Climate Change

Brandi Morin in Ecuador: A Canadian mining giant vs. the guardians of the Amazon

07/02/25

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Brandi Morin

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Juostin Antun goes fishing by hand while wearing traditional Shuar clothing. All photos by Ian Willms

Feb. 6, 2025

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Ecology/Environment

Indigenous Peoples

Protest - Revolt

Inside a BC NDP Grappling with Protests, Police and Public Relations

05/02/25

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Amanda Follett Hosgood

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An FOI request made by The Tyee uncovered more than 100 pages of emails discussing a response to our media request about BC’s secretive plan to tighten protest response. Government emails obtained via FOI. Photo by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Feb. 4, 2025

The Tyee’s questions to government sparked dozens of internal emails, now revealed via FOI.

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British Columbia

Indigenous Peoples

Protest - Revolt

Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas

05/02/25

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Seth Klein

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National Observer

An old oil pumpjack in Alberta on Dec. 1, 2023. Photo by flickr/Jason Woodhead

Feb. 3, 2025

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Indigenous Peoples

Oil - Pipelines

Whiplash: How Big Swings in Wet and Dry Weather Fuel Infernos

03/02/25

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Elizabeth Kolbert

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Fighting the Pacific Palisades blaze: California is ‘a poster child of what we expect to see more of in the future,’ says Swain. Photo by Ethan Swope, the Associated Press.

Feb. 3, 2025

A global climate trend set the stage for LA’s fires, explains scientist Daniel Swain.

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Climate Science

Ecology/Environment

Trump’s Threats Expose Canada’s Utter Dependency On The U.S.

03/02/25

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Adam D.K. King

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Photo via Justin Trudeau on Twitter.

Feb. 3, 2025

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Labour - Unions

B.C. can have affordable, renewable power – or LNG

01/02/25

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Kai Nagata

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Eby and Trump

Jan. 30, 2025

Clean energy offers peace, prosperity and political sanity. Oil companies plan to steal it.

British Columbia faces an urgent choice: renewable power or LNG? Our government claims we can have both.

But the absurd reality is that British Columbians are paying billions to build new electrical infrastructure — namely the Site C dam and North Coast Transmission Line — for the benefit of foreign oil and gas companies.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

British Columbia

Ecology/Environment

Indigenous Peoples

Here’s how 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for LNG in B.C.

01/02/25

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Matt Simmons

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More than a decade after the idea was first brought forward, the LNG Canada liquefaction facility will start exporting B.C. LNG this year. Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal

Jan. 27, 2025

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British Columbia

Indigenous Peoples

The carbon tax must die so climate policies survive

30/01/25

Author:

Jessica Green

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National Observer

A decarbonized economy will require lots of people — some of whom will need extensive training. Photo by Shutterstock

Jan. 29, 2025

The race for Liberal party leadership is on. Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland has announced that if elected Prime Minister, she will get rid of the consumer carbon tax. Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been cagier about the issue, but may also do the same.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Ecology/Environment

Labour - Unions

Oil - Pipelines

The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action

30/01/25

Author:

Joseph Winters

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National Observer

Photo by Getty Images/Grist

Jan. 28, 2025

This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration

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Oil - Pipelines

Should Labour (UK) really value its economic ambitions over its environmental duty?

30/01/25

Author:

Helena Horton

The number of annual flights could go up to 720,000 with a third runway, according to Heathrow, an average of almost 2,000 flights a day. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

Jan. 30, 2025 - The Guardian Newsletter

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Ecology/Environment

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