Symbolic win on climate change
One hundred and forty-two years ago the world’s first coal-burning power station went on line at the Holborn Viaduct in London, England. Coal had already…
… a Bill Longstaff blog
One hundred and forty-two years ago the world’s first coal-burning power station went on line at the Holborn Viaduct in London, England. Coal had already…
In a recent article, New York Times opinion writer David Wallace-Wells poses the question “What Happens if China Stops Trying to Save the World?” Wallace-Wells…
When, in the 1980s, we embarked on our binge of free trade agreements, we were assured by their political and business promoters that they would…
“We've talked for 40 years about climate change … and we've done very, very little about it.” That isn’t an environmentalist talking. Or a scientist.…
Amid the doom and gloom on the climate change front, we are occasionally treated to some good news. That was the case this week with…
Alberta, with excellent sun and wind resources, and the only deregulated electricity market in the country, is Canada’s renewable energy powerhouse. In 2023, 92 percent…
A critical part of transitioning to a sustainable future is ensuring workers are prepared and jobs are available in the new economy. A strong job…
Oil companies have been up and down about investing more of their profits in green energy. Having made promises to do just that, recently they…
With gorgeous blue prairie skies all too often transformed into smoky shrouds, we have just experienced a summer that brought climate change home. We are…
Maybe federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is on to something. He shows little interest in the overarching issue of the day—climate change—while trashing the carbon…
Someone reading this blog might get the impression I take pleasure in hearing about environmental lawsuits against oil companies and their friends. They would be…
Much publicity was generated recently by a court case in Montana (Held v. State of Montana). A nonprofit called Our Children’s Trust, acting on behalf…