Climate Change

Why are we losing our heads over oil and gas tariffs?

08/02/25

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Laurie Adkin

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When U.S. President Donald Trump says Americans do not need Canada’s oil and gas, I say, “all the better for us.” Photo by Shutterstock

Feb. 5, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to place tariffs on “Canadian” oil and gas exports and poof! The climate crisis has disappeared from the political radar of Canadian politicians. Could we not try, for a minute, to keep our heads about us and remember the bigger threat that is poised to swallow us all up?

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

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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Ricochet Media

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

Feb. 6, 2025

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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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The Tyee

Feb. 4, 2025

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

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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

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

03/02/25

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Elizabeth Kolbert

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The Tyee

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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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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The Maple

Feb. 3, 2025

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

01/02/25

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Kai Nagata

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Dogwood BC

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

01/02/25

Author:

Matt Simmons

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The Narwhal

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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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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