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5 ways to “self-isolate” during the coronavirus AND be an activist
What you can do from home to make the world a better place. We know that community power is essential to creating lasting change in the world, but in times…
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While we fight COVID-19, Big Oil rolls back environmental protection
Barely a month into Canada’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, big polluters are up to some old tricks. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s government just issued an order exempting all facilities…
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Your guide to bailout people, not corporations!
We are hearing more and more about the “stimulus packages” that the government is putting forward to address the impacts of COVID-19 on our economy. If you’re like me, you…
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COVID-19, Climate & Environment: the answers to your questions.
Is there a link between the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change ? It’s a legitimate question, but the answer isn’t clear yet. As of now, epidemiologists have not yet confirmed…
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SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION DURING COVID-19
Let’s start off by being realistic: it’s probably safe to say that the coronavirus pandemic won’t come to an end in 14 days. For the last ten days, most of us have been spending a great deal of time glued to our screens, scrolling through our social media accounts (we’re social animals, after all!), all…
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No New Money For Oil and Gas Companies—Give It To Workers—Say Large Collection of Groups Representing More Than One Million Canadians
March 24, 2020, Ottawa—A large collection of health, faith, environmental, labour and social justice groups, representing one million three hundred thousand Canadians, have sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau…
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Hope in a crisis
Friend, We’re experiencing a moment unlike any that a person living today has ever witnessed. Like many of you, I’ve been gripped by anxiety and sometimes outright fear, worrying about…
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10 simple ways to care for each other during the COVID-19 pandemic
The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has many of us glued to the news cycle, concerned for vulnerable loved ones, and adapting our lives to deal with the changes the pandemic is…
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Air pollution from fossil fuels costs Canada US$38 billion every year: Greenpeace
A new Greenpeace report shows that air pollution from burning fossil fuels is also attributed to an estimated 21,000 premature deaths.
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How to protect the caribou in 3 easy steps
18 animals in 2016, only 7 left in early 2020. As we face an unprecedented decline in global biodiversity, the Val-d’Or caribou herd is fighting for its survival.