SUZUKI – For climate’s sake, we must do more to save the peat
BURNING COAL, oil and gas is causing the world to heat at an unnaturally rapid rate. Destroying forests, wetlands, grasslands and marine ecosystems, which act as “carbon [Continue]
Environment
SUZUKI – Coal power should be relegated to the ash heap of history
DURING AND AFTER his 2016 campaign, the current U.S. president promised to make coal great again. He also claimed climate change was a hoax, so it’s no surprise that he’d [Continue]
RITCEY – Aberdeen development must be sustainable
By JESSE RITCEY Kamloops Naturalist Club AT A PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, July 14, Kamloops City Council is being asked to amend planning guidelines to allow for less [Continue]
SUZUKI – Earth Day offers a chance to re-evaluate out path
EARTH DAY was born on April 22, 1970 — 50 years ago. Since then, the human population has more than doubled, from 3.7 billion to almost eight billion. Our drive toward [Continue]
SUZUKI – Review shows ocean life could rebound within 30 years
WITH EVERYTHING humanity is going through, it’s comforting to come across good news. The best is that people are co-operating to an unprecedented extent, coming together [Continue]
ENVIRONMENT – Love it or hate it, Tesla’s Cybertruck is revolutionary
By MICHAEL D. MEHTA Thompson Rivers University With a collective gasp and puzzled looks, the world was recently introduced to Tesla’s newest vehicle. The so-called [Continue]
LETTER – Turtle Valley biosolids project meets rigorous regulatory standards
Re: Turtle Valley biosolids project We recognize there will always be a diversity of opinions on innovative initiatives like the project at the Turtle Valley Bison Ranch. We [Continue]
BEPPLE – Province needs to follow local examples on banning plastic bags
SOON KAMLOOPS will be plastic bag free, or so it appears based on this week’s motion from council to direct staff to come up with a framework to ban single-use plastic bags [Continue]
SUZUKI – Climate change should be the top issue in this year’s federal election
GLOBAL WARMING isn’t a partisan issue — or it shouldn’t be. The many experts issuing dire warnings about the implications of climate disruption work under political [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Why do we need to wear dead animals for fashion?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A RECENT LAWSUIT resulting from the death of a dog in an animal trap has raised the issue of mandatory warning signs where the traps are [Continue]
LETTER – Video of whale playing with log shows we have much to learn
On Dec. 2, as Christmas time approaches, Lifeforce Ocean Friends found a four year old humpback named “Lorax” playing with a log off Comox Harbour, BC. “Logging is [Continue]
SUZUKI – Decades of denial and stalling have created a climate crunch
IN A 1965 SPEECH to members, American Petroleum Institute president Frank Ikard outlined the findings of a report by then-president Lyndon Johnson’s Science Advisory [Continue]
SUZUKI – Protecting the complex web of life should be the priority
NEWS THAT ENVIRONMENT and Climate Change Canada is considering “priority threat management” to assess endangered species is troubling. The method is often used to inform [Continue]
SUZUKI – Get outside and save the world by discovering Nature
RENOWNED BIOLOGIST Edward O. Wilson says to protect nature, people must regain their innate love for it. That means spending time in nature. While the concepts in Wilson’s [Continue]
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