This ongoing archive of Georgia Straight articles includes issues such as climate, sustainability, environment and ecosystems, pollution and waste, ocean health and sealife, wildlife, endangered species and extinction, wildfires, and more.

Commentary

David Suzuki: Hot profits, hot temperatures, and necessary solutions

Aug 11

Industry executives have lobbied for ever-increasing subsidies and tax breaks, and they’ve been spending hundreds of millions a year to block and delay climate policies.

Straight Talk

B.C. Coroners Service reports 16 heat-related deaths from July 26 to August 3

Aug 10

Five of them occurred on July 29 and three more were recorded on July 30.

Straight Talk

Campfires banned throughout Coastal Fire Centre

Aug 4

The ban is in effect until October 28.

Straight Talk

Anti-fracking group threatens direct action against Vancouver's highways and tourist spots unless demands met

Aug 4

The group Stop Fracking Around has demanded that Vancouver city council agree with its demand to prohibit all residences from using fracked gas for heating by 2025.

Commentary

David Suzuki: Gaia theorist James Lovelock was always ahead of the times

Aug 2

Lovelock may have left Gaia, but the knowledge he left endures and is essential to understanding our place, predicament, and future.

Health Notes

Dr. Bonnie Henry and Mike Farnworth release statement on prolonged heat wave prior to B.C. Day long weekend

Jul 29

Never leave children, dependent adults or pets alone in a parked car even for a short period of time. Leaving windows open will not help.

Straight Talk

Kitsilano Pool to reopen during heat wave and B.C. Day long weekend—but with restrictions

Jul 28

The City of Vancouver has announced that one of its most popular summer recreation spots, Kitsilano Pool, is reopening Saturday (July 30)

Straight Talk

Save Old Growth resumes disruptions, this time against tourist destinations, not roads

Jul 28

The conservation group restarted civil-disobedience activities after a month's absence.

Commentary

David Suzuki: We can’t look away from our overheating world

Jul 28

We need to look up.

Commentary

Andrew Gage: Vancouver must take on the global fossil-fuel industry and protect its taxpayers

Jul 18

A motion going before council on Tuesday (July 19) would create a climate litigation fund in the draft 2023 budget.

News

City-sponsored Olympic Village pop-up showcases solutions to False Creek sea level rise

Jul 15

The City of Vancouver will be holding a pop-up public event this Sunday (July 17) in Olympic Village to share solutions to future sea-lev

Straight Talk

Open fires banned in B.C.'s Coastal Fire Centre, from U.S. border to Haida Gwaii

Jul 14

The prohibition will last until October and a violation of the order can lead to a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a year in jail.