climate activism
Activists protest recent TMX agreement at Burnaby City Hall
February 10, 2025Content warning: brief mention of violence against an Indigenous person. On January 28, climate activists and community members gathered at Burnaby City Hall to oppose the city’s recent community contribution agreement with Trans Mountain Corporation. The agreement involves an expenditure of $20.1 million from Trans Mountain to support the development of “emergency response and safety planning” for the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project (TMX). It also prevents the city and Trans Mountain from speaking negatively about each other. The federal government purchased the Trans Mountain expansion project in 2018. Many have criticized its parallels to Canada’s colonial history, with multiple…
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David Suzuki and Tara Cullis take the stage for the world’s greatest love story
February 27, 2024With ever-increasing concern for our planet, longtime Canadian environmental activist duo David Suzuki and Tara Cullis are trying a new way to get people’s attention. They hit the stage February 13–17 to star in What You Won’t Do For Love…
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Protesting against nuclear energy in India
June 6, 2023Content warning: mentions of police brutality. According to India’s minister of state, Jitendra Singh, “nuclear power plants are likely to generate about 9% of the country’s electricity by 2047.” This year will also mark 100 years of independence from Britain’s…
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It’s time to stop treating climate change like a future problem
November 2, 2022Over the decades, popular media outlets reporting on climate change have appealed to readers by pleading with them to consider future generations. The idea that current generations may not suffer, but future ones will, is one we’ve seen plenty of…
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Yes, I’m defending Just Stop Oil
October 31, 2022The writing is on the wall, or should I say, the soup is on the painting: the climate crisis is here. In this attention-driven economy, news about Just Stop Oil activists throwing soup on Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at London’s National…
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