LNG Canada's fast-tracked Phase 2 breaches Canada's air standards for nitrogen dioxide in Kitimat. That could mean growing acid rain and ground-level ozone. "It rusts the body," said U of T prof Jeffrey Brook.

Sobering estimates from @climateinstitute.bsky.social today: Canada has stalled its progress on climate, putting its 2030 emissions target farther out of reach. Modest reductions in electricity and buildings were drowned out by rising emissions from oil and gas.

NEW: BC has announced approval for the Ksi Lisims LNG facility. It comes a week after medical professionals called on the province to halt LNG expansion until it has completed a comprehensive health review. My reporting, with @zoeyunker.bsky.social, from last week: thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

BC excluded the health impacts of fracking in a review years ago. Its panel members raised concerns anyway. As LNG in BC gets ready to boom, First Nations leaders and doctors are calling for a study before it's too late. A collab with @amandafollett.bsky.social! thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Fascinating report on Fortis claims re: renewable natural gas and the strange credit system they use to justify it. "FortisBC admitted it doesn't always receive certificates which act as a safeguard against double-counting." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...

Some things I learned while writing this story on Canada’s new “pillar” of Aboriginal Law, Cowichan Tribes v. Canada, for @thetyee.ca: 🧵 thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

“All of the Cowichan Title Lands were sold to settlers with no regard for the Cowichan’s interest.” @zoeyunker.bsky.social with a comprehensive report on the decision, described as a “pillar” of Aboriginal law, which received an immediate smack down from BC. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

A year and a half after an airstrike injured a three-year-old boy in Gaza, his aunt continues to try to get him to Canada. Nariman Ajjur says her nephew is now showing “clear signs of malnutrition” as well as the psychological effects of living in a war zone. thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

At the Red Chris mine, the workers are safe. But risks remain. For @thetyee.ca I investigated the mine's fast-tracked proposal to go underground, and the unexpected pollution problems it still hasn't solved.

As the Red Chris mine embarks on a new, riskier form of mining, it might not be the last time owners or workers are caught unprepared. @zoeyunker.bsky.social explains.

Right now: BC is announcing another call for power, aiming for 5,000 GW. No limits on project size this time.

Vancouver is on track to blow past its climate targets, thanks mostly to natural gas.

"Port Alice isn’t the first time the province of B.C has paid the pulp mill industry’s cleanup bill. And it won’t be the last." By @zoeyunker.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

Today in @thetyee.ca, @zoeyunker.bsky.social with a great, terrifying piece on how the costly, dangerous clean-up of Port Alice's pulp mill portends poorly for BC's current industrial development push: thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

Canada's fast-track law, Bill C-5, is now law after it passed the Senate today with no amendments.

With Bill C-5, Canada has the power to erase its laws for chosen projects. What could this Swiss-cheese legal landscape mean now and in the future? My latest for @thetyee.ca

Super helpful coverage on Bill C-5 from @natashabulowski.bsky.social:

Rally happening now in downtown Victoria to fight council decision to cut down Centennial Square’s giant sequoia tree. #yyj

The fun thing about politics is that, in time, the tables almost inevitably turn As @zoeyunker.bsky.social writes for The Tyee, once upon a time it was an NDP opposition calling out a BC Liberal law to fast-track projects Now it's the NDP pushing fast-tracking legislation #bcpoli

Why is the BC NDP's Bill 15 so controversial? @zoeyunker.bsky.social explains the similarity between this "fast-track" legislation and the BC Liberals' similar approach in days of yore (i.e., the early 2000s) #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

In 2003, the BC Liberals passed a law that let it fast-track “significant projects” and bypass the normal approval process. The NDP of 2003 had strong feelings about the legislation. But it had much in common with today’s #Bill15, introduced by the NDP itself. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports.

The NDP's pending fast-track law, Bill 15, is adapted from one passed by the BC Liberals in 2003 The NDP had a different take back then: “It is the equivalent of a banana republic,” said then-leader, Joy MacPhail. “The premier will have unrivalled, near-absolute power." @thetyee.ca

BC is pushing through a law to scrap major parts of its environmental assessment for any project it chooses. That could include new mines. In the US and beyond, deregulation is having a moment. Has it arrived in BC? Such a treat working with @amandafollett.bsky.social on this for @thetyee.ca

What is Bill 15, the speeding-up-major projects legislation introduced by the BC NDP - and what are the concerns? #bcpoli Fantastic explainer by @amandafollett.bsky.social and @zoeyunker.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

BC is about to buy a Site C's worth of clean energy, and it's also browsing for firm power like geothermal, hydro or gas to balance it out. It's a big step. But does it lead to an energy transition? Was lucky to collaborate with @macleodandrew.bsky.social on this for @thetyee.ca

“the only actual solution is moving out of that level of individual response and into the only thing that’s ever really worked, which is organizing ourselves in collectivities”

In a recent moment of overwhelm, I reached out to philosopher @alexisshotwell.bsky.social to learn about her forthcoming book on finding meaning in a world full of big, wicked problems. Our conversation for @thetyee.ca was exactly what I needed to hear, and maybe it will help you too.

In its last report, BC said its #climate policies were on track to meet its emissions targets. This week it walked that claim way back. They're nowhere close. My latest for @thetyee.ca

👏 to @akkabah.bsky.social for this up-close window into an emblematic BC riding. "..the upcoming vote in North Island-Powell River can be seen as a referendum on how to meet the future."

Poilievre has promised to “axe the tax for everyone, for everywhere, for everything” — but that could actually cost Canada money in the long run. @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

Poilievre wants to scrap Canada's industrial carbon tax. Besides the obvious climate issues, it's a move that will hurt Canada's future trading prospects. My latest for @thetyee.ca explains why.

Scraping the industrial carbon tax would hurt the marketability of Canadian energy exports over the long term, @zoeyunker.bsky.social writes for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

👏 to @amandafollett.bsky.social for bringing us questions reporters would have asked on the Conservative campaign trail if they had the chance.

Fascinating story from @sobittersosweet.bsky.social today 👏 Ten proposed mining and LNG projects want more power than what's being used by all of BC's large industrial customers combined. thenarwhal.ca/bc-lng-minin...

Surging oil prices were the single largest driver of post-COVID lockdown inflation, @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

Surging oil prices—leading to record oil company profits—were the single largest driver of post-COVID lockdown inflation raising prices on everything from gas to groceries, @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports for @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

Spiking oil prices were the single biggest factor in Canada's recent inflation surge and the affordability crisis it intensified. Worth noting given Canada's version of "drill, baby, drill" is underway. My piece today for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

Surging oil prices were the single largest driver of post-COVID lockdown inflation raising prices on everything from gas to groceries, according to a report from the Centre for Future Work. 🍅 @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports.

A great read about critical minerals and tariffs from @zoeyunker.bsky.social

BC frames critical minerals as an escape hatch from economic chaos. Trump wants them to boost US power. But what are critical minerals, really, and what happens when we turn them into a political football? My latest for @thenarwhal.ca finds out.

‘Metals are the new oil’: B.C. is fast tracking critical minerals projects to counter Trump’s tariffs – but there’s no guarantee the minerals will be used to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. #bcpoli VIA @zoeyunker.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-critical-...

Fun fact: Nearly half these fuel execs were born, education or worked for companies in the US.

Yesterday's report on Canada's oil and gas cap "does not account for the benefits of reducing Canada’s GHG emissions" according to the PBO. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/12/a...

BC's "survival mode" budget bets on more resource extraction, particularly gas and mining. But does it invest enough to keep its climate and ecosystems on life support? My latest for @thetyee.ca

The fine print in B.C.’s budget documents makes it clear more resource development is on the way, writes @zoeyunker.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. The province anticipates more revenue in the coming years thanks to higher production levels and commodity prices. thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

Remember when BC said a "paradigm shift" in the #Forest was coming? One of its biggest moves so far is called "forest landscape planning." Some plans have started. None have finished. How's that all going? My latest for @thetyee.ca finds out. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...

Ecosystems have breaking points, and Saik'uz First Nation's territory is no exception — the lake water can be toxic enough to burn bare skin. Now the Nation is working to heal their land before it's too late. My latest for @thetyee.ca

"Nothing will change until our anger gets powerful enough. But once you accept the truth of loss, and the truth of who perpetrated and profited from that loss, the anger comes rushing in, as fierce as the Santa Ana winds."

Some big concessions in Canada's new #CleanElectricity regulations. For ex. Canada doubled the amount of emissions utilities are allowed to produce after 2035. And new projects built before 2028 won't need to follow this rule for 25 years. So, potentially until 2053...if I have that right.

NEW: Mowachaht/Muchalalaht First Nation is launching an Aboriginal Title case seeking self-governance and land stewardship in their territory. "We wouldn't be in the crisis we're in today if we were able to look after it ourselves, and that's what we want to do" — Chief Jerry Jack. #bcpoli