fossil fuels
Bill C-5 cuts red tape in service of capitalism
July 14, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer In recent years, Canada has experienced record-breaking wildfires and heat waves. Climate change has caused global temperatures to rise and ecological disasters of grave magnitude. Wildfires heavily impact communities, with large property damage, poor air quality, and forced migrations as immediate outcomes. Just a month ago, 100 properties in Squamish were set under evacuation alert due to a wildfire. The June 2023 Donnie Creek wildfire resulted in enough land burned that it was comparable in size to Prince Edward Island, making it the largest fire ever recorded in BC. Our health, well-being, and our environment…
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SFU labour studies seminar navigates oil and gas
May 22, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On May 8, SFU held a labour studies seminar, “Shutting Down and Cleaning Up: The Labor Regimes of Oil and Gas Decommissioning.” Peder Østring from the University of Oslo in Norway led the discussion to…
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Study underway to investigate effects of LNG plant in BC
March 20, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Dr. Tim Takaro is part of a first-of-its-kind study that is currently being conducted to survey and examine the air quality and chemical release from a liquified natural gas (LNG) plant, Woodfibre LNG. The plant,…
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SFU350 calls on SFU to divest from RBC
November 14, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer A coalition between SFU350, Climate Justice UBC Vancouver, and independent UBC Okanagan students has rallied to cease RBC’s presence on campus. They are collaborating with Change Course, a movement aiming to end mass financing of…
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Global climate strike gains thousands of supporters across Vancouver
October 6, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Content warning: mentions of forced assimilation On Friday, September 15, thousands marched across Vancouver as part of a global initiative, Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels, to protest against climate change. The march started at…
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School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students lead the way for a sustainable future
September 6, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In the fall of 2019, the SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) established its first cohort of students. In June 2023, the program celebrated its first group of graduates who walked across the stage.…
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SFU350 calls for the SFSS to divest from Scotiabank
March 20, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. On…
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Climate change impacts mental health within youth
February 17, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer The 2023 Summit of Mental Health and Climate Change is hosted by the Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance. Topics centered around the adverse impacts the climate crisis has on mental health and well-being. The…
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SFU professor Tim Takaro sentenced to 30 days in jail for opposing TMX
July 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer On the morning of June 13, SFU health sciences professor Tim Takaro was presented before the Supreme Court pertaining to his violation of the injunction zone around the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) project worksites.…
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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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