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Divestment is not a new concept. For over 4 years, investors and large companies (including some of the largest banks) are starting to consider investment in fossil fuels as risky. The potential for

If we want to keep climate change within acceptable limits, we need to bring global emissions to zero within 30 years. This was the message given to governments last year by the IPCC.

All governments

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Photo by Guillaume Jaillet on Unsplash

Back in May 2019, a series of diverse Indigenous, civil society, environmental, and labour groups launched the Pact for a Green New Deal in Canada. To

Plastics continue to pollute the earth and its oceans. As well, there are social justice issues involved as we ‘export’ our waste to developing countries, many of whom do not recycle their own

As you know by now, Greta Thunberg is one of my heroes, her courage, her leadership and her commitment are an inspiration in the face of some very bleak climate science. This attached article is a

This article by Andrew Nikiforuk in the Tyee outlines the crisis now facing the right whale. It is a very poignant plea for all of us to act now before it is too late. How many of you have seen Star

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History just reopened their newly renovated 31,000 square-foot fossil hall. The highly-anticipated exhibit, Deep Time, illuminates how “Earth’s distant past

When you think of solar panels, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably not sheep.

However, that was not the case for one Ontario couple. As they slowly outgrew their 40-hectare sheep

Blame and shame are often used to polarize voters and keep us from acting on climate pollution. The attached article from the National Post is titled, You’re all hypocrites: Why it’s a colossal cop

Christiana Figueres, former United Nations climate chief and a central architect behind COP 21, says we need to “go exponential” when it comes to tackling climate change. During a visit to Toronto