Non-Renewables

Breaking Up With Fossil Fuels

Feb 13 2015 | IN Renewables | BY A\J Staff

Love is universal, and so is climate change. Read the winning entries in the Divest Waterloo letter writing contest.

Major North American Crude Oil & Dilbit Pipelines

Feb 2014 | IN Resource Wars 40.1 | BY A\J Staff

Interactive

An interactive map of where and how much crude oil and bitumen moves around the continent – and how much more we'll be moving soon.

Seascapes on the Scotian Basin (Photo by Simon Ryder-Burbidge.)

Offshore: Mud and Marine Spills in Canada's North Atlantic

Jul 24 2018 | IN Pollution | BY Simon Ryder-Burbidge

On June 22, 2018, BP spilled 136,000 litres of offshore drilling lubricant off the coast of Nova Scotia, one of the largest such spills in Atlantic Canada's history. But it was far from unique.

Rail cars on the move in Dickinson, North Dakota. (NNDOT. 2011.)

Nature can heal itself after an oil spill, it just needs a little help

Jul 19 2018 | IN Transportation | BY Steven D. Siciliano

Oil and gas spills are costly for the environment and taxpayers alike. But what if the soil, given time, can heal itself?

Black Snake in the Grass

Mar 2017 | IN 43.1 Ecological Economics | BY Troy Vettese

Full article available online

The business case for new pipelines is terrible.

Electrify Everything

Mar 2017 | IN 43.1 Ecological Economics | BY Brett Dolter

Full article available online

Shifting to low-carbon energy requires an economic and social transition.

Crashing Great Lakes Governance

Nov 01 2017 | IN Water | BY Paul Baines

It's time to work together to protect our lakes.

Pick Up the Pace

Dec 22 2015 | IN Wind | REVIEWED BY Stu Campana

Lester Brown explores the enormous strides and advancements of renewable energy around the world.

Propaganda Shrugged

Dec 22 2015 | IN Non-Renewables | REVIEWED BY Andrew Welch

Alex Epstein challenges us to question what we view to be immoral and moral when it comes to fossil fuels.

U of T Could Make Divestment History

Dec 21 2015 | IN Students | BY Eunize Lao

The University of Toronto has been recommended from an advisory committee to ditch fossil fuel investments. Will other Canadian universities follow suit?

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