Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada has been late to fully capitalize on the potential, based on high export prices and the desperate demand for clean fuel
Tag: Climate Change
Connecting the dots in the summer of smoke
Reading Time: 4 minutes Right across Canada, dramatic signs of climate change are casting a pall on the landscape
Ottawa’s contradictory climate policy just wastes money
Reading Time: 3 minutes Billions of dollars in spending announcements allow politicians to burnish their green credentials. But they don’t get the job done
Canada shouldn’t stray from climate commitments in face of criticism
Reading Time: 4 minutes We can and should stand firm against outside pressure – principally from the U.S. – and internal pressure from people like Doug Ford
Canada wins if the globe warms but we must be ready
Reading Time: 4 minutes If the Earth warmed as much as models say, the increase in Canada’s arable land would be an area two times the size of Quebec
The heavy footprint of climate change can be seen everywhere
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’ve been alive to observations and anecdotes of climate change for years. I now have hundreds of them stored in my memory
Unlimited cheap natural gas is a win for everyone
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even climate extremists should embrace natural gas, since it’s slowly replacing coal and oil, and cutting carbon emissions
Trans Mountain opponents out of touch with reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes B.C. still exports coal because to do otherwise would be to kill jobs in the province. The contrast with its pipeline stance is startling
Electric cars won’t save the world but they will destroy lives
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are gasses and pollutants far worse than carbon dioxide. Just ask the cobalt miners in the Congo
Canada an environmental leader, not a laggard
Reading Time: 4 minutes Compare Canada’s performance with other countries on measures that matter most to the health of people and the ecosystem