Jun 17, 2021 / Climate Change
Car Wars: SUVs vs EVs (A new hope?)
If you’re someone who gets charged up about electric vehicles (EVs), it’s an exciting time. It seems that a new announcement is made practically…Read More
Apr 12, 2021 / Yours To Protect
Say NO to another hole in the Niagara Escarpment!
The Niagara Escarpment, that cliff-like face that runs through Ontario from Niagara Falls up through the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island, is one of…Read More
Mar 26, 2021 / Climate Change
A big victory on climate – but we’re far from done
This week, Canadians won an important victory on the climate front when the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the federal government and affirmed…Read More
Nov 20, 2020 / Clean Economy / Climate Change / Transition
Three ways the oil industry has been gaslighting you this week
The oil industry has been working hard lately to appear as though they really care about climate change. It’s a sham. These statements just…Read More
Oct 27, 2020 / Clean Economy
How to talk to your friends and family about the oil industry - part 1
For many of us the oil industry is one of those big divisive subjects that you just avoid like the plague for the sake…Read More
Sep 29, 2020 / Climate Change / Transition
Here’s why Shell should quit CAPP, the Canadian oil lobby
Ever heard of CAPP, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers? You’d be forgiven for saying no. And yet this organization is single-handedly the biggest…Read More
Sep 03, 2020 / Livable Communities
Good news for a change for endangered species and sensitive ecosystems
2020 will be one for the books. Watching a nightly newscast is like watching a movie trailer about a dystopian future, though it’s actually…Read More
Jun 24, 2020 / Movement Building
How we build a green and just recovery for Canada
As we chart our post-COVID future the Canadian government will have to help the economy recover from the fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic….Read More
May 20, 2020 / Livable Communities
Don’t let sprawl developers pave over the Carruthers Creek headwaters
Developers want to pave over a sensitive ecological area and prime farmland in Durham Region. We need to stop it. The area in question…Read More
Feb 27, 2020 / Climate Change
The Ontario government’s post-truth war on climate change
Since gaining office a year and a half ago, the Ontario government has taken a post-truth approach to climate change: they say what they…Read More