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Support growing for fossil fuel divestment at MUN
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”.
Justin Brake
March 21, 2016

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NL Premier Paul Davis talks climate change
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,…
Justin Brake
April 18, 2015
The Sustain Ability
MUN and the Arctic Oil Frontier
Memorial’s strategic investments in Arctic oil pose environmental risks in the region and to the planet
April 1, 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
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Divest MUN joins Global Divestment Day of Action
Memorial University's fossil fuel divestment group launched its first direct action Thursday at Grenfell Campus, using impromptu theatre to talk about climate justice
Justin Brake
February 12, 2015
Power and Dissent
Can’t touch this: Arctic oil and NL
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador didn’t get the memo about climate change
February 5, 2015
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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…
Justin Brake
November 23, 2014
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Climate movement turns a corner
Dispatches from Manhattan on the largest climate march in history
September 27, 2014
Letters
Time to start thinking differently
"When we don't tie ourselves to the bigger-is-better mindset and instead be the innovative beasts we are, a world of possibility opens up. The magic…
January 23, 2014
Daily Indygestion
CO2 levels rise to unprecedented highs in human history
For the first time in human history, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) reached a concentration of 400 parts per million in early May. But the mainstream…
August 4, 2013
View From The Mainland
Climate change your attitude
Newfoundland and Labrador is learning the hard way: climate change can no longer be ignored.
July 18, 2013
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UPDATE: A maiden voyage of warming proportions
The crew that set sail from Lewisporte in June has successfully become the first to navigate the M'Clure Strait in Canada's Arctic by sailboat.
September 1, 2012
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A maiden voyage of warming proportions
Three men set sail from Lewisporte on June 21 to attempt a previously unnavigable route through the Northwest Passage. If they become the first to…
July 2, 2012