The pandemic: a consequence of a war on life
– by Vandana Shiva – The following excerpt is from Vandana Shiva’s book Oneness vs. the 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom (Chelsea Green Publishing, August 2020) and is reprinted with…
Nature in your neighbourhood
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki The late urban visionary Jane Jacobs wrote, “Perhaps it will be the city that reawakens our understanding and appreciation of nature, in all its teeming,…
Ancient forest blockade
– by Bobby Arbess – Joshua Wright is a seventeen year old film-maker from Olympia, Washington, with an irrepressible passion for protecting the last remaining old-growth temperate rainforests. He has…
Rediscovering the fundamentals of life
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki Throughout Canada and around the world, the second wave of COVID-19 is hitting hard. Over the next few months, governments will remain focused on addressing…
Clean LNG a myth, a bridge to climate nowhere and a dangerous fossil fuel
– by Eoin Finn – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is neither “green” nor sustainable. From drill-hole to burner tip, every tonne of this fossil fuel permanently pollutes millions of litres…
More federal transit money, e-buses could be climate lifesavers
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki If we’re going to tackle the climate crisis, we have to reduce transportation emissions. Good public transit — fast, reliable, affordable — can help by…
Warrior Up! Autumn Peltier alarms an awakening world
Autumn Peltier at Wiikwemkoong Unceded Reserve, Manitoulin Island. Photo by Linda Roy. – by Bruce Mason – Standing in the international spotlight, Canada’s Autumn Peltier is throwing water in the…
Sea Shepherd’s declaration of media war against BC seal hunt
– by Rod Marining – In the middle of what is presently called “The 6th Extinction”, the DFO, our Ministry of Fisheries and a few westcoast First Nations individuals and…
Climate action and conservation go together
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki We live on a changing planet. Unnaturally rapid global warming is altering everything, including lands and waters. Evidence shows we’ve already emitted enough greenhouse gases…
COP25 Madrid delays real climate action
– by Peter Carter – There is now, at long last, agreement that the world is in a planetary climate emergency. COP25, in moving from Santiago, Chile, to Madrid, Spain,…