John Woodside
Senior Ottawa Reporter | Ottawa |
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About John Woodside
John Woodside was named one of Canada Clean50's emerging leaders in 2023 for his outstanding reporting on the climate and related issues. Focusing on finance, lobbying, energy policy and the climate emergency from Ottawa, Woodside brings a depth of experience to Canada's National Observer. Before joining Canada's National Observer, John reported on energy for allNewBrunswick and allNewfoundlandLabrador, and focused on Muskrat Falls, nuclear power, and the Irving group of companies.He has also worked with Cited Media and with the foreign policy news outlet OpenCanada. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Masters in Journalism.
Death by a thousand ships
A booming liquefied natural gas industry on the British Columbian coast promises more skyscraper-sized ships crossing through the waters of Haida Gwaii, representing yet another threat to the Haida Nation's way of life.
The advertising blitz crafted to change your view of Big Oil
As climate action gains traction across Canada, a quiet feud is brewing in the oilsands over the best way to continue extracting fossil fuels in an era of decarbonization.
Big Oil rebrands its lobbying efforts
In an era of decarbonization, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers appears to be losing its influence on federal policy. But that doesn't mean Big Oil is on the way out.
Saving Haida Gwaii
Haida guardians are on a mission to protect their homeland, but new threats are emerging as the nation asserts its right to steward the land, air and sea of Haida Gwaii.
Canadian MP urges TSX to suspend listing for Vancouver oil company
NDP MP Niki Ashton, alongside other climate advocates, is urging the country’s largest stock exchange to suspend the listing of a Vancouver-based oil and gas company drilling in an ecologically sensitive area.
As tension with premiers grows, Guilbeault promises Ottawa won’t back down on clean energy policy
Canada's climate minister is facing virtually unprecedented opposition from almost every corner of the country as he works to implement a suite of clean energy policies.
Canada ups the ante on climate funding amid fears other wealthy nations will backslide
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is trying to bring key allies back from the brink as international climate negotiations between rich and poor countries stall.
Climate action hits speed bump as Trudeau and Smith announce new working group
Ottawa and Alberta are forming a working group to find common ground on three areas of climate policy. One side seems dug in.
Air pollution is killing us. What’s Ottawa doing about it?
Thousands of Canadians die prematurely each year due to air pollution. These climate organizations are petitioning Canada's environment watchdog to find out what Ottawa is doing about it.
Greens chide Liberals over ‘extraordinarily naive’ meeting with ‘one of the most awful oil companies in existence’
Green Party leaders have fired a shot directly at the Liberal cabinet following a high-profile meeting between two federal ministers and executives from Royal Dutch Shell.