Day 3: Environmental and labour organizations challenge Enbridge approval
First up this morning, Chris Tollefson presented arguments on behalf of BC Nature, a B.C.-based conservation group. BC Nature’s main argument is that the Joint Review Panel (JRP) failed to conduct a...
View ArticleDay 4: Canada seeks to defend Enbridge approval in Court
It was another exciting day down at the Federal Court of Appeal. The day started with Northern Gateway seeking to introduce fresh evidence to the Court. Yesterday, the judges instructed Northern...
View ArticleDay 5: Northern Gateway seeks to defend the "gold standard" review process
Day 5 of 6. A core group of concerned community members persisted in the courtroom and listened intently to the dynamic exchanges between the judges and counsel for the Respondents. The judges started...
View ArticleDay 6: Judges left to decide fate of Enbridge
The sixth and final day of the Enbridge hearing was as charged and exciting as the first. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) was up first to make submissions on whether or not the...
View ArticleDocumentary Review: Oil and Water
Hugo Lucitante dips his hand into the pond. It comes out covered in hot, black crude. He is a stone’s throw away from the Aquarico River that his people, the Cofán, rely on for everything.The Cofán...
View ArticleSharing Volkswagen’s Blame
Volkswagen's managers, its market value and its global reputation have all taken a big hit since it was revealed that 11 million of the company's 'clean diesel' cars were actually polluting up to 40...
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“I hate my job.” It’s a sign of a warped world that most of us have heard friends, family or our own lips utter this sad sentence. London School of Economics research on tens of thousands of...
View ArticleExxonMobil on Trial
There was nothing“mock” about it. Canadian journalist Naomi Klein and American founder of 350.org Bill McKibben served as co-council in the trial of ExxonMobil. One of the biggest oil companies is the...
View ArticleLast Chance
The final hours of climate change negotiations in Paris are looming. Having wrapped up Thursday night’s session at 6 am Friday morning, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has conceded that the...
View ArticleCarpooling VW's Blame
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View ArticleU of T Could Make Divestment History
The University of Toronto will become the largest Canadian university to divest from fossil fuels if the institution moves forward with recommendations proposed by their advisory committee.In response...
View ArticlePropaganda Shrugged
Alex Epstein wants to shake up the way that we think about fossil fuels and challenges which behaviours we consider moral and immoral. In his book The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, he proposes reframing...
View ArticleCensus of Community - Sources
Public opinion: - GPC 2015 - http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/results-2015/ - e-recycling - http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=6541 - GMO ban -...
View ArticleCoverStory: Building Digital Revenue Streams One Article at a Time
CoverStory is a Toronto-based online micropayment platform that makes it possible for readers to purchase magazine articles on a per article basis, with prices starting as low as 49 cents apiece. Now,...
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Deforestation for palm oil plantations is threatening the survival of orangutans – not to mention all the other creatures with whom they share the rainforests of Indonesia. Here are some links that the...
View ArticleCould your house hold carbon?
Rammed earth. Earthship. Light clay straw. These terms may sound new age and unfamiliar, but they are par for the course at the Ontario Natural Building Coalition’s annual Natural Buildings Tour. The...
View ArticleA Stitch in Time (wastes less)
When my Austrian grandma passed away, I found her 20-year-old Dirndl in her wardrobe. Although it was much too big for me, I was emotionally unable to throw it away. Eventually, I decided this Dirndl...
View ArticleOntario MPP Peter Tabuns (NDP) tables climate damages legislation
The Toronto MPP and former Greenpeace head introduced Bill 21 Monday at Queen’s Park, legislation that would pave the way for individuals, governments and businesses to sue fossil fuel companies for...
View ArticleRecycling at the Boehmer Box Factory
Alternatives Journal is fortunate enough to be able to call The Old Boehmer Box Factory home. Within this building there exist many different organizations as well as a wonderful co-working space. This...
View ArticleHubs of Green Economic Activity
Global warming and climate change are gradually becoming top priority issues for governments and corporations globally. Ever since the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer over the Arctic was...
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