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- B.C. First Nations Leader Reverses Stance On Pipeline as Trump Tariff Threat Loomsby Farida Hussain on January 21, 2025 at 11:36 pm
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta’s oil to get to the Pacific Ocean.
- BREAKING: Trump Departs Paris Accord, Bans New Wind Permits in Day 1 Executive Ordersby Mitchell Beer on January 21, 2025 at 5:48 am
Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement (again) and issued a comprehensive ban on new or renewed wind farm licences as part of a flurry of executive orders that marked his first day back in the White House Monday.
- What Trump’s Comeback Tells Us About Why Democracies Are Falteringby Mitchell Beer on January 21, 2025 at 5:42 am
We must nurture critical thinking and tell new stories that frame civic duty as a hero’s journey, writes Sen. Rosa Galvez. If we fail, the consequences could echo far beyond the 2024 U.S. election.
- ‘Planetary Solvency’ At Risk, Actuaries Say, as Rising Emissions Push Warming Past 1.5°Cby Mitchell Beer on January 21, 2025 at 5:37 am
The world already faces a rise in multi-year droughts and is on track for financial system panics and a 50% drop in global economic activity over the decades ahead, as the annual increase in climate pollution pushes past any pathway to keep average global warming to 1.5°C, according to a flurry of new reports over the last week.
- Canadian Pensions at Risk from Gas-to-Hydrogen Gambit, Say Advocatesby Mitchell Beer on January 21, 2025 at 5:31 am
Multi-billion-dollar Canadian pension investments in gas infrastructure face significant risks from the industry’s unproven plans to shift to hydrogen delivery, a new report warns.