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He warned us about oilsands pollution. Then toxic pesticides arrived in his backyard
2024-08-14 by in Canada's National ObserverA whistleblower who played a key role raising the alarm of the health risks posed by the oilsands has a new concern – this time in his own backyard.
Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate solution — and swindled taxpayers out of billions
2024-08-08 by in Canada's National ObserverThe fossil fuel industry’s carbon capture bamboozle, explained.
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation | Oil Industry | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Capture and Storage
Fracking companies in BC used record amounts of fresh water last year
2024-07-05 by in Canada's National ObserverOil and gas companies in B.C. used record amounts of fresh water in their operations in 2023, according to new data published by the BC Energy Regulator.
B.C. fruit farms prepared for devastating crop yields this summer
2024-03-12 by in Canada's National ObserverOne of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees.
Tagged under: Collapse | Agriculture | Canada | Trees
Why people still fall for fake climate news
2023-12-22 by in Canada's National ObserverIt was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #ClimateScam is taking off.
The ‘new oil’
2023-09-29 in Canada's National ObserverOur forests have reached a tipping point
2023-08-21 by in Canada's National ObserverUnrelenting logging and fossil fuel burning have flipped one of the planet's largest forests from a critical CO2 sink into a surging CO2 source. This year's climate-fuelled wildfires are the latest acceleration in a multi-decade trend, writes Barry Saxifrage.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Trees | Tipping Points
ChatGPT gets it right on climate denialism
2023-07-19 by in Canada's National ObserverChatGPT reveals an impressive “understanding” of the climate denialism movement, writes commentator Gerald Kutney.
If you’re not terrified, ‘you’re not paying attention’: Politicians, activist urge action amid record-breaking temperatures
2023-07-06 by in Canada's National ObserverThis week, average global temperatures are smashing records left and right, which “should fill everyone with anxiety,” says Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault.
Tagged under: Activism | Collapse | Climate Anxiety and Grief
NYC pension funds take on RBC over climate plan
2023-01-25 by in Canada's National ObserverRBC keeps pouring billions into fossil fuel expansion despite making net-zero promises. Now, New York City pension plans are trying to force RBC to disclose the full extent of the emissions the bank is responsible for.
Tagged under: Net Zero
Overheated — Canada’s gasoline emissions are surging out of control
2022-12-20 by in Canada's National ObserverCanadian drivers have been sharply "bending the curve" on our automobile emissions — but in the wrong direction. Here are some charts showing our surging vehicle emissions and how some nations are getting theirs under control.
Environmental groups take federal government to court over Bay du Nord
2022-05-11 by in Canada's National ObserverEcojustice, on behalf of Équiterre and Sierra Club Canada, will argue in Federal Court, that Bay du Nord could harm the environment and Guilbeault unlawfully approved the project
The oil apologists
2022-04-29 by in Canada's National ObserverUnlike most climate deniers, oil apologists don’t have a lot to say about the science of climate change because they generally ignore the topic. Their messaging is focused on fossil fuels being necessary for the progress of humanity.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Natural disasters aren't as natural as they used to be
2021-11-30 by in Canada's National ObserverWeather has always been unpredictable but with climate change, more communities will be subjected to extreme disasters more often. What was once-in-a-lifetime may happen once a decade, writes columnist Gerald Kutney.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Environmental groups applaud Quebec’s ban on fossil fuel exploration
2021-10-19 in Canada's National ObserverIn a groundbreaking move, Quebec Premier François Legault announced the province will "definitively renounce the extraction of hydrocarbons on its territory" during a speech Tuesday.
Quebec rejects $14B LNG project over environmental concerns
2021-07-21 by in Canada's National ObserverAfter a groundswell of opposition to GNL Québec’s multibillion-dollar natural gas project, the provincial government has rejected the plan. Now advocates say it’s time for other governments to follow suit.
Time to stop playing nice with fossil fuel companies
2021-05-17 by in Canada's National ObserverCanada’s leading “natural” gas companies seek to impede electrification, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Conservatives’ climate denial makes them political dinosaurs
2021-03-25 by in Canada's National ObserverWhere does the Conservative Party of Canada go from here? How can Canadians put their trust in a political party that denies "climate change is real?" asks Gerald Kutney.
Tagged under: Climate Change
How one oil industry group went to bizarre lengths to market natural gas to women
2020-12-15 by in Canada's National ObserverThe website Women for Natural Gas is a pink-tinged, fancy-cursive-drenched love letter to the oil and gas industry, complete with testimonials from several women. But there’s a catch: The women don’t exist.
Tagged under: Women and Children
Oil and gas giant Shell targets 'net zero' emissions by 2050
2020-04-17 in Canada's National ObserverEnergy company Royal Dutch Shell told investors on Thursday, April 16, 2020, that it aims to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050, a move that was welcomed by some climate campaigners even as others called it “corporate greenwash.”
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
EXCLUSIVE: Alberta warned it could take 2,800 years to clean up oilpatch
2019-06-03 by in Canada's National ObserverThe burden of returning the land to a natural state could fall to the next 93 generations. The estimates were outlined by an Alberta Energy Regulator official in a September 2018 presentation, obtained through freedom-of-information.
Authorities probe whether carmakers colluded to delay clean cars
2019-05-03 in Canada's National ObserverIf the allegations are true, it would mean that consumers were likely deprived of opportunities to buy cars with the latest clean technologies.
Tagged under: Cars
Noam Chomsky: 'In a couple of generations, organized human society may not survive.'
2019-02-12 by in Canada's National ObserverIn recent years, Chomsky has turned his mind to the existential threat of global warming, a “threat to the perpetuation of organized human life,” on par with nuclear war. Now, in an exclusive interview with National Observer on Jan. 22, Chomsky directly addresses the specific relationship between media and the climate crisis.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
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