Letters

Climate Change: reclaiming the conversation

“One doesn’t change an economy overnight, but one does need a vision of the future that ensures today’s policies will create the kind of future we want.”

TheIndependent.ca

July 17, 2017

# fossil fuel

Oil talk must include more discussion of privilege

A recent panel discussion at Petrocultures 2016 needed to admit the harsh truth: The shift to a ‘green economy’ will be uncomfortable.

September 8, 2016

Oil sands workers champion shift to renewable energy

A Corner Brook man and a few of his co-workers from Alberta are leading a new national initiative to retrain tradespeople working in the hurting…

April 7, 2016

Oil prices will rise as they have before

In response to Shannon Reardon's May 7 column, "Our squandered pride and prosperity".

January 3, 2016

Climate action won’t involve move from oil: Premier

Following a premier's climate summit in Québec City earlier this week, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Paul Davis says his government cares about mitigating climate change…

April 18, 2015

Power and Dissent

Noia ‘celebrates’ oil and gas week in NL

Industry is telling your children oil has a bright future in the province

February 20, 2015

Q&A with fracking review panel member Maurice Dusseault

He's got enemies on both sides of the fracking debate, but University of Waterloo engineer Maurice Dusseault doesn't shy away from questions about how fracking…

November 28, 2014

Concerns abound at fracking town hall in St. John’s

The takeaway from a public discussion on fracking Tuesday evening in St. John's? There are a lot of questions that need answering before people welcome…

November 26, 2014

Climate change not a priority for NL fracking review panel

It may be the most pressing issue of our time, but the chair of NL's recently appointed fracking review panel says climate change is "not…

November 23, 2014

Climate movement turns a corner

Dispatches from Manhattan on the largest climate march in history

Stephanie Sodero

September 27, 2014