acidification, failing economic…