Paris vs. Copenhagen: global majority now committed to climate action
Copenhagen 2009 ended in failure. The global climate commitment has grown dramatically, but will it be enough heading into Paris 2015? Here's the new landscape.
Energy
21st century cage match: cleantech bulls vs. climate bears
Catastrophic climate disruption from unchecked carbon emissions is a modern variant of a recurring theme.
First Nations chiefs talk tough on oil sands wealth at AFN convention
“Americans are waking up to the fact the Tar Sands is Dirty Oil,” says a Manitoba Grand Chief.
Waterloo woman finds NEB e-mail lauding public’s inability to question pipelines
A Waterloo "citizen investigator" finds NEB memo boasting about Harper government changes at pipeline hearings designed to speed project approvals.
Burnaby Mountain battle: our notes from the courts, the woods and 100 arrests
History unfolded on Burnaby Mountain. This is the Vancouver Observer's account of what we saw.
A taste of Burnaby Mountain: mud, climate change, and history in the making
Each day the protest Burnaby Mountain recreates itself. There are consistencies: deep mud, moments of confusion, courage, grace, tears in the eyes and a sense that history is being made.