Kaarina Stiff
Intern | Ottawa |
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About Kaarina Stiff
Kaarina Stiff is an editorial intern at Canada's National Observer and the founder of On Point Writing and Editing. She has studied journalism and data journalism and will receive a masters degree in journalism from Kings College in April 2022. She worked for the federal government for sixteen years.
Will the next wave of Ontario’s electric vehicles run on clean power?
Electric vehicles lose their impact if they're powered by fossil fuels, say critics, but only three political leaders in Ontario have committed to phasing out gas-fired electricity generation.
Ontario government promotes forest byproducts to generate jobs and clean energy
The Ontario government has launched a five-year plan to bolster the province’s forestry industry by expanding biomass projects that turn waste wood into energy or useful products.
If carbon capture ever gets going in Ontario, where will we put it all?
The Ontario government is proposing legislative changes that would open the door to storing carbon dioxide underground in the province, but it’s unclear where the captured greenhouse gas would go.
Federal Court of Appeal tells Canada’s pesticide regulator to reconsider public objections on glyphosate
Justice Marianne Rivoalen said a decision by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency to dismiss food safety concerns was unreasonable because it doesn’t explain how the decision was made.
Ontario cities call for clean electricity
It took 11 years for the province to stop generating electricity from coal, and climate advocates say it’s time for natural gas to go.