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Climate Action Muskoka -- in their own voices
Victoria Fenner | Maya Bhullar talks to Sue McKenzie and Linda Mathers about how they organized to have their cottage country municipality declare a climate emergency.
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Why Muskoka declared a climate emergency
Maya Bhullar | A conversation with the organizers behind one of the most impactful climate-change plans in the country.
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Person wearing mask with words "I can't breathe." Image credit: David Ramos/Unsplash
Lessons in the pandemic's shadow: Moving past hope to action
David Suzuki | It would be a tragedy if, in the rush to return to normal, we cast aside what we've learned, and postpone the work necessary to change our systems to build the resilience we need to thrive.
Columnists
Wind turbines in field at sunset. Image credit: Karsten Würth/Unsplash
UN report shows how we can safeguard the health of the planet
Duncan Cameron | A new report from the UN Environment Programme identifies climate, biodiversity and pollution as "the three interconnected planetary crises facing humanity."
Columnists
Snow blankets street in Texas following winter storm, February 15, 2021. Image credit: bk1bennett/Flickr
Legacy of climate change denial compounds crisis in Texas
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | Texas, the proud, independent Lone Star State, is suffering a humanitarian catastrophe caused by its shortsighted denial of the climate crisis and lack of federal regulation.
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Factory building with smoke emissions in New Brunswick. Image credit: ETA+/Unsplash
Clearing the air on fossil fuel pollution
David Suzuki | Rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions will quickly reduce pollution. That's important, because particulates kill a lot of people and make many more ill -- even more than previously thought.
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Norwegian Petroleum Museum. Image credit: Delphinidaesy/Flickr
Norway leads on climate action while Canada lags behind
Bruce Campbell | Both Canada and Norway face epic challenges in weaning themselves from petroleum dependence. But Canada is a long way from winding down the oil and gas industry while Norway is a climate leader.
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Person holding plant. Image credit: Benjamin Combs/Unsplash
Local acts can build global impacts
David Suzuki | Working with others for the betterment of your neighbourhood, town, city, province, country or world contributes to well-being and happiness.
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Keystone XL construction site. Image credit: Government of Alberta/Flickr
Alberta inquiry steps into a past era's dark denial
David Suzuki | This use of tax dollars to discredit climate science is egregious, but it's peanuts compared to the more than $1.5 billion the Alberta government has invested in the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Wildfire in California. Image credit: Russ Allison Loar/Flickr
Net zero offers affordable path to climate stability
David Suzuki | New research shows global average temperatures could stabilize within a couple of decades if we quickly reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
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Inquiry Commissioner Steve Allan (Image credit: Government of Alberta)
Climate-change denial, bias characterize papers commissioned by 'anti-Alberta' energy campaigns inquiry
David J. Climenhaga | The supposedly public inquiry has been conducted almost entirely behind closed doors at a cost, so far, of $3.5 million. It is scheduled to report on Jan. 31.
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Pro-Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Image credit: Brett Davis/Flickr
U.S. crisis shows need to speak truth to power
David Suzuki | During the pandemic alone, the world's 500 richest people grew their wealth by almost US$2 trillion, while so many others suffered. The world’s wealthiest one per cent now owns half the global wealth.