David Suzuki: Here’s to a radical Canada Day!
Canada is nature. And nature is life. We know this. (Credit: dr_tr) By David Suzuki with contributions from Ian Hanington, Senior Editor Oh, Canada, what will become of you? Although I’m proudly...
View ArticleCanadian academics call for oil sands moratorium
Syncrude mildred lake plant (Image from Wikipedia) Toronto – In a recent article in the prestigious journal Nature, eight prominent academics called for a moratorium on new developments in Alberta’s...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki: Addressing global warming is an economic necessity
One Risky Business author, former Clinton treasury secretary Robert Rubin, also warned about the economic risks of relying on “stranded assets” — resources that must stay in the ground if we are to...
View ArticleAustralia’s coal slump could be a cautionary tale for Canada
Image from Wikipedia. By Jeff Rubin Standing side by side in Ottawa last month, the Prime Ministers of Canada and Australia jointly blasted carbon taxes as environmentally ineffective job killers. As...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki: Prescription for health is to fight global warming
On September 21, more than half a million people are expected to gather in New York for the People’s Climate March. (Peter Blanchard via Flickr) By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki: The movement for environmental rights is building
More than 1,000 drinking-water advisories are in effect in Canada at any time, many of them in First Nations communities. (Credit: Toban B via Flickr) By David Suzuki with contributions from David...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki: IPCC report is clear and we must clean up our act
Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy, now gets a third of its energy from renewable sources, and has reduced carbon emissions 23 per cent from 1990 levels and created 370,000 jobs. (Credit:...
View ArticlePutting conservation on the menu at the Obama-Trudeau State Dinner
Photo: Garth Lenz. Ottawa – On March 10, President Obama will hold a State Dinner at the White House for Prime Minister Trudeau, the first time such an event has been held for a Canadian leader in 19...
View ArticleTsleil-Waututh Chief travels to New York City to oppose Kinder Morgan pipeline
Image: CNW Group/Tsleil-Waututh Nation. New York, NY – Chief Maureen Thomas of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is in New York City this week, meeting with dozens of Kinder Morgan’s top institutional...
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