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President-Elect Biden Brings ‘Clear Climate Mandate’ to White House
Even with Democrats unlikely to hold majority control of the U.S. Senate during the first two years of his administration, President-Elect Joe Biden enters ... -
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Biden-Harris Campaign Launches BuildBackBetter. com Transition Team Site
With the final ballots still being counted in five key states, but analysts and a desperate-sounding Donald Trump signalling the imminent end of the ... -
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Lookback: Trump’s 2017 Inauguration Put Climate Campaigning at the Starting Gate
This archived post captures what the world looked like on January 20, 2017, the day a misogynistic, white nationalist climate denier became president of ... -
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Opinion: Time to Uncover the Toxic Legacy of Plastics Recycling
Blue bins have long been a symbol of reassurance for convenience-craving consumers across North America, offering citizens the comfortable belief that the disposables we ... -
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How Lucky Do You Feel? The bottom falls out of B.C.’s overhyped LNG gamble
I’ve had friends over the years whose favourite pastime was to visit their friendly neighbourhood casino. But most of us would draw a big, ... -
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Democrats Explore How Biden Climate Plan Would Navigate a Hostile U.S. Senate
With a bitter presidential campaign in the United States winding down to its last 100 or so hours, and Democratic candidates Joe Biden and ... -
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Why Canada Needs a Royal Commission on What the Hell Do We Do Now
Let’s face it Canada, as things go in this troubled world, we’re not doing badly. But that’s exactly when we need to take a ... -
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BREAKING: ‘Baby Steps’ in Annual Analysis Make International Energy Agency a ‘Threat to Climate Safety’
The International Energy Agency is taking intense criticism this morning for a set of energy futures scenarios that factor in the impact of the ... -
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Analysis: Alberta Natural Gas Plan Has Kenney Venturing Boldly Backwards
The Jason Kenney government in Alberta is pitching hydrogen, plastics recycling, and even geothermal energy as elements of an economic diversification strategy that leans ... -
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Opinion: Now Is the Perfect Moment to Decarbonize Global Trade
International freight transport—whether by air, land, or sea—still relies overwhelmingly on fossil fuels, accounting for 30% of transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions and more than ... -
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Fossils Keep Paying Shareholders Despite Epic Financial Losses, Declining Business Prospects
Some of the world’s most colossal fossils posted epic financial losses between April and June this year, all in the interest of preserving their ... -
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Green Recovery Investments May Depend on Making Monetary Theory Cool Again
With the Trudeau government expected to introduce a vision for a just, green recovery in its Speech from the Throne later this month, a ... -
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September Throne Speech Will Include ‘Ambitious Green Agenda’, Trudeau Says
The federal government’s Speech from the Throne will lay out an “ambitious green agenda” that sets the stage for a “long-term recovery” from the ... -
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Freeland, Carney May Be Canada’s Last, Best Chance for a Green Recovery
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Houston in March 2017 and declared fealty to a fossil fuel industry already entering its sunset, he ... -
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Carney Advises Ottawa on Pandemic Recovery as Speculation Swirls Around Morneau’s Future
Summer speculation was swirling in Ottawa this week with the news that former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is back in the country ...
