Zoë Yunker
Journalist at Freelance
Journalist on energy, forests, and environmental justice. Settler on Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ Territories.
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2 weeks ago |
thetyee.ca | Zoë Yunker
With Canada’s consumer carbon price in the dustbin, the country’s biggest oil and gas companies recently asked prospective governments to scrap their industrial carbon price too. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was happy to oblige. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners Recharge Your Passion for Climate Crisis Action Join ’Cúagilákv Jess Housty and John Vaillant for a Climate Readers’ Retreat on Cortes Island.
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3 weeks ago |
thenarwhal.ca | Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood |Zoë Yunker
Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. British Columbia has a new framework for consulting First Nations about mineral claims — but critics say it’s flawed, will likely cause an influx of paperwork for First Nations and largely maintains the status quo.
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4 weeks ago |
thenarwhal.ca | Drew Anderson |Zoë Yunker
Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. The Alberta government is considering killing its industrial carbon tax, according to an industry association email obtained by The Narwhal.
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4 weeks ago |
thenarwhal.ca | Ainslie Cruickshank |Zoë Yunker
Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. The Gibraltar mine was only expected to operate for 12 years when it opened more than five decades ago in south-central British Columbia. Today, it’s the second-largest open-pit copper mine in Canada — and Taseko, the company that owns it, is aiming to expand it yet again.
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4 weeks ago |
thenarwhal.ca | Fatima Syed |Drew Anderson |Zoë Yunker
Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. On March 17, federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stood at a podium in the middle of an eastern Ontario steel mill and pledged to “completely eliminate the carbon tax.” This time around, that familiar refrain applied to the industrial carbon price — as in the one still standing after the Liberals reduced the consumer carbon tax to nil.
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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. https://t.co/zQngCU8IzC
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 https://t.co/e0syvxVyRy
RT @MazzucatoM: Today I'm moderating a @FCDOGovUK Ministerial Roundtable on water security and climate development, where we will share det…