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Diet for a healthy planet and people

February 11, 2019 The Goat

by David Suzuki and Ian Hanington Just as avoiding climate catastrophe isn’t the only reason to phase out fossil fuels, it’s not the only reason to curtail meat consumption. Phasing out fossil fuels will reduce habitat […]

Canadian pipeline push promotes false and misleading claims

February 5, 2019 The Goat

by David Suzuki and Ian Hanington An Angus Reid poll found 58 per cent of Canadians think lack of pipeline capacity is a national crisis. They can be forgiven for this. The company that owns a […]

Editorial: The fallacy of hydro conservation – and what to do about it

January 28, 2019 The Goat

by Laura Keil, Publisher Last year the Goat did a series on 2-tier hydro, BC Hydro’s rate structure which charges a higher rate for electricity if you exceed a very low threshold. Residents in the […]

Dustpocalypse: Dust storms a health concern?

January 28, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken According to David Karn, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment, dust from the Kinbasket Reservoir impacts air quality, but it’s a minor component of the pollution that impacts health. “Dust management […]

Political climate heating up

January 18, 2019 The Goat

by David Suzuki and Ian Hanington Global warming isn’t a partisan issue — or it shouldn’t be. The many experts issuing dire warnings about the implications of climate disruption work under political systems ranging from liberal […]

BC Gov seeks citizen scientists to monitor deadly moose ticks

January 4, 2019 The Goat

By Laura Keil The BC Wildlife Health Program is again asking for the public’s help to assess the effects of winter ticks on the moose population. The government’s annual moose winter tick surveillance program relies […]

Columbia Basin glaciers shrinking fast

December 13, 2018 The Goat

You may have never heard of Zilmer Glacier but it is the second closest glacier of any size to us, about 25 km away as the crow flies from Valemount. […]

Free fuel for the forward-thinking

December 12, 2018 The Goat

by Andru McCracken Depending on the kind of car your drive, you will be able to fuel up for free in Valemount for a time. BC Hydro is planning to install a 50 kW DC […]

No future without smoke

December 11, 2018 The Goat

By Andru McCracken The Executive Director of Forest Enhancement BC, Steve Kozuki said that the years of 2017 and 2018 have taught residents in BC the smoke is a part of life here. “If you […]

Turning smoke and slash into pellets and cash

November 19, 2018 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Massive piles of leftover wood in the McBride Community Forest will be turned into heat and electricity in Europe and Asia, according to Don Steele, chief executive officer of Pacific Bioenergy. That’s […]

Acting on climate change before it’s too late

October 27, 2018 The Goat

by David Suzuki When our children and grandchildren and those of us still here in 20 years look back to this time, will we say it was when the world finally got serious about the […]