water

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Great Bear Rainforest, Andy Wright, Greenpeace protests, B.C. rainforest, timber industry, B.C. forestry, coastal temperate rainforest, spirit bear

Dozens of scientists from over 20 countries explain how mining, logging and fossil fuels disrupt the water on earth

Irena Creed, a Canadian biology professor and executive director of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, co-chaired a 19-member panel that compiled evidence showing how the health of the planet’s forests is intricately tied to the safeguarding of sustainable access to water.

Race Against Climate Change

By Carl Meyer | News, Energy, Politics | July 12th 2018

Why Canada should care about the UN Water Decade

Canadians see waterways as integral to our national identity. Do we take the abundance of water for granted?

Opinion

Race Against Climate Change

By Ingrid Stefanovic | Opinion | April 3rd 2018

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town tourism

Lessons from Cape Town's water crisis

Our cities may not be running out of water yet, but people in Cape Town didn’t expect their water supply to go dry. The four-million residents of South Africa’s second-largest city could see their taps turned off by May 11, called “Day Zero” — or sooner, if people don’t obey severe water restrictions.

Opinion

By David Suzuki | Opinion, Energy, Politics | March 15th 2018

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Trial begins over fuel spill in English Bay, one defendant doesn't show up

"When you smell gasoline, you know the smell of gasoline," James testified on the opening day of a trial for a company and vessel charged after the spill. "We knew it was bunker oil, which was serious."

By Linda Givetash | News, Politics | February 28th 2018

Montreal, Beaver Lake, Skating rink, ice, climate change

Loss of beloved local rink ignites calls for climate action

It felt weirdly self-indulgent to mourn the loss of a Montreal skating rink when Cape Town, South Africa, is on track to run out of water in April. But both are strong reasons to step up the fight against climate change, writes Mitchell Beer.

Opinion

By Mitchell Beer | Opinion, Energy | February 7th 2018

Treating the climate with coal phase-out

The Lancet tells us that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century…and that tackling climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.

Opinion

By Courtney Howard | Opinion, Energy, Politics | November 29th 2017

Here a lone male wolf crosses Highway 40 in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, into an area that will see logging start in early September 2017. Photo provided by Stephen Legault

Residents mobilize against logging in Alberta Rockies

Concerns over water and wildlife are heating up as a B.C. company gets ready to log part of the Highwood river valley in Kananaskis Country this winter.

By Colette Derworiz | News, Politics | August 9th 2017