by David Suzuki on Wednesday Sep 20 2017
Bigger isn’t always better. Too much of a good thing can be bad. Many anti-environmentalists throw these simple truths to the wind, along with caution.
You can see it in the deceitful realm of climate change denial. It’s difficult to keep up with the constantly shifting — and debunked — denier arguments, but one common thread promoted by the likes of the Heartland Institute in the U.S....
by Sara Golling on Wednesday Sep 20 2017
The short answer, according to a number of reviews done by experts in economics, is ― no. The vast majority of small businesses do not make enough money to be affected at all by the proposed changes in federal taxation. Farmers should not suffer either. In fact, according to the conclusions of those experts, no one will suffer from the proposed changes ― unless we define "suffering" to...
by David Suzuki on Tuesday Sep 12 2017
What does climate change have to do with economic growth? Canada’s prime minister and premiers signed a deal in December to “grow our economy, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and build resilience to the impacts of a changing climate.” The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change outlines plans for carbon pricing, energy-efficient building...
by Dick Cannings MP on Tuesday Sep 12 2017
There has been a great deal of talk in the news and on the street about the Liberal government’s proposed changes to federal tax laws that would make it more difficult for small businesses to make passive investments in their companies and share profits with members of their families. The Liberals claim that many small business owners are using these methods to avoid paying their fair share...
by Sara Golling on Sunday Sep 10 2017
On Friday, September 8, Dr. Darryl Plecas, then a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, agreed to serve in the Legislature as Speaker. His party promptly disowned him ― first, kicked him out of the Liberal caucus, then on Saturday, September 9, the Liberal Party executive voted to strip him of membership in the Liberal Party of BC, according to a press release issued by Sharon White,...
by Contributor on Wednesday Sep 06 2017
Article by James Wilt, first published in DeSmog Canada.
The summer of 2017 was an extraordinarily deadly one for North Atlantic right whales, a species already hovering on the brink of extinction.
Investigations are ongoing into the cause of death of 15 right whales off the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the U.S.,...
by David Suzuki on Wednesday Sep 06 2017
When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual 200,000-plus inhabitants relied on canals, levees, dikes, floating gardens, aqueducts and bridges for defence, transportation, flood control, drinking water and food. After the Spaniards conquered the city in 1521, they drained the lake and built Mexico City over it.
The now-...
by Contributor on Tuesday Aug 29 2017
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer for Common Dreams. This article was originally published in Common Dreams.
As Hurricane Harvey continues to batter Texas—and as the death toll from monsoon flooding in...
by Sara Golling on Wednesday Aug 23 2017
The opioid crisis is deeply troubling, for many reasons. One reason is the tragic deaths of so many, so unnecessarily; another reason is the likelihood that those deaths were precipitated by pain, either physical or psychological, that caused a search for relief in the illicit drugs that were fatally used. Another reason is the threat felt by many parents of young people who, they fear, may...
by David Suzuki on Tuesday Aug 22 2017
Are we entering a new Dark Age? Lately it seems so. News reports are enough to make anyone want to crawl into bed and hide under the covers. But it’s time to rise and shine. To resolve the crises humanity faces, good people must come together.
It’s one lesson from Charlottesville, Virginia. It would be easy to dismiss the handful of heavily armed, polo-shirted, tiki-torch terrorists who...
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