Is LNG dirtier than coal?
We all know, do we not, that natural gas is at least the short term answer to global warming? With half the greenhouse gas emissions…
Invite Alberta to leave?
The above question might seem odd for an Albertan, particularly one who loves his country. But if one is also deeply concerned about global warming,…
Our greed is showing
Pipeline madness has overtaken Alberta and threatens to infect the rest of the country. Despite gambling and losing $1.3 billion on the Keystone XL pipeline,…
Naming, shaming and curbing the climate villains
Now here’s an idea. The Earth Island Institute, an international environmental organization, has initiated a proposal for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. The idea is…
The U.S. changes sides, whither Canada?
Donald Trump and his MAGA colleagues have decided to do more than abandon America’s fight against climate change, more than formalize climate denial as the…
The ICJ: the law embraces environmental science
We are, of course, doing it to ourselves. Warming up the planer that is. To live is to burn fuel and human beings are burning…
The not so generous Australians
The little island nation of Tuvalu, population 11,342, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, has a problem. It’s disappearing into the sea. Climate change…
Trump’s biggest threat
“The world is now seeing Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule…
Avoiding a tariff while saving the climate
Justin Trudeau’s government introduced a carbon-pricing regime with two components: a levy on fuel paid by consumers (fondly known as the “carbon tax”) and an…
Mayors have their say
A group of 128 municipal politicians have written a letter to the leaders of the five main federal parties calling on them to address the climate…
Who should pay the piper for pollution?
“A paltry sum,” said Chandni Raina, India’s representative at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ms. Raina was referring to…
The good fracking
Little sets environmentalists’ teeth on edge more than fracking. The technique was long-used with conventional vertical oil and gas wells to stimulate production. Hydraulic fluids…