Climate Change

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

05/02/25
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Link: 
The Tyee
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
Climate Change
Indigenous Peoples
Protest - Revolt
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Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas

05/02/25
Author: 
Seth Klein
Link: 
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
Canada
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Global
Indigenous Peoples
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
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USA
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Whiplash: How Big Swings in Wet and Dry Weather Fuel Infernos

03/02/25
Author: 
Elizabeth Kolbert
Link: 
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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Climate Change
Climate Science
Ecology/Environment
Global
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Trump’s Threats Expose Canada’s Utter Dependency On The U.S.

03/02/25
Author: 
Adam D.K. King
Link: 
The Maple
Photo via Justin Trudeau on Twitter.

Feb. 3, 2025

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Canada
Capitalism
Climate Change
Global
Labour - Unions
Social
USA
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B.C. can have affordable, renewable power – or LNG

01/02/25
Author: 
Kai Nagata
Link: 
Dogwood BC
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
Capitalism
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Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
LNG - Fracking
Social
USA
War/military
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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
Link: 
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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British Columbia
Climate Change
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The carbon tax must die so climate policies survive

30/01/25
Author: 
Jessica Green
Link: 
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
Canada
Climate Change
Coal
Ecology/Environment
Industry Spin
Labour - Unions
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
Social
Transportation
Urban
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The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action

30/01/25
Author: 
Joseph Winters
Link: 
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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Canada
Capitalism
Climate Change
Global
Industry Spin
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
Social
USA
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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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Capitalism
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Global
Social
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Climate change could cause millions more temperature-related deaths in Europe by 2099, study says

27/01/25
Author: 
Rosie Frost
Link: 
Euro News
Copyright Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP

Jan. 27, 2025

A new study debunked theories climate change could be ‘beneficial’ for temperature-related deaths as Europe warms.

Climate change will likely cause a sharp increase in deaths from extreme heat, substantially outweighing any decrease in cold-related deaths across Europe.

A modelling study was led by researchers from the Environment & Health Modelling (EHM) Lab at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and published in Nature Medicine. 

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Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
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