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01/02/25
Author: 
Kai Nagata
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.

30/01/25
Author: 
Jessica Green
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. 

30/01/25
Author: 
Joseph Winters
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

29/01/25
Author: 
Ben Parfitt
Richard Kabzems and Sandra Burton stand outside their home a short distance from a gas well pad where they fear fracking operations could trigger damaging and potentially deadly earthquakes. Photo by The Tyee.

Jan. 28, 2025

Residents of northeastern BC have been left unprotected in the LNG drilling boom.

29/01/25
Author: 
Michael Clague, Libby Davies, Terry Hunter, Donald MacPherson, Jean Swanson and Savannah Walling
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan to halt new social housing will condemn more people to live on the streets. Photo for The Tyee by Jen St. Denis.

Jan. 29, 2025

A plan to halt housing solutions will hurt people, businesses and the city.

27/01/25
Author: 
Rosie Frost
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. 

27/01/25
Author: 
Isaac Phan Nay
Sixty per cent of drivers’ time on ride-hailing apps is unpaid, by one estimate. Photo via Shutterstock.

Jan. 27, 2025

Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside is set to review the effectiveness of changes made last fall.

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