The BC Carbon Tax – Environmental and Economic Success
The British Columbia Carbon Tax has been hailed as an environmental and economic success by the Pembina Institute. The material in this blog post has been sourced...
Big Banks Supporting Trans Mountain Equals Financing Climate Disaster
If you're banking with one of Canada's "big six" banks—RBC, TD, Scotia, BMO, CIBC, National—you are inadvertently fuelling the climate crisis. Your money, left...
Natural Gas Is Really A Bridge To Nowhere
Natural gas is often viewed as the clean fossil fuel because its burning emits much less emissions than coal and oil—50 to 60 percent...
Flawed Data on Climate Consultation Website
The Federal government promised to use the results of the climate consultation process undertaken this past summer in formulating climate policy. But what about...
From Trudeau to Crudeau – How It Happened
It started so well. In December of 2015, newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada emerged from the Paris Agreement talks as a...
Clean Energy Job Growth Is Booming in Canada
When we talk about energy in Canada, we immediately think of oil and gas and pipelines like the Trans Mountain project. We think of...
Groundhog Pay: Executives Are Rewarded For Growing Fossil Fuels
“It seems inevitable that the energy transition will spell the end of the fossil fuel industry’s traditionally growth-focused business model, which has already started...
The Climate Welcome and What You Can Do
It’s a pivotal moment on our planet. 2015 has been defined by wildfires, floods and record breaking temperatures that made headlines across Canada and...
Knee Deep In Unethical Coal Investments
Sometimes huge issues just slide along under the radar until, all of a sudden, they blow up. The shock can come from a brown...
Imagine It’s 2050. “I Regret Choosing Big Oil Over Climate”
The climate crisis will not be solved by politicians. It will be solved by the millions of ordinary people around the globe who are...