Climate

Charlotte Gilmour is increasing demand for action on climate change. As managing director of Environmental Impact for Yulu Impact Communications, this Vancouverite supports not-for-profits, governments and companies taking leadership to increase pressure on decision-makers to protect what we love.

John Redfern is busy bringing energy independence to the world. The Calgarian founded and runs Eavor Geothermal.

Summer Sharma and three other students started a coffee shop at Okanagan Mission Secondary School, B.C. They raised awareness about the difference collective action can make in achieving social and climate justice, and donated the profits to three charities chosen by their customers.

“How are you coping?” Your answers feel even more on point with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, and you are certainly not alone if you’re feeling dread or even despair this week. I wish you could see my inbox — you would quickly be disabused of the notion that no one wants to talk about it.

Ben Liegey founded BetterTable to help the food service industry reduce waste and save money.

As senior organizer with the British Columbia Youth Climate Corps ‘Jobs for Everyone’ campaign, Abbey Piazza is advocating for climate-friendly jobs for every young person in B.C.

Every Halloween, millions of candle-lit pumpkins illuminate porches and doorsteps across Canada to greet the costumed hordes of trick-or-treaters seeking bowls of candy, but this glorious display of gourds and sugary treats comes at an ecological cost.

If the BC Greens end up with the balance of power in British Columbia and choose to support the NDP, they are likely to push hard on two main climate policy issues — the consumer carbon price and liquid natural gas expansion.

Enya Fang, a 16-year-old student in Surrey, B.C., rallies support for people impacted by climate-related catastrophes.

Smiely Khurana’s online platform, The Sustainable Act, showcases thoughtful storytelling about the climate crisis, and encourages us to appreciate each other and take action to protect what we love.

Divya Dey is connecting Black, Indigenous, and women of colour to nature.

While initial estimates can be a useful early measure in assessing the damage of natural disasters, the true costs are often much higher.

Questioning climate science, in a certain sense, is what got Rustad where he is today. In 2022, he was booted from the B.C. United party for boosting false, conspiratorial claims about the problem. Now that skepticism is in the spotlight.

We need to be more aggressive in our fight with the fossil fuel companies and their financial institution enablers

The Gitanyow have established a blockade on their traditional territory to close the access point into the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT) man camp.