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David Suzuki: You may not like insects, but you need them

If recent trends of declining insect species continue, most insects could be gone within a century—with severe consequences for all life.

David Suzuki: Children should be seen and heard

These kids have more wisdom than the grownups elected to represent our interests, and they also have more at stake.

David Suzuki: Winter weather doesn’t disprove global warming

As a Scientific American article notes, warmer temperatures in winter 2006 prevented Lake Erie from freezing for the first time in history, which “led to increased snowfalls...

David Suzuki: Diet for a healthy planet and people

A diet that is rich in plant-based foods and low in those from animal sources helps both human and environmental health.

David Suzuki: Canadian pipeline push promotes false and misleading claims

Is the "lack of capacity" being overplayed by national and provincial media?

David Suzuki: Pipeline blockade is a sign of deeper troubles

Recent controversy over a blockade and the differing priorities of hereditary chiefs and elected band councillors illustrates a fundamental problem with our systems of governance...

David Suzuki: Political climate is heating up

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 systems ranging...

David Suzuki: Major health study shows benefits of combating climate change

During the holiday season, people often drink toasts to health. There’s something more we can do to ensure that we and others will enjoy good health now and into the future:...

David Suzuki: Politicians who deny reality aren’t fit to lead

Should we believe a president who displays profound ignorance about climate science and claims he has “a natural instinct for science”? Or should we believe those who rely on...

David Suzuki: Decades of denial and stalling have created a climate crunch

Meanwhile, greenhouse-gas emissions continue to rise and carbon sinks like forests and wetlands are still being destroyed.