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07/09/23
Author: 
Zak Vescera
Consular officials and non-profits say a huge share of migrant farmworkers live in housing that doesn’t meet the province’s regulations. Photo for The Tyee by Zak Vescera.

Sept. 7, 2023

Inadequate oversight and ALR rules blamed for widespread inadequate housing.

05/09/23
Author: 
Dawn ME Bowdish and Andrew Costa
‘Though we still have so much to learn about many aspects of COVID-19 — including its lingering health effects and the mechanics of its endless mutations — we do know enough to say one thing: we can’t let our guard down.’ Photo via Shutterstock.

Sept. 4, 2023

Boosters shots are critical, even for those who have tested positive.

Despite researchers’ efforts to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus continues to hold many secrets. As much as we’ve tried to shoehorn it into our thinking about how respiratory viruses work, it will simply not comply.

Some thought the virus would settle into a strictly seasonal pattern. It hasn’t.

05/09/23
Author: 
Andrew MacLeod
‘It’s frustrating for me because we did a lot of hard work on that report and I know some things have been implemented, but not enough of them,’ says co-chair Maureen Chapman. Photo via BC Wildfire Service.

Website editor: But what about stopping major sources of climate change in BC such as LNG and fracking projects?

Sept. 5, 2023

04/09/23
Author: 
David Spratt and Ian Dunlop, first published at Pearls & Irritations
Thinking in boxes

The Australian Government’s public analysis of climate risk, our greatest threat, is dangerously misleading. The Intergenerational Report 2023 (IGR) is a prime example. By dumbing down the implications of climate change with simplified economic models, the IGR and similar reports are institutionalising the global failure to face climate reality.

04/09/23
Author: 
Gerance Mutwol
Environmental activists take part in the Climate strike protest in Nairobi calling for action on climate change on September 20, 2019. © Evan Habil / Greenpeace

Sept. 1, 2023

As the Africa Climate Summit kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya (4-6 September, 2023) with the theme of “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World”, I’m filled with a mix of hope, urgency, and determination. Young people like me recognise the gravity of the climate crisis and its disproportionate impact on African countries. We want meaningful action to address the environmental challenges that threaten our continent’s future.

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