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ExxonMobil operation near Chicago, IL. Image credit: Richard Hurd/Flickr.
Fossil fuel industry faces an overdue reckoning
David Suzuki | The perseverance and commitment of people who care have spurred industry, governments and society to finally start waking up to reality.
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Federal government must reject industry efforts to derail clean fuel standard
David Suzuki | Greenpeace recently obtained leaked strategy documents advising industry to push back against measures such as the federal clean fuel standard -- a pillar of Canada's emissions reduction plan.
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Our children shouldn't have to pay for our excesses
David Suzuki | Even with a later "overshoot" date, we burned through a year's resources in under eight months. That means we would need 1.6 Earths to support humanity's current demands on the planet's ecosystems.
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Is COVID-19 Mother Nature's latest effort to rid herself of the virus of humankind?
Ed Finn | The main question that the COVID-19 crisis raises is whether such a severe reprimand by Mother Earth -- when it eventually runs its course -- will be heeded and appropriately acted upon.
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It's time we turned off our idling cars, SUVs and trucks
Karl Nerenberg | If Canada aspires to be a global leader, we are going to have to step up our game on greenhouse gas emissions reductions. To achieve that, all of us will have to start considering our own choices.
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June 2007 Critical Mass bike ride in Vancouver. Photo: Tavis Ford/Wikimedia commons
September 22 is World Car-Free Day
Brent Patterson | A global movement is highlighting the need to address the health and climate change impacts of cars and trucks.
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Curbing industry's methane emissions gives Canada a leading edge
David Suzuki | Cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector is one of the least expensive, most effective ways to address climate change.
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Better vehicle standards drive innovation and benefit citizens
David Suzuki | To meet our climate commitments and protect citizens from pollution and climate disruption, we need policies and regulations to make all vehicles -- including trucks and SUVs -- less polluting.
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Audit exposes Canadian climate failures
David Suzuki | Despite hopeful rhetoric leading to the 2015 Paris climate summit, neither the federal nor provincial governments are doing enough to indicate they even understand the severity of the climate crisis.
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Nova Scotia's plan to burn tires for fuel is a $1.8-million tire fire
James Hutt | Lafarge-Holcim, the world's third-largest building supplies company, wants to burn 400,000 used tires a year at its cement plant just four kilometres away from the village of Brookfield, Nova Scotia.
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Tzeporah Berman (Photo: David Climenhaga)
Environmentalist Tzeporah Berman, who gave as good as she got, leaves Alberta oilsands advisory role
David J. Climenhaga | A talented public advocacy tactician, Tzeporah Berman was vocal in her support for the British Columbia NDP and its opposition to the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion.
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Research sheds light on dark corner of B.C.'s oil and gas industry
David Suzuki | Beyond existing commitments to reduce methane emissions by 45 per cent, governments must work to eliminate them from this sector by 2030, with strong regulations, monitoring and oversight.