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Cameron Fenton was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Cameron has worked on climate justice issues all across Canada. He currently works as the Canadian Tar Sands Organizer with 350.org. You can reach Cam on Facebook and Twitter.

Canada

We Need to Pull a Reverse Harper

Cam Fenton - November 4, 2015

Canada

Better than Stephen Harper on Climate Is Not Good Enough

Cam Fenton - October 22, 2015

Canada

Harper’s Decarbonization Rhetoric is Hollow, Dishonest and Politically Cheap

Cam Fenton - June 27, 2015

Carbon Pricing

Attacks on Divestment by Fossil Fuel Lobby Backfiring

Cam Fenton - February 12, 2015

Canada

Why the Oil Shock is a Climate Opportunity

Cam Fenton - January 27, 2015

Canada

The Climate Test for Canadian Politicians – Energy East Pipeline

Cam Fenton - November 26, 2014

From The Energy Mix

Massive Growth of Petrochemicals, Plastics Set to Undercut Emission Reductions in Other Sectors

Greenhouse gas emissions from petrochemical and plastics production are set to rise 20% by 2030 and 30% by 2050, enough to undercut emission reductions in other parts of the global economy, according to a report earlier this month by the International Energy Agency. […]
Newfoundland and Labrador Plans 650,000 Barrels Per Day by 2030

With Canada’s Harper-era emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement barely on life support, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador has introduced a new growth strategy for its oil and gas sector that envisions more than 100 new exploration wells and output of 650,000 barrels of oil or equivalent per day by 2030. […]

Stop Kinder Morgan

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Why I'm Adamantly Opposed to the Kinder Morgan Buyout

Lynne Quarmby @LynneQuarmby

Lynne Quarmby is a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University. She was arrested for civil disobedience protesting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in 2014. In her opinion piece earlier published in the National Observer, Lynne shares eleven reasons why Canadians need to oppose the Kinder Morgan buyout. We are... Read more

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Will Kinder Morgan Be the Next Pipeline to Nowhere

Andrea Harden-Donahue @CouncilofCDNs

Remember the Northern Gateway pipeline? How about the Energy East pipeline? Neither got built. Both projects got quashed due primarily to public resistance. As opposition and resistance build in the coming months, Kinder Morgan will become the next pipeline to nowhere. (Editorial comment). Source: Wikimedia Commons, William Chen On July 22 the Canadian government missed... Read more

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Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline: 9 Reasons We Shouldn’t Be Buying The Pipeline or The Spin

Ken Johnson and Rolly Montpellier @WellBelow2C

It was quite a shock when the Canadian Finance Minister announced that the Liberal Cabinet’s solution to Texas-based Kinder Morgan’s pipeline woes was that Canada would buy the Trans Mountain Pipeline outright for $4.5 billion. Here are 9 reasons we shouldn’t be buying it: Credit: Directly Affected, Pipeline Under Pressure film 1. Loss of Credibility... Read more

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Climate Economic Impacts From Kinder Morgan May Total $8.7 Billion

Stephen Leahy @StephenLeahy

Much has been written and debated about Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) during the last months — its economic merits, job creation, the Tar Sands expansion, its acquisition via taxpayer dollars, Canada’s national interest, our Paris Agreement emissions targets and more. But what about the climate impacts of Kinder Morgan. In this article, Stephen... Read more

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Climate Change - Canada Doubling Down on a No-Win Bet

Primary Source | Thomas Homer-Dixon | Globe and Mail

“Continued investment in the oil sands generally, and in the Trans Mountain pipeline specifically, means Canada is doubling down on a no-win bet,” write Thomas Homer-Dixon of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and University of Waterloo doctoral candidate Yonatan Strauch in a recent Globe and Mail op-ed. Canada’s No-Win Climate Bet Source: Pixabay creative... Read more

Climate Liability – Who Pays for Damages is on the Radar…

Lobbying For A Liveable World on Parliament Hill

Canada Is Doubling Down on Fossils

#LetsTalkClimate With Climate Minister McKenna

Climate Liability – Who Pays for Damages is on the Radar…

Lobbying For A Liveable World on Parliament Hill

If You Eat Well, You’re Acting on Climate

Convincing Steps And Compelling Actions On Climate

Climate Liability – Who Pays for Damages is on the Radar…

Canada Is Doubling Down on Fossils

Convincing Steps And Compelling Actions On Climate

The Best Way To Create Jobs: Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

Canada Is Doubling Down on Fossils

Canada’s Massive Fossil Fuel Subsidies Equal $100 Per Person

Why I’m Adamantly Opposed to the Kinder Morgan Buyout

The Best Way To Create Jobs: Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

If You Eat Well, You’re Acting on Climate

Convincing Steps And Compelling Actions On Climate

The Climate Crisis And Your Health: Infectious Disease

Canada’s Climate Politics: Trudeau’s Not-To-Do List

Cam Fenton

We Need to Pull a Reverse Harper

Better than Stephen Harper on Climate Is Not Good Enough

Harper’s Decarbonization Rhetoric is Hollow, Dishonest and Politically Cheap

Attacks on Divestment by Fossil Fuel Lobby Backfiring

Why the Oil Shock is a Climate Opportunity

The Climate Test for Canadian Politicians – Energy East Pipeline

Why I'm Adamantly Opposed to the Kinder Morgan Buyout

Will Kinder Morgan Be the Next Pipeline to Nowhere

Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline: 9 Reasons We Shouldn’t Be Buying The Pipeline or The Spin

Climate Economic Impacts From Kinder Morgan May Total $8.7 Billion

Climate Change - Canada Doubling Down on a No-Win Bet

Solutions

We the People of this Planet Demand a Price on Carbon

The Paris Agreement Is Now Official. Now What?

Reasons To Choose Climate Hope

On the Cusp of the Third Industrial Revolution