Ecology/Environment

26/11/25
Author: 
John Woodside
Art by Ata Ojani/Canada's National Observer

Nov. 26, 2025

A forthcoming deal between the federal government and Alberta for a new oil pipeline, reportedly set to be announced Thursday, promises to ignite a political firestorm.

25/11/25
Author: 
Marc Lee
‘Look West’ is mostly about doubling down as a petro-state through LNG and mining export projects in northern BC, writes Marc Lee. The photo shows an LNG tanker docked in Kitimat. Photo via LNG Canada.

Nov. 25, 2025

Premier David Eby is calling “Look West,” the British Columbia government’s new economic strategy, a plan to attract $20 billion in investment from the federal government and private sector.

24/11/25
Author: 
Cloe Logan
Thadia Theodore and Maranatha Hughes spreading straw over the flower farm on the rooftop of Toronto Metropolitan University to get the crops ready for winter. Photo by Cloe Logan / Canada's National Observer

Nov. 24, 2025

Amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Toronto, Thadia Theodore is laying straw over dormant flower beds to prepare them for winter. Tall, glassy buildings surround her on the rooftop farm of her university; construction noise rings out, but she describes it as “peaceful.”

23/11/25
Author: 
Barry Saxifrage

Nov. 21, 2025

"COPs" vs CO2

The primary force overheating our planet, destabilizing our climate, and acidifying our oceans is the ever-thickening blanket of fossil fuel CO2 piling up in our atmosphere. 

21/11/25
Author: 
By Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) Photography by Marty Clemens
As the federal government signals support for LNG exports, residents of Kitimat, B.C., live alongside Canada’s first major liquefaction facility.

Nov. 14, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled his support for LNG exports in Terrace, B.C., this week, as nearby Kitimat residents learn to live beside a towering flame

Under heavy rain, an electronic sign by the side of the road in a small northwestern B.C. town warns passersby, “Flare height will vary.” It flashes to the next message: “Between 15 meters [sic] and 90.”

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