Canada, U.S. must work together to protect the Central Arctic Ocean
We need a new agreement to address shipping and deep-sea mining, and to establish a robust international framework that can protect and restore the Central Arctic Ocean.
Canada’s climate fight is full of question marks
In one of five recent reports, Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry DeMarco is raising alarm over the federal government’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For one, the commissioner found that the department leading Canada’s climate fight—Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)—doesn’t know the degree to which the country’s greenhouse gas regulations have contributed […]
Alberta regulator apologizes for communications failures at committee hearing on oil sands tailings leaks
With an election looming in Alberta and criticism still coming in from the affected Indigenous nations, Conservative and NDP MPs at the House Environment Committee spar over what the Alberta government knew about Imperial Oil tailings leaks, and when.
What goes ‘moo’ and then explodes?
Since the rise of agriculture, humans have increased the mass of animal life on land fourfold, but wild animals now account for only four per cent of that biomass.
Indigenous leaders call on House committee to treat Imperial Oil tailings leaks as evidence of larger failure of regulation
Indigenous leaders appearing in front of the House Environment Committee on April 17 expressed frustration at needing to travel all the way to Ottawa ‘to remind this government of its duties and responsibilities.’
The choice is clear: Canada needs a hard cap on oil and gas pollution
Canada must limit and reduce oil and gas pollution if it wants to achieve its climate targets. But how that is done is equally as important as the fact that it must be done.
We’re all accountable for anthropogenic climate change, folks
If we consider anthropogenic climate change as a global problem which affects us and our governments, but would rather assign the accountability to others: get over it. We are all accountable. Rationalizing who might be more responsible is not the point, unless it helps to justify how much accountability and action you are willing to accept. We are […]
Nuclear waste abandonment risks the dangers of amnesia
Broad-stroke reassurances from supporters of a proposed deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste have failed to allay important environmental and security concerns.
Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency
Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but could also turn good intentions into a Trojan Horse for further inflation.
A sinking ship: don’t be fossil fooled by LNG
LNG distracts Canada from a zero-emissions future, jeopardizing its commitments to a cleaner, prosperous economy.
