Tzeporah Berman
About Tzeporah Berman
Tzeporah Berman, BA MES LLD (honoris causa) has been designing and winning environmental campaigns in Canada and internationally for 30 years. She is currently the international program director at Stand.earth, the chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
It’s time for Lululemon to stop preaching wellness and start living it
Lululemon’s actions, especially regarding sustainability, do not match the values it claims to champion, Tzeporah Berman writes.
Canada, don’t misread the new global energy reality
The knee-jerk call for more Canadian oil and gas in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine ignores our responsibility to reduce pollution and fight climate change, writes Tzeporah Berman, chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Canada, it's time to endorse a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
Relying on fossil fuels has run its course. Canada and the world must carve a new path forward for the sake of our economy, health and climate, Tzeporah Berman writes.
Kenney’s billions for Keystone XL is ballast for a sinking ship
Albertans should be asking themselves why TC Energy Corp. needed the Alberta government’s help in the first place.
From climate change to Auschwitz and back: a journey into dark and light
Anything of value was taken to the “Canada” warehouse, named because it was considered the land of plenty. Guards would come here, choose clothing that they might take home to their own children at night, after watching over the murders of thousands of others' children in the camp every day.
Trudeau’s blinkered definition of ‘national interest’
Our national interest is served by making decisions based on science and respect for Indigenous rights — not through crass political compromises and back room deals, writes environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.
Pipelines, politics and polarization. Where do we go from here?
We cannot build a new, clean economy by building more of the dangerous, polluting infrastructure the world is trying to phase out.
Tzeporah Berman: Pipelines and Paris. Do our climate promises match our energy policy?
As Canada approves a massive LNG project and two controversial pipeline projects, Tzeporah Berman asks whether national energy policy and Paris promises add up.
Persistent climate activism forced Alberta's oil companies and government to change
Premier Rachel Notley and Minister Phillips just did a courageous thing. That doesn't mean there isn't more work to be done, but progress needs to be celebrated.
With Trudeau in power, can activists dare to be hopeful?
Canadians are going to need a healthy dose of hope and hard work if they are to successfully heal the wounds left behind by Stephen Harper.