As scientists warn that we’ve pushed the planet “well outside the safe operating space for…
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Join us for the largest event of the year for Canada’s growing marine renewable energy…
I greatly admire today’s young people — but I sure don’t envy them. We older…
Too many people are consuming more than Earth’s systems can replenish. But while population growth…
This summer, a Fortis BC booth at a Vancouver farmers market displayed the slogan, “Natural…
The fossil fuel industry has employed many strategies over the years to keep money flowing.…
The global call for a just, green recovery from COVID-19 will require planning for the…
Anishinaabe economist and writer Winona LaDuke identifies two types of economies, grounded in different ways…
My parents were born in Vancouver — Dad in 1909, Mom in 1911 — and…
In their efforts to discredit renewable energy and support continued fossil fuel burning, many anti-environmentalists have circulated a dual image purporting to compare a lithium mine with an oilsands operation. It illustrates the level of dishonesty to which some will stoop to keep us on our current polluting, climate-disrupting path (although in some cases it could be ignorance).
In their efforts to discredit renewable energy and support continued fossil fuel burning, many anti-environmentalists…
One of the most popular boys answered, “I hope to go into politics.” We were delighted because we knew he wanted to make the world and Canada better, and we admired him for it.
In 1952, my Grade 10 civics teacher asked us what we hoped to become as…
Humans are an astonishing anomaly. As many species teeter on extinction, our populations grow in size and complexity. From exploring space to eradicating diseases and other remarkable achievements, human curiosity has pushed the outer limits of our physical universe. Yet our ability to embrace shared values has been challenging. More than a billion people live in poverty, inequality gaps are expanding, and we face unprecedented environmental challenges that threaten our survival.
Humans are an astonishing anomaly. As many species teeter on extinction, our populations grow in…
Now that the weather has stabilised, we are enjoying wonderful dives again at Sail Rock, Anghton Marine Park and Koh Tao, yet I remember the unusual weather we had last January, which let many tourists down. Their frustration was understandable. They came to Thailand expecting sunshine, without considering an unwanted consequence of their own lifestyle: climate change.
Life evolved to live within limits. It’s a delicate balance. Humans need oxygen, but too much can kill us. Plants need nitrogen, but excess nitrogen harms them, and pollutes rivers, lakes and oceans. Ecosystems are complex. Our health and survival depend on intricate interactions that ensure we get the right amounts of clean air, water, food from productive soils and energy from the sun.
Life evolved to live within limits. It’s a delicate balance. Humans need oxygen, but too…
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is occurring mainly at the power plant level. But what about transportation? Can we significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by switching to cleaner fuels? Or is this just an attempt to keep 20th century technology chugging along while trading one set of environmental problems for another?
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is occurring mainly at the power plant…
People have harnessed energy from moving water for thousands of years. Greeks used various types of water wheels to grind grain in mills more than 2,000 years ago. In the late 1800s, people figured out how to harness the power to produce electricity. Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, hydropower has expanded, producing about 17 per cent of the world’s electricity by 2014 and about 85 per cent of renewable energy — and it shows no signs of slowing.
People have harnessed energy from moving water for thousands of years. Greeks used various types…
Following our recent article by David Suzuki entitled “Broken Records Define the Climate Crisis”, we have been contacted by Tom Harris of the International Climate Science Coalition, Ottawa, Ontario who wanted us to publish the following statement addressing some of the issues raised in the original piece.
Following our recent article by David Suzuki entitled “Broken Records Define the Climate Crisis”, we…
We’re living in a time of records. More renewable energy came on stream in 2015 than ever — 147 gigawatts, equal to Africa’s entire generating capacity — and investment in the sector broke records worldwide.
We’re living in a time of records. More renewable energy came on stream in 2015…
In the early 1990s, Germany launched Energiewende, or “energy revolution,” a program “to combat climate change, avoid nuclear risks, improve energy security, and guarantee competitiveness and growth.” Renewable energy grew from four per cent in 1990 to more than 27 per cent in 2014, including a significant increase in citizen-owned power projects, according to energy think tank Agora Energiewende.
In the early 1990s, Germany launched Energiewende, or “energy revolution,” a program “to combat climate change,…