Climate action
SFU too often takes credit for achievements by progressive student movements
June 2, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor Here’s something that never fails to be a crowd-pleaser: powerful institutions claiming to be progressive after being shamed into progressive action. And what’s even better? When that same institution fakes good cheer when thanking the activists that held its feet to the fire. Many thanks for double-dipping on all that, SFU. Last year, SFU350 got the school to fully divest itself of investments into planet-warming, emissions-intensive industries. That’s great! After eight years of protesting, and after having been threatened for an inoffensive mural on Convocation Mall, a student-advocated policy change was underway. Except you wouldn’t know…
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Political Corner: Canada cannot call itself a leader on international climate action
October 16, 2021by Luke Faulks, SFU student The world’s latest chance to collectively start scaling back fossil fuel production is right around the corner. The 26th Conference of the Parties, or COP26, is a meeting of the 197 signatories to the 1995…
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It’s time for SFU to fully divest from fossil fuels
September 11, 2021By Luke Faulks, SFU student This summer, unprecedented temperatures captured the world’s attention when domestic and international news outlets warned about record-breaking heat in Lytton, just days before the town was destroyed in a wildfire. As grim as this was, the…
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Toxic veganism is turning people away
July 21, 2021By: Marco Ovies, Features Editor I was transiting home one day from school, waiting in line for the bus at Surrey Central Station. It was then that I was bombarded by a group of masked animal rights activists, each holding a…
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The new climate emergency parking plan is ineffective
July 5, 2021By: Nancy La, Staff Writer The City of Vancouver is planning on implementing additional parking barriers as part of its Climate Emergency Parking Program. The plan includes a “pollution charge” of $500 (for “moderately polluting” vehicles, like gas-powered sedans) or…
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