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David Suzuki: Wildfires are a climate-change wake-up call

Wildfires are sweeping B.C. Close to 900 have burned through 600,000 hectares so far this year, blanketing western North America with smoke. Fighting them has cost more than $230...

David Suzuki: We only have one Earth, and we’re overshooting its capacity

August 2 was Earth Overshoot Day. Unlike Earth Day or Canada Day, it’s not a time to celebrate.

David Suzuki: Environmental Protection Act review could strengthen human rights

Governments change—along with laws, regulations, and priorities. It’s the nature of democracies. In Canada, we’ve seen environmental laws implemented, then weakened or overturned...

David Suzuki: Local action needed to resolve world’s biggest problems

Humans are an astonishing anomaly. As many species teeter on extinction, our populations grow in size and complexity. From exploring space to eradicating diseases and other...

David Suzuki: Butterflyways blooming throughout the land

We have pollinators to thank for one of every three bites of food we eat. Sadly, threats like development, pesticides, and climate change are dramatically reducing pollinator...

David Suzuki: Orca survival depends on protecting chinook salmon

Two of British Columbia’s most iconic species, chinook salmon and southern resident killer whales, or orcas, are in trouble. The whale depends on the salmon for survival. Is it...

David Suzuki: Bicycling never gets old

How many people know that a massive volcanic eruption sparked the invention of the two-wheeled bicycle two centuries ago?

David Suzuki: Trump is a pariah in the face of climate crisis

In withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrated monumental ignorance about climate change and the agreement itself.

David Suzuki: Protecting oceans is paying off

Do you remember Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak? It turns out wizards aren’t the only ones who can vanish from sight with a special coat.

David Suzuki: Increased awareness is key to resolving the climate crisis

Most people understand that human-caused climate change is a real and serious threat. True, some still reject the mountains of evidence amassed by scientists from around the world...