These days, it's easy to feel like Canada has gone off the rails if you care about clean water, clean air, and what type of planet we're passing on to our children. Powerful oil interests are in the driver's seat, with a complicit federal government willing to steer...

Everyone knows that there are always winners and losers come federal budget time. Yesterday's budget, however, built on the emerging dynamic in federal politics where Big Oil wins big time at the expense of all Canadians -- our health, our right to open and democratic debate, and our pocketbooks.

One...

According to Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, our federal government is concerned about passing on the costs of today's inaction to the next generation of Canadians:

"Everything is sustainable if we selfishly choose not to think beyond our generation...And it's the next generations of Canadians who will have...

It's been no secret that Prime Minister Harper's trip to China this week is by and large about selling tar sands oil. We're trying to make the Americans jealous, punishing them for President Obama's good decision to reject TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, by...

The hearings into Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline and tanker project kicked off with a bang when the federal government and powerful oil interests attacked those who want to voice concerns about the environmental impact of the project.

This was a diversion...

This year, there has been a lot of attention to proposals to expand the pipeline infrastructure to carry tar sands oil to market. Citizens across North America have been making their voices heard as regulators review plans for new tar sands pipelines like TransCanada's Keystone XL and Enbridge's...

When you look back at 2011, you get the distinct impression our home planet was trying to tell us something.

Hopefully this will be the year that we start listening.

As we enter the holiday season with all of the family visiting, we can all think of one of...

The announcement that the U.S. government is going to delay a decision on TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline shows that business as usual has ended for the tar sands industry. While the oil industry and its allies may react with shock and indignation, this should...

Right about now, oil pipeline company Enbridge may be realizing that getting approval for its pipeline plans isn't going to be a walk in park.

This week, the National Energy Board (NEB) responded to concerns from landowners, First Nations and environmental groups...

The opposition to TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline seems to have caught the oil industry off guard. It is used to getting its way without much fuss, but now thousands of citizens, unions, legislators and celebrities have come together to fight for the energy future they want.

It...

Last week, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu and seven other Nobel Peace Prize recipients added their voices to the growing chorus calling on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Their letter to the president comes after two weeks of demonstrations at the White House...

Canada's energy ministers are now gathering in Kananaskis, Alberta for a discussion about a national energy strategy for the country.

On the surface, this is an important first step in a long-needed debate. Until now, talk of any national energy discussion has caused political leaders of all stripes to...

This isn't just any old Canada Day.

This time we've got two of the world's biggest celebrities visiting, Prince William and Kate Middleton a.k.a Will and Kate. If only that tea party thing hadn't happened (the first one, not the latest strange reincarnation), they may be in...