Category Archives: Climate Change
Canada’s recovery should put people first, 150 civil society groups demand
Canada’s post-pandemic recovery efforts should put people first and transition to a fairer and sustainable future instead of going back to business as usual, an alliance of 150 civil society groups is demanding. They have released a manifesto titled “Principles
Heat wave leaves 33 dead in Quebec, numbers could rise
By Marina Wang The death toll from the recent heat wave striking Eastern Canada has now exceeded 30 Canadians. So far, 33 Quebecers have been reported to have died from heat-related health problems, with the death toll from other provinces
The art of protest: Artisan Emma channelling creative energy to protect BC’s coast from Kinder Morgan
Edited by Drew Penner with photos courtesy of Emma Wetherill Right now, a lot of creative energy, not to mention activist strategizing, has gone into fighting the Kinder Morgan expansion project that would increase the amount oil products the company
Terminal Diagnosis? A trip to a US Kinder Morgan facility sheds light on the Canadian struggle
By Drew Penner The way you’re neck and neck on the freeway clogged with giant trucks hauling combustible goods across Carson, California, reminds me of driving through Central Alberta at the height of the frack boom. One wrong twist of
Burnaby resident frets about Kinder Morgan expansion
By Drew Penner Aaron Keogh, a 39-year-old Burnaby resident is troubled by the risks associated with the Westridge Terminal. While Kinder Morgan Canada Limited announced on Sunday that it is putting on hold all non-essential activities and related spending on
Ottawa holds vigil against Kinder Morgan
By Marina Wang Protesters huddled together under the lamplight on a frigid evening outside parliament in what is likely to be the last nation-wide protest before a decision on the controversial Kinder Morgan pipeline is announced. The candlelit vigil is
Impose Carbon tax on US goods coming into EU if Trump pulls out of Paris Accord – Sarkozy
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged the European Union today to impose a Carbon tax on American goods if President-elect Donald Trump pulls the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. “Donald Trump said he would not meet the
World’s richest 10% produce half of carbon emissions, poorest half just a tenth
The world’s richest 10 percent produce around half of all emissions while the poorest half of the world’s population – 3.5 billion people – is responsible for just a tenth of all carbon emissions, despite being the most threatened by
Global warming could suffocate life on Earth as oxygen levels fall, research shows
Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to researchers from the University of Leicester published in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. A study led by
Warm temperatures accelerate climate change forming vicious circle, study confirms
Global warming will progress faster than what was previously believed as greenhouse gas emissions that arise naturally are also affected by increased temperatures, a new study from Linköping University that measures natural methane emissions has confirmed. “Everything indicates that global