nationalobserver.com By Merran Smith & Sarah Petrevan | Opinion, Politics | September 1st 2021 Penticton - Skaha Creek fire Aug 30, 2021 Over 200 hectares, out of control, threatening PIB homes. Canada is entering an election amid record-breaking wildfires, heat waves, and floods that have wiped out towns and destroyed communities. There’s no doubt this is a critical time in the climate fight, and the party that governs after Sept. 20 will play a huge role in Canada’s ability

By Courtney Howard & Linda Silas | Opinion | April 22nd 2021 National Observer Discussions and plans of action around climate change are too rarely informed by the devastating health impacts of a rapidly warming planet. But if we truly seek to build a society that is resilient and prepared for public health challenges, we must apply hard- won lessons from one health emergency to our management of the next. COVID-19 has shown us the necessity of taking exponential curves serio

Another study pointing to ending fossil fuels. "Canadian oil producers would be taking a loss of US$4 to $6 per barrel if they sold to Asian refineries through TMX instead of U.S. refineries." New report questions Trans Mountain expansion’s ‘Asian markets’ rationale October 30th 2020 Carl Meyer National Observer A new study is questioning one of the central rationales for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project — that it would allow Canada to fetch a fair price for it