Ashley Renders
What to Expect at Tomorrow’s Illegal Climate Action in Paris
"Plan for your arrest, and go as if you will be [arrested]," a legal advisor told activists preparing to defy a ban on protests in Paris this weekend.
Surveillance, Paranoia, and Life Under a State of Emergency in France
As the Paris climate talks come to a close, activists are reflecting on how the state of emergency has infringed on their liberties.
Canada Is Talking Tough on Climate But Don’t Expect the Oil Sands to Shut Down
Alberta's Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said the federal government and fellow provinces understand "Alberta is an energy producer and will remain so for the foreseeable future."
Canada Takes the Side of Poor Countries at Climate Talks
The Canadian delegation is pushing to have indigenous rights re-introduced into the Paris agreement alongside Mexico, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Peru and small island states, such as Tuvalu and the Maldives.
Climate Activists Say Keystone XL Was Just the Beginning
There's a new wave of campaigns calling for fossil fuels to be left in the ground, just as world leaders head to Paris to discuss how to get a grip on a warming planet.
Not Everyone Is Happy About Green Energy
With Canada nowhere close to reaching its 2020 emission-reduction goals, the future for achieving climate change benchmarks is bleak. With green-energy initiatives providing the bulk of Canada's significant reductions, you'd think it'd be the clear...
Mining Companies Are Being Forced Into Developing a Conscience
It might seem as if protests and environmental activism falls on deaf ears, but money is tight in the mining exploration sector right now. And any hiccup in a new project could spell disaster for a junior mining company.
Health Canada Is a Mess Right Now
After we reported that the Canadian government wants to allow small amounts of GMOs that haven't been approved by Health Canada into our food-supply, we decided to look into other controversial issues at the agency. And there were plenty.
Canada Wants the World to Relax its GMO Standards
A lot of people are worried about eating GMOs, and the scientific community remains somewhat divided as to whether or not they're safe to ingest. Nevertheless, the Canadian Governemnt wants to roll back its regulations and create a global trade...