Culture, Curiosities, & Humour
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CanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National Governments
Coastal GasLink Asks First Nations to Squelch Community Opposition as NEB Rules Against Federal Review
Just two weeks after Canada’s National Energy Board rejected calls for it to review the contested Coastal GasLink shale gas pipeline, a First Nation ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaChinaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsEuropeInternational Security & WarSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Trump’s ‘Buy Greenland’ Push Reflects U.S. Interest in Rare Mineral Supplies, Arctic Geopolitics
While Donald Trump’s recent ruminations about “buying Greenland” proved excellent fodder for political satirists, there is realpolitik at work in the White House’s sudden ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy SubsidiesFinance & DivestmentFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National Governments
Pipeline Opponent Sees Fossil Subsidies Campaign as Latest Front Against Trans Mountain
A new campaign against the fossil fuel subsidies on which projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion depend is just the latest front in ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Climate Deniers Step Up Attacks as Thunberg Sails for North America
With #FridaysForFuture founder Greta Thunberg nearly a week into her carbon-free voyage to North America for a major climate change summit next month, climate ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon Transition
Hackett: Claims of Low-Carbon ‘Hypocrisy’ Distract from Collective Action, Policy Solutions
It may give the “ethical geniuses” who support fossil fuels a momentary boost to claim hypocrisy when low-carbon advocates drive to protests or fly ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Documentary Short Declares Plastic Recycling ‘Like a Band-Aid on Gangrene’
“Recycling is Like a Band-Aid on Gangrene” is the title of Memorial University geographer Max Liboiron’s recent documentary short celebrating her research into microplastics ... -
Pink Floyd Rocker Donates Guitar Auction Proceeds to Climate Lawsuits
Determined to help those who refuse to join “in the turning away” from the climate crisis, legendary Pink Floyd rocker David Gilmour will be ... -
AsiaBuildingsCanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourElectricity GridInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Dumping the Pinstripe Cuts Summer Energy Use, Helps Women Office Workers Boost Productivity
“It’s summer: ditch the suit and tie,” may become a directive heard more often by Canadian office workers, as companies reckon with the cost ... -
Radiohead Defeats Hackers by Releasing Pirated Recordings, Donating Proceeds to Extinction Rebellion
Legendary British rock band Radiohead came up with a climate-friendly solution when hackers threatened to release stolen tapes of the studio sessions for their ...
