by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on Thursday Dec 13 2018
At the time of year when the focus is on giving, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives researchers have found that BC’s 10 wealthiest billionaires can afford to give thousands of times more than the rest of us.
The combined net worth of BC’s 10 wealthiest families is $25 billion — the same amount as the bottom 1.32 million British Columbians combined. The typical top-10 BC billionaire...
by Contributor on Monday Dec 10 2018
From ECOJUSTICE; by Charles Hatt and Alan Andrews
As heatwaves and forest fires broke out across Canada last summer, Ecojustice analyzed the “climate state of play.” Now, we’re back with an...
by David Suzuki on Wednesday Dec 05 2018
When faced with conclusive evidence of a major threat to citizens, a true leader would do everything possible to confront it. So, what was the U.S. president’s reaction to a U.S. scientific report compiled by more than 300 scientists and endorsed by a dozen different agencies, including NASA, NOAA and the defence department, that warned climate change poses a dire threat to the American...
by Contributor on Wednesday Dec 05 2018
By Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law
There has been a rash of complaints lately about efforts to strengthen and streamline federal decision-making on projects that affect the environment through...
by Contributor on Monday Nov 26 2018
Austin Engineering Ltd. and its team of like-minded partners are constantly analyzing dams, including how they react during earthquakes.
The innovative thinkers are pleased to announce that their research, recently presented at the Canadian Dam Association, has received another accolade: the Clean Energy BC ‘Operational Excellence’ award, which will be presented at the...
by Contributor on Wednesday Nov 21 2018
By Marc Lee, for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, from Policy Note
It is well established that we need targets and timelines for reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing climate change. BC’s latest targets include a 40% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030, 60% by 2040 and 80...
by Letters to the editor on Wednesday Nov 21 2018
Don’t worry!
The Group of Twenty (G20), composed of nineteen countries (including Canada) and the European Union, will meet in Buenos Aires (Argentina) November 30th and December 1st.
By then, newspapers and media analysts will most likely tell us again that they won’t all get along on some major issues during this summit.
But please...
by Sara Golling on Monday Nov 19 2018
Can an entire society be mistaken in its values and habits? Can the economic basis of a society lead to the destruction of our way of life and all that supports it? Judging by what our global society is undergoing right now, the answer is yes. Can we change our erroneous ways, and if we can change...
by David Suzuki on Wednesday Nov 14 2018
Canadian climate change opinion is polarized, and research shows the divide is widening.The greatest predictor of people’s outlook is political affiliation. This means people’s climate change perceptions are being increasingly driven by divisive political agendas rather than science and concern for our collective welfare.
Over the past year, the Alberta...
by The Narwhal on Tuesday Nov 13 2018
By Ben Parfitt, from The Narwhal
When a public regulator repeatedly makes major decisions that favour corporate interests — quietly and behind closed doors — we have a problem.
British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office bills itself as a “neutral” provincial agency.
But there is evidence that...
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