Alberta’s oil sands may have a reputation internationally for being one of the biggest carbon bombs on the planet, but less discussed
Economic drivers and innovation, not necessarily concerns about climate change, will put the planet on a more sustainable course over the next
Anyone who has peeled an orange knows that burning sensation when oil from the fruit’s rind inadvertently sprays the eyes. The main
Alberta’s economy is extremely vulnerable. There’s no other way to read the latest report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative, which analyzes the “carbon cost
The U.K.’s University of Nottingham recaptured top spot on the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking after being bumped last year by the University of
Natural gas, while it burns much cleaner than coal and emits roughly half the carbon dioxide emissions, has been under scrutiny over
Near the end of his recent book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, the world’s arguably most recognizable living astronaut shares the
Mutual fund managers at Vancity Investment Management had an unusual question recently for four Canadian banks and insurance companies in which their
Canada’s oil sands are a microcosm of all the challenges the carbon sector faces today. And it’s one that investors around the
The International Energy Agency chose the second day of the Warsaw Climate Change Conference this past November to put out its much-anticipated
When people ask my thoughts on nuclear power, I usually reply that it is the lesser of other energy evils. I’d prefer
Twenty years ago, I and a small group of undergrads from various American universities flew into Lagos on a muggy January evening.
Millions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas lay undeveloped in Canada’s Mackenzie Valley, a fact that
Judging from the flood of press releases in recent months announcing cap and trade schemes for carbon emissions, we may have reached
Bob Inglis is going to be late. The former Republican representative from South Carolina is driving his car while doing a phone
Hampshire College has a long history of putting its money behind its progressive principles, serving in the vanguard of various divestment movements.
North America couldn’t survive without the Great Lakes. They power the economy, quench inhabitants’ thirst and provide an array of ecosystem services.
It’s been two years since I left my post at Corporate Knights to pursue a career in environmental education. Today, as program
On this we can agree: The relationship between people and the natural world is broken. We fail to value the systems that
Norway’s oil is running out and the country has never been in better shape. Alberta, blessed with reserves second only to Saudi
Munir Sheikh began his career as a public servant 40 years ago when he became an economist with the Economic Council of
As a Republican, a banker and an environmentalist, I can tell you that I have spotted the modern day grail – which
Senator Rand Paul’s recent 13-hour filibuster on the floor of the US Senate over concerns of creeping domestic drone use captured a broader anxiety
Hero: A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Following a public relations campaign led by Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung
A recently released Greenpeace report warns that if 14 planned large-scale fossil fuel projects from around the world are allowed to proceed,
You drive up to the gas pump, grab the nozzle and start filling up your car or SUV. Captive for a good
It is not a coincidence that the movement to abolish slavery started in nations that, thanks to the Industrial Revolution, didn’t need
Hopes for bipartisan support over a carbon tax in the United States look set to slide off the fiscal cliff. President Barack
For those who assumed that socially responsible investment (SRI) firms confine themselves to buying stock in solar energy, organic juice and recycled
At the beginning of the Clinton administration in the early 1990s, political advisor James Carville famously remarked: “I used to think if
