I am one of the lucky ones.  Not everyone can say that they are surrounded by greatness, passion and humour at work.  But I can.  In fact, I am regularly humbled by those around me at Greenpeace. My closest colleague for the latter... Read more >

I’ve spoken with a lot of politicians over the years, but I’ve never had one run away from me before. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised, as it’s no secret that our federal Minister of Natural Resources doesn’t have a lot of time... Read more >

Environment Minister Peter Kent is still refusing to issue an emergency order to protect Alberta’s woodland caribou, despite a court order last July asking him to in light of scientific evidence. Kent has suggested that the existing... Read more >

There was, understandably, a lot of coverage of the Obama administration’s rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. But very few people seem to have read the full “ Report to Congress ” filed by the U.S. State Department... Read more >

I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve been told by industry and government insiders that while the expansion of the tar sands may be a terrible thing, there’s simply no way to stop it. Well, we’ve found a way. President Obama... Read more >

If you want to understand why federal Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver is so hot under the collar, ignore the hype over “foreign funding” and look back at what happened at last year’s meeting of federal and provincial energy... Read more >

Between 1999 and 2008 Enbridge pipelines spilled oil 610 times . That's more than one spill a week for nine years. Record numbers of people have registered as intervenors in the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines Joint Review Panel... Read more >

At the dawn of the 21st century a new political regime has transformed Canada from global hero – once standing up for peace, people, and nature – to global criminal, plunging into war, eroding civil rights, and destroying environments. Read more >