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State Department gets in bed with oil industry on Keystone pipeline
rbarnes Posted On February 13, 2014


By Tzeporah Berman, The U.S. State Department handed President Barack Obama a poisoned chalice when it delivered its review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline linking the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Alberta tar sands. Then, the industry and the […]


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Hot Alaska, cold Georgia: how the shifted polar vortex turned winter upside-down
rbarnes Posted On February 12, 2014


By Ryan Koronowski It’s easy to forget about other places in the world, or even in your own country, when you’re out shoveling snow, or people who are homeless suffer the worst of urban cold snaps, or harbor seals on […]


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Olympians to world: Please get serious about climate action, thanks
rbarnes Posted On February 12, 2014


By Greg Hanscom What happens at the Winter Olympics without winter? Imagine Sage Kotsenburg trying to pull off the Holy Crail over a course made of concrete, or cross-country skiers running to a dusty finish line. Triple axels on rollerblades? […]


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Canada Revenue audit of green groups raises spectre of intimidation: Editorial
rbarnes Posted On February 11, 2014


The Toronto Star The optics are awful. Whatever the reason for the Canada Revenue Agency’s sudden interest in some of the country’s best-known environmental groups, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s energy-friendly Conservative government can’t escape the suspicion that it is harassing […]


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The Budget that Canada Should Really Be Worried About
rbarnes Posted On February 11, 2014


By Cameron Fenton National Director, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition On Feb. 11, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will deliver the 2014 federal budget. An early budget with little expected in the manner of new commitments or funding, this budget is being […]


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What’s at stake if environmental charities are silenced
rbarnes Posted On February 10, 2014


By Gillian McEachern, Environmental Defence Today, CBC’s Power and Politics released a list of environmental charities being audited by the Canada Revenue Agency. We were on it, along with several other prominent Canadian environmental groups. We keep good company it […]


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Audits of environmental charities linked to position on oilsands
rbarnes Posted On February 10, 2014


By Raveena Aulakh Don’t talk about Alberta’s oilsands and how their development may aggravate climate change. That’s the clear message from Ottawa to environmental charities being extensively audited by the Canada Revenue Agency to determine if they have crossed the […]


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Energy East pipeline a potential CO2 traffic jam, report says
rbarnes Posted On February 6, 2014


By Max Paris The greenhouse gas emissions from oil flowing through TransCanada Pipelines’ proposed Energy East project would be equivalent to putting seven million new cars a year on Canadian roads, according to a report from an environmental think-tank released today. The Pembina […]


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Oil and gas ad campaign cost feds $40M at home and abroad
rbarnes Posted On February 6, 2014


The Canadian Press The Conservative government is spending $40 million this year to advertise Canada’s natural resource sector — principally oil and gas — at home and abroad. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver revealed the figure Wednesday as his department […]


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Keystone a green light? Not so fast
rbarnes Posted On February 5, 2014


By Jeffrey Simpson The U.S. State Department gives green light to the Keystone XL pipeline. That was the tenor of the media coverage and headlines after the department’s report was released last week. Read one way, that interpretation was plausible. […]


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