Economic indicators, primarily gross domestic product (GDP) and job creation, have long been used to measure human progress. Many critiques exist and are accelerating as wealth disparities keep
In November 2021, in under a week, extreme rainfalls created extensive flooding in parts of southern BC. The once-in-a-100 year flood, one of the worst floods to strike BC since the 70’s, forced over
Now that Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019, following a hundred-fold increase in usage, and 25 countries and 1,195 jurisdictions have declared a
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), also known as Big Trout Lake First Nation, is one of largest “carbon storehouses” left on the planet. It is located in the boreal region of Ontario, roughly 600
Last week, the U.S. unveiled a Green New Deal resolution, which outlines plans to become carbon neutral in the next 10 years. With a WWII-level of economic transformation, it calls for national
Last week, our front page featured the civic work of 16-year old Greta Thunberg urging immediate action on climate change. Student strikes in Australia, Scotland and Ireland were joined by England
The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24 to the UNFCCC) took place from December 2-14 in Katowice, Poland. Expectations were high for governments to make clear commitments and see whether the world
It is interesting to see the difference between the Ontario government and BC government plans to meet their climate change commitments. The new BC plan, Clean BC, was just announced and requires all
The inaugural Paris Peace Forum, held earlier this month, marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Inspired by the COP 21 model, this event centred around one simple idea:
The National Zero Waste Council argues we need to focus on waste prevention as we produce more garbage per capita than 16 other OECD nations. This is a win-win scenario, as it isn’t just ecologically