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Why is Canada far behind other countries in switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources?

Published on May 20, 2018 in Opinion/The Nonagenarian’s Notebook by Ed Finn

It is depressingly ironic that, while many other countries are steadily switching from fossil fuels to clean and renewable sources of energy, Canada’s federal and provincial governments squabble over building yet another pipeline to British Columbia—one that, with the existing Trans-Mountain pipeline, would nearly triple the delivery capacity from 300,000 barrels of oil a day to 890,000. And the planned new Kinder Morgan pipeline would carry the thickest and dirtiest oil of all: bitumen. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blithely claims that this massive increase in the extraction of oil from the tar sands is not incompatible with saving the environment from global warming. He proudly points to his government’s carbon pricing policy as evidence of a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He projects emissions will fall by 90 megatonnes by 2022, conveniently not mentioning that this reduction, even if achieved, will still be inadequate. It will fall far below…

Time to take the Leap

Published on May 30, 2016 in Letters by TheIndependent.ca

“Canadians believe that Canada and the provinces can become world leaders in addressing climate change.”

Support growing for fossil fuel divestment at MUN

Published on March 21, 2016 in Journalism by Justin Brake

Divest MUN says decision by university’s Board of Regents to strike an advisory committee to study the question of fossil fuel divestment is a “positive sign”.

Calling for ethical and financial prudence

Published on October 22, 2015 in Uncategorized by Conor Curtis

Divest MUN is asking Memorial University to make its divest from fossil fuels.

United Church to divest from fossil fuels

Published on August 12, 2015 in Journalism by Justin Brake

Global movement grows in Canada’s faith community, strengthening the call to combat climate change on moral and ethical grounds.

Lower oil royalties expected to last a decade: Dept. of Finance

Published on July 22, 2015 in A Measured Opinion by Tom Baird

Official government projections for provincial oil royalties look bleak. We must adjust to life after the boom.

Demanding economic, social and climate justice

Published on July 7, 2015 in The Sustain Ability by Perla Hernandez

Following a weekend of nationwide protests, and as Canadian politicians host their counterparts from the rest of the Americas in Toronto this week, people are asking: What will it take for Canada and its provinces to decarbonize their economies and join the growing global movement toward clean, renewable energy.

Climate change confusion and what we can do about it

Published on May 20, 2015 in Journalism by Justin Brake

Memorial University climatologist Joel Finnis answers questions from The Independent about climate change denial, how the future looks for both Newfoundland and Labrador in a warming world, fossil fuel divestment, and whether or not “ethical” oil development is possible.

MUN faculty support divestment, president defends big oil

Published on May 4, 2015 in Journalism by Justin Brake

After MUN’s faculty union voted overwhelmingly in support of fossil fuel divestment to tackle climate change, Memorial University President Gary Kachanoski touted the school’s “ethical investment policy”. Problem is, that policy has not yet been enacted.

#JeSuisPasAndy

Published on April 29, 2015 in Republic of Oil by Justin Brake

On the culture and consequences of climate change denial in Newfoundland and Labrador…

NL Premier Paul Davis talks climate change

Published on April 18, 2015 in Uncategorized by Justin Brake

On April 15, one day after NL Premier Paul Davis attended a climate summit in Quebec City that brought together most provincial and territorial leaders, Davis answered questions by phone about how Newfoundland and Labrador is responding to the climate crisis and the province’s “responsibility to be in oil”

MUN and the Arctic Oil Frontier

Published on April 1, 2015 in The Sustain Ability by John Sandlos

Memorial’s strategic investments in Arctic oil pose environmental risks in the region and to the planet

Divest MUN joins Global Divestment Day of Action

Published on February 12, 2015 in Journalism by Justin Brake

Memorial University’s fossil fuel divestment group launched its first direct action Thursday at Grenfell Campus, using impromptu theatre to talk about climate justice

Can’t touch this: Arctic oil and NL

Published on February 5, 2015 in Power and Dissent by Jon Parsons

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador didn’t get the memo about climate change

On the place of work

Published on February 5, 2015 in Labour Pains by Deatra Walsh

The place of work shapes our lives, by its presence as well as its absence

2014: Newfoundland & Labrador ‘Year in Review’

Published on January 16, 2015 in Journalism by Justin Brake

We need a ‘bigger picture’ perspective if we’re to achieve the large scale change we desperately need. The Independent was there to cover the stories that mattered most in 2014. Help us do it again this year: #GoIndy2015!

Fracking moratoria could cause “domino effect” in North America, including NL

Published on December 20, 2014 in Journalism by Justin Brake

Three major decisions this week to ban fracking in New York, New Brunswick and Quebec indicate what some say could be the beginning of the end for fracking in Canada and the United States

Students set to bring fossil fuel divestment to province

Published on December 12, 2014 in Journalism by Justin Brake

They’ve been planning for more than a year, and now a group of students at Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus is launching a movement to remove the university as an accomplice in the fossil fuel industry’s massive contribution to climate change.

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