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03/12/22
Author: 
Amanda Stephenson
The terminus for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline is seen at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction in Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Nov. 30, 2022

TC Energy Corp. is expecting what it calls a "material increase" in the cost of its Coastal GasLink pipeline project.

The Calgary-based pipeline company said in an investor presentation Tuesday that it is facing significant cost pressures in Western Canada related to labour costs and shortages of skilled labour, along with contractor underperformance and disputes.

03/12/22
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Arctic Sea Ice Forum - Just Have a Think

Sept. 2022

This is being passed on to you via Arctic Sea Ice Forum, What’s New in the Arctic.  The forum is a place where scientists studying the arctic get to compare notes.  There’s an enormous amount of information there and the scientists report on all the new papers, discussions, technology, etc concerning the Arctic.  In the link above, the commentary was: “Another brilliant comprehensive survey of what's going on in the Arctic and in Grønland in the series "Just have a Think". 

02/12/22
Author: 
Stewart Phillip, Peter McCartney, Seth Klein, Tracey Saxby, Alexandra Woodsworth, Kiki Wood, Jens Wieting
LNG Canada site construction activities in Kitimat in September. jpg

 

 

Website editor: Indigenous leader and many prominent BC environmental non-governmental organizations speaking together here.  Good to see.

Dec. 2, 2022

02/12/22
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Canada is home to 25 per cent of the earth's peatlands. Preserving these carbon-rich ecosystems is key to addressing both the biodiversity and cliamte crises. Photo by Dr. Lorna Harris, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada

Dec. 2, 2022

As the United Nations biodiversity conference draws near, dozens of scientists from 13 countries are calling for protection of the world’s waterlogged, carbon-rich peatlands, a quarter of which exist within Canada’s borders and are threatened by development.

02/12/22
Author: 
Phoebe Weston
In the early 1990s, vultures across India started dying inexplicably. Scientists started testing the dead birds and worked out they had been exposed to diclofenac. A flock of vultures on carcass. Photo by Arindam Aditya/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dec. 2, 2022

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

01/12/22
Author: 
Bill McKibben
Illustration by Lina Müller

Denial, lies, and now gimmicks--the body count doesn't phase them, as long as the profits keep rolling in. Future intergalactic travelers may highlight humanity as the only species to knowingly make itself extinct.

             -- Gene McGuckin

Nov. 22, 2022

01/12/22
Author: 
H.G. Watson
Illustration by Melanie Lambrick

Nov. 28, 2022

In some cities, landlords have to engage in collective bargaining with tenants

Like many transplants to Nelson, B.C., James Barbeiro first lived in resort housing when he came to the area. He had moved from northern Ontario to the “Queen City” of the Kootenays region, with easy access to all sorts of outdoor activities.

01/12/22
Author: 
Michelle Gamage
A screenshot from the Fuelling Canada ad campaign, which claims natural gas is clean, environmentally friendly and affordable. Image via Fuelling Canada.

Dec. 1, 2022

The feds are investigating claims made by the Canadian Gas Association about its product being ‘clean’ and ‘budget-friendly.’

The Canadian Gas Association is being investigated for alleged greenwashing after it claimed its product was clean, environmentally friendly and affordable in its Fuelling Canada ad campaign.

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