Saving us from ourselves

October 14th 2020

You're invited to our upcoming Conversations series, sponsored by Canada's National Observer, hosted by Linda Solomon Wood. Click here to register for “Drawing the Trump era,” a discussion on Zoom with cartoonist Michael de Adder on Thursday, October 15 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

And now for today's news, curated by our editors for you.

Enlist, encourage youngsters to spread public health messaging to peers, experts say Young people don’t respond positively to being lectured about wild parties, experts say, especially when rising COVID-19 case counts among those under 40 could well be a function of their exposure to more risk. Morgan Sharp Analysis, Culture, Next Gen Insider \| October 14th 2020

BC Liberals say they would accelerate LNG export projects The BC NDP has offered qualified support for LNG development, saying that any such effort must fit into the provincial climate plan, while BC Greens say the province must stop building fossil fuel infrastructure. Carl Meyer News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider \| October 14th 2020

What’s in B.C.’s new plan to manage old-growth forests? The story of the ancient yellow cedar in B.C.'s Dakota Valley illustrates the shortcomings of the province's response. Jens Wieting Opinion \| October 14th 2020

These simple farming techniques can curb greenhouse gas emissions Saving our climate — and the future of food — could be as simple as planting fields of clover or putting cows to pasture on wheat fields in winter. Marc Fawcett-Atkinson News, Food Insider \| October 14th 2020

Shaena Lambert finds her muse in feminist eco-activist Petra Kelly Acclaimed author Shaena Lambert was electrified by Petra Kelly — a founder of the original Green party struggling to save the world in Cold War-era Germany — when the activist spoke at a massive Vancouver peace festival in 1986. Rochelle Baker News, Island Insider \| October 14th 2020

COVID-19 crisis tells world what Indigenous Peoples have been saying for thousands of years Emilee Gilpin News \| March 24th 2020

Canada's Climate Daily