Environment

Blog

Apr 4, 2019

Does Catherine McKenna really want to hear from you about climate action?

Brent Patterson

The federal environment minister recently held a town hall meeting in Ottawa "to hear from Canadians about climate action," but failed to listen to what was being said.

Blog

Apr 4, 2019

Canada is warming faster than we thought. What can we do about it?

Bronwen Tucker

The most important thing to remember is it's still within our reach to avoid most of the future impacts the report describes. We have the solutions.

Blog

Apr 3, 2019

A generation of right-wing politicians ruins Preston Manning's dream of 'green capitalism'

David J. Climenhaga

The Canadian right has turned its back on "green capitalism" and opted for belligerence and denial. This will not pay off for them.

Blog

Apr 2, 2019

Colombian human-rights group opposes fracking, seeks to protect freshwater

Brent Patterson

CREDHOS seeks to prevent the water depletion and violations to the right to water that would come with the fracking boom expected in the war-torn country.

Blog

Mar 28, 2019

Earth's inhabitants stranded in a leaking neoliberal lifeboat

Ed Finn

The passengers in a leaky lifeboat can't logically be divided into winners and losers. Either they all win, or they all lose.

Activist Toolkit

Do the poor pay more for housing?

Reports

A detailed paper from the United States breaks down actual housing costs

Podcast

Mar 27, 2019

'The End of Ice' -- an elegy for the planet?

radio book lounge

Former war journalist Dahr Jamail switches focus from military conflict to the effects of climate change and discovers harsh truths about our mountains, coral reefs, our oceans and forests.

Blog

Mar 27, 2019

Children are fighting for their future. We must support them

David Suzuki

Children, inspired by Greta Thunberg, are telling adults their future is at stake. Those who believe short-term economic gain is more important than protecting the biosphere are betraying them.

Blog

Mar 26, 2019

Women's legal collective works to stop Canadian fracking in Colombia

Brent Patterson

The Luis Carlos Perez Lawyers' Collective in Colombia is working with communities to stop fracking by corporations, including Calgary-based Canacol Energy Ltd.

Event

Poverty, Populism, Planet: Envisioning Economic Justice featuring Maude Barlow

May 23, 2019

George Brown College

290 Adelaide Street East, 4th Floor

Toronto , ON

Canada

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Ontario CA

Maude Barlow speaks on "Poverty, Populism, Planet: Envisioning Economic Justice" at the 7th annual Tommy Douglas Institute.

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