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Bitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCollateral DamageDemographicsHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & Gas
Former Oilpatch Roughneck Traces Hardships of Fossil Employment, Urges Better Deal in Carbon-Free Transition
The boom and bust nature of a fossil-fuel based economy, together with the callous greed of those at the top, means a “pretty brutal, ... -
AustraliaCitiesDemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Mental Health Expertise Meets Sandbags in Helping Communities Build Climate Resilience
It was judicious use of mental health expertise, along with many, many sandbags, that enabled Fargo, North Dakota to weather the challenges of the ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHot SpotsHuman Rights & MigrationJobsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyOil & Gas
Absence of Other Choices Drives Indigenous Role in Oil and Gas
The potent power of oil and gas is dividing Indigenous communities in western Canada, with one side championing the industry as the only available ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsTransit
‘Ridiculously Effective’ Transit Discount Boosts Low-Income Access
Eighteen months after the City of Toronto dropped transit prices for low-income riders, the numbers are in, and they prove that cheaper transit enables ... -
AfricaDemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
Demographers Urge Contraceptive Access, Lower Birth Rates to Counter Climate Threat
With 44% of the world’s annual pregnancies unwanted, the global population projected to hit 10.8 billion by 2100, and the need to curb greenhouse ... -
Air & MarineClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEuropeHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesTransitTravel, Leisure & Recreation
‘Flight Shame’ Produces Uptick in European Train Travel
The desire to lead “climate-friendlier lives”—an impulse driven by a mixture of shame and anxiety—is one of the reasons more and more young Europeans ... -
DemographicsDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaSub-National GovernmentsWater
Global Water Crisis Requires Local Solutions, Not More Megaprojects
Human-scale water conservation methods, both ancient and modern, not big-budget, Delhi-directed megaprojects, will be critical to helping India survive and gain resilience as monsoon ... -
DemographicsEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasUnited States
Majority of Americans, 56% of Texans Support Climate Accountability for Fossil Companies
The majority of Americans—and 56% of Texans—believe the fossil industry is significantly responsible for the climate crisis, and should be made to foot at ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEnergy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail Transport
Ottawa Could Face Youth Charter Challenge After Approving Trans Mountain Expansion
With its decision yesterday to re-approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the Trudeau government could find itself face to face with a constitutional challenge ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDemographicsEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Negotiations Seek ‘Peaceful Solution’ at Unist’ot’en After RCMP Arrest 14 Blocking Coastal GasLink Pipeline
Negotiations were under way between RCMP and hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation Tuesday night, aimed at finding a “peaceful solution” to a standoff ...
