Sandy Garossino

Oct 8, 2024 | nationalobserver.com | Darius Snieckus |Sandy Garossino

The Canadian government is funneling nearly three times more financial support to fossil fuels than renewables, says a new report that blames wealthy nations for slowing the global energy transition by continuing to subsidize oil and gas.

Oct 8, 2024 | nationalobserver.com | Matteo Cimellaro |Darius Snieckus |Sandra Bartlett |Sandy Garossino

Grassland birds are the most threatened populations of birds in Canada, with a 67 per cent decline since 1970, a report published Tuesday found — but a surprising alliance with beef producers is emerging to protect their habitat. Much of the decline is attributed to the disappearance of grassland habitats across Canada, located largely in the Prairies. Birds that live only in grasslands have declined even more steeply, suffering a 90 per cent collapse since 1970, the report found.

Oct 7, 2024 | nationalobserver.com | Sandy Garossino |Max Fawcett |Abdul Matin Sarfraz

October 1, 2024 was a red letter day in the climate transition: the UK closed its last coal-fired power station, with renewable energy supplanting coal in its power mix. While the UK going cold turkey on coal is not unique — it’s the 14th OECD country to achieve it — this milestone carries enormous symbolism. That’s because the UK is the cradle of the carbon crisis.

Jun 17, 2024 | nationalobserver.com | Sandy Garossino

So Alberta’s once vaunted and feared War Room is dead. Or rather, shuffled into Premier Smith’s inter-governmental affairs department, where it will disappear. Whatever. In wittily rebranding itself as the Canadian Energy Centre, the War Room lost the “War” before the first skirmish. With that single manoeuvre, the War Room showed it had neither the stomach for a real fight, nor any sense of its own purpose and identity. Or maybe it knew itself better than any of us could have guessed.

May 7, 2024 | thetyee.ca | Sandy Garossino

Thirteen years after the BC Lottery Corp. failed in a major casino expansion effort in Vancouver, it’s back to try again. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners CONTEST: Win Two Tickets to Monteverdi’s ‘Vespers’ One lucky Tyee reader will snag a pair of seats to see a rare performance of the 17th-century masterpiece. A Heady Glimpse into the Soul of BCWhy The Tyee’s new book, ‘Points of Interest,’ is an ideal travel companion this season. A Q&A with the editors.