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SUZUKI – We must stand with hereditary chiefs to defend the land

January 16, 2019 // 4 Comments

RECENT CONTROVERSY over a natural gas pipeline blockade and the differing priorities of hereditary chiefs and elected band councillors illustrates a fundamental problem with [Continue]

SUZUKI – Climate change should be the top issue in this year’s federal election

January 13, 2019 // 1 Comment

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]

SUZUKI – Decades of denial and stalling have created a climate crunch

November 28, 2018 // 2 Comments

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 – Ocean study criticism shows benefits of scientific method

November 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

ERRORS IN A RECENT ocean warming study illustrate global warming’s complexity. They also show the depths to which climate science deniers will stoop to dismiss or downplay [Continue]

SUZUKI – Tackling climate change requires healing the divide

November 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

CANADIAN CLIMATE CHANGE opinion is polarized, and research shows the divide is widening. The greatest predictor of people’s outlook is political affiliation. This means [Continue]

SUZUKI – Human behaviour is at the root of orca plight on B.C.’s coast

November 7, 2018 // 1 Comment

NEWS ABOUT ORCA MOTHER Tahlequah carrying her dead newborn for 17 days through the Salish Sea this summer was heartbreaking, and rightfully captured the world’s attention. [Continue]

SUZUKI – Protecting the complex web of life should be the priority

October 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

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

October 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

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]

SUZUKI – A butterfly-friendly balm for these turbulent political times

September 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

IN THESE TURBULENT political times, inspirational stories are more important than ever. Here’s one about how people power is fuelling a surprising comeback. It starts with [Continue]

SUZUKI – We must heed storm warnings to build a brighter future

September 20, 2018 // 2 Comments

IN 2012, NORTH CAROLINA’s Coastal Resources Commission warned that sea levels there could rise by a metre over the next century. The warning was based in part on U.S. [Continue]

SUZUKI – Climate change combines with other factors to fuel wildfires

August 29, 2018 // 3 Comments

SCIENTISTS, JOURNALISTS, environmentalists and others who draw the connection between increasing wildfires and global warming often face a backlash. It’s not climate [Continue]

SUZUKI – Will energy efficiency stall climate disruption?

August 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

IN THE RACE AGAINST the increasingly widespread and devastating consequences of climate change, solutions tend to focus on products and technologies. Renewable energy, [Continue]

SUZUKI – Reconciling energy and Indigenous rights

August 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

IN 2007, CANADA WAS one of four countries to vote against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (with New Zealand, the United States and Australia). With its [Continue]

SUZUKI – Vancouver’s ban on single-use plastics a step in the right direction

July 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

PEOPLE IN CANADA discard about 57 million plastic drinking straws every day. In my hometown of Vancouver, we toss out 2.6 million disposable cups every week. It’s a global [Continue]