BC backtracks on its big commitment to hold polluters accountable for cleanup- the rationale’s weak (“After careful consideration, this work has been paused. At this time, the ministry is not in a position to move forward with this project”). Since when is the polluters pay principle controversial?!

I was interviewed for this well-written piece. A leaked report shows that logging levels in northern BC are double what they should be. This could have serious repercussions for BC Forest policy. #forestry #bcpoli www.biv.com/news/leaked-...

In the absence of anti-greenwashing laws, we've seen that companies gladly make unsupported/misleading claims. Government has an important role to play in ensuring the integrity of these claims- if 🇨🇦 scraps this, we will fall behind EU and other jurisdictions. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Last month, I took some of my students (UBC Master of International Forestry) to the BC interior to participate in an Indigenous-led effort to restore an area of forest that had been badly burned. It was wild! Check out the story here: forestry.ubc.ca/news/mif-stu...

Excited for the Neil Young concert on Sat! Young supported the "BlueDot" campaign for environmental rights, which I managed for a few years. In 2020, this became a broader coalition effort, & in 2024 succeeded in securing the legal right to a healthy environment in 🇨🇦- thanks Neil! shorturl.at/932XG

A last-minute proposal to revise the European Union’s sweeping antideforestation law has conservationists worried about yet another delay to the law’s implementation and weaker oversight of supply chains.

If you have 5 mins to spare today, use them to help protect BC’s threatened Inland Temperate Rainforest — one of the rarest rainforests left on Earth, and home to endangered deep-snow caribou. Take action to secure permanent protection for the ITR. secure.wildsight.ca/ITR?source=B...

"Pulp mills used to get most of the wood they needed from the wood chips, sawdust and shavings produced at sawmills. But as sawmill after sawmill in B.C. has closed as primary forests dwindle, pulp mills have been forced to rely more and more on whole logs to keep going" thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Similar to BC's response to the pine beetle- in the absence of strong rules and enforcement that ensure a path towards restoring ecosystem health, commercial logging can make things worse. We have to accept that this is often not going to be profitable. This looks like a timely report.

Check out this excellent story-map showing the impact of logging on the southern mountain caribou (by @wildsight.bsky.social, @wildernews.bsky.social, and @stand.earth). Can't believe that new cutblocks are being approved in endangered species' critical habitat. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/82ae...

If you were forced to vote strategically in the last election, consider supporting electoral reform. It ain't sexy, but things that strengthen democracy rarely are. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Standing up to the US does not justify weakening environmental protections. It's an opportunity to strengthen them, and ensure that they are aligned with Canadian values 🇨🇦 An important article in @theconversation.com today theconversation.com/elbows-up-in... #elbowsup

Here are my initial thoughts on the 2025 election - what it means for Canada in the short term and what it means for the movement of social democracy in the long. substack.com/home/post/p-...

B.C. is failing to protect 81% of critical habitat for at-risk species, government documents show. #bcpoli #biodiversity VIA @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-endangere...

Wade Grant won! Musqueam nation - hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaker (a Salish dialect, the Native language most of Metro Vancouver). The first Coast Salish person in parliament, AFAIK.

Supreme Court decision establishes that a logging company is not entitled to compensation for a switch to ecosystem-based management on Haida Gwaii. Teal-Jones argued that the restrictions = expropriation and should be compensated $75 million. The judge did not agree. www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

The #WPPh2025 Photo of the Year is ‘Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine’ by Samar Abu Elouf, for @nytimes.com. The jury was moved by this portrait of a Palestinian boy which speaks to the devastating long-term costs of war on civilians. worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/2025/Samar-Abu-Elouf/1

New independent study finds that protecting old-growth #forests in just two regions in BC would result in over $43billion worth of economic benefits for society. A strong argument for all govts to make #OldGrowth, biodiversity and nature commitments a reality #bcpoli sierraclub.bc.ca/protecting-o...

A decisive victory for progressive candidates in Vancouver's by-election - congrats to @onecityvan.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social . A protest vote against the ruling party in a by-election is not unusual, but this is a strong message from Vancouver voters.

It's the first workday of the year. At 10:54 this morning, Canada's top CEOs have already made $62,661— the average worker's annual salary. By year's end, they'll make 210 times what the worker makes. Lots of new data in this new @policyalternatives.bsky.social report on CEO pay in Canada.

This could have major implications for forestry in BC: First Nation in Cowichan Valley launches a class-action lawsuit against Mosaic and three levels of government for damages related to flooding thetyee.ca/News/2024/12...

In a surprise move, South Korea has announced that it will end subsidies for all new biomass projects and for existing state-owned plants cofiring biomass with coal, effective January 2025, a significant and sudden policy shift. Will Japan follow South Korea’s example? Read more:

"The “War in the Woods” primarily hinges on the remaining 1.4 million hectares of undeferred most at-risk old-growth stands." A helpful summary of the NDP-Green agreement on old growth and what's at stake: www.endangeredecosystemsalliance.org/news/2024/12...

Student initiative gets UN to seek legal opinion on climate justice and small island states at risk due to rising sea levels: "it would be more than just a powerful symbol since it could serve as the basis for other legal actions, including domestic lawsuits." www.msn.com/en-ca/money/...

Unsustainable resource extraction is wiping out caribou and ultimately small communities as well. Excellent editorial in the Globe: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but in the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, salmon do.

You had me at "tax their billions". Making the super rich pay their fair share for climate action: @350org.bsky.social 350.org/tax-their-bi...

In need of comic relief? This clip of a human dressed up as a bear causing damage to a Rolls Royce as part of an elaborate insurance scam should do the trick: youtu.be/hdVN4i-ihJI?...

How Canada helped fossil fuel companies improve global 'perception' of Alberta's oil sands. @meyer.bsky.social has the scoop for @thenarwhal.ca. thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-lob...

How does a river gain recognition as a person? www.capitaldaily.ca/news/how-a-r...

"people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Urban salmon! Great to see these chum continue to return to Spanish Banks Creek to spawn, 30 years after it was restored. Mother Nature is ready to rebound if we stop doing the bad things.

"If it was a matter of policy preventing access to fibre, why would industry be selling assets and abandoning B.C. rather than wait for that stroke of the political pen to change policy. They know there’s nothing left” The real reason BC forestry is in trouble: @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"If it was a matter of policy preventing access to fibre, why would industry be selling assets and abandoning B.C. rather than wait for that stroke of the political pen to change policy. They know there’s nothing left” The real reason BC forestry is in trouble: @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Climate change is a health issue, and the healthcare community has a critical role to play. Healthcare professionals, organisations, and insurers must understand the connection between climate & health and lead in implementing solutions. My new BMJ essay w Bill Frist: @maibached.bsky.social

"Forests subjected to intensive industrial forestry are the least capable of storing and sequestering carbon." @halifaxexaminer.ca www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/...

We need a paradigm shift in forest management- here are some constructive suggestions from a top ecologist: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024...

We need a paradigm shift in forest management- here are some constructive suggestions from a top ecologist: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024...

There's nothing more insidious than paid advertising posing as news. The forest industry is feeling the need to pay for a lot of it lately, for some reason: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...