Urban

24/08/18
Author: 
Mike Laanela

A sign warning of an underground petroleum pipeline is seen on a fence at Kinder Morgan's facility where work is being conducted in preparation for the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, in Burnaby, B.C.(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

Aug. 23, 2018

21/08/18
Author: 
Dana Drugmand

Electric buses are replacing existing diesel-fueled fleets at an accelerating rate, and the transition to battery-powered buses is outpacing even the most optimistic projections.

16/08/18
Author: 
Jean Swanson

"Every single person who takes a stand against the pipeline is pointing toward a more just future" 

 
12/08/18
Author: 
Michael Franklin
Published Saturday, August 11, 2018 12:39PM MDT 
Last Updated Saturday, August 11, 2018 6:28PM MDT
 
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A special air quality statement is in effect for Calgary and surrounding areas because of a thick blanket of smoke coming from several nearby wildfires.

Environment Canada predicted the Air Quality Health Index to reach a very high risk, or 10+, on Saturday.

08/08/18
Author: 
Justin Mikulka
Main image: Portland, Oregon's Marine Drive looking north to Hayden Island. Credit: Washington State Department of Transportation, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

August 3, 2018

In a big win for the City of Portland, Oregon, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued a ruling that the city had not violated the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause by voting to ban any new fossil fuel terminals within its borders.

16/07/18
Author: 
Jason Prince, Herman Rosenfeld, Sabrina ‘Butterfly’ GoPaul, Shelagh Pizey-Allen

Editor: See this book launch presentation herehttps://socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed-video/ls393/

15/07/18
Author: 
Angie Schmidt

Groundbreaking research presents credible estimates of the total parking supply in several American cities, and it's not pretty.

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