Appealing the mega-destruction of wind-to-hydrogen
Residents appealed the province's decision to release the controversial Port-au-Port-Stephenville wind-to-hydrogen project from environmental assessment. But their concerns were dismissed.
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Our brain has lost its mind
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St. John’s women of influence
Awards, birthdays, marriages, and retirements are celebrated as two distant food trucks duel for the night in the parking lots of old establishments history forgot
Can St. John’s learn a climate lesson from a city in Norway?
What role can our capital city play in leading us out of this oily mess?
DFO ‘rolling the dice’ with cod fishery announcement, says scientist
Ottawa’s ‘historic return of the commercial Northern cod fishery’ sidesteps science that finds all populations of Atlantic cod in Canadian waters are historically low
‘No one is disposable’
On queer liberation and the politics of disposability.
Holidaying on Indigenous land
June Day is renamed no thanks to Tom Davis. A questionable debate about parking relief. Minor sport, major expense. Trash is a symptom of a bigger problem.
Manufacturing an uber problem for gig workers
The provincial government and City of St. John’s recently welcomed ride-hailing giant Uber, apparently without concern for workers and riders alike.
The litter, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
Land uses near landfills. Home businesses are trending. Market Family moves ahead. Sheila’s Brush abides. A private clinic...with MRI.
Portugal’s energy poverty paradox
Like Portugal, Newfoundland and Labrador has more renewable energy than residents need, but unacceptably high levels of energy poverty.
Our brain has lost its mind
Hate is not inherent; it is learned