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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 […]

Editorial: Waiting to get lucky? Let’s get to work instead

February 9, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken, Editor Making the future happen takes more than vision, it takes work. Luck? That’s code for being informed and prepared. If we want to reap the rewards of geothermal power and heat […]

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: Fait Accompli?

February 2, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken, Editor Sometimes you only appreciate something until it’s threatened. For me, I suddenly find myself appreciating the Valemount Learning Centre. Which, we learned before Christmas, will no longer hold the Work BC […]

Global Thoughts: Populism — It’s the Automation, Stupid

January 30, 2019 The Goat

by Gwynne Dyer Five of the world’s largest democracies now have populist governments, claimed The Guardian last week, and proceeded to name four: The United States, India, Brazil and the Philippines. Which is the fifth? […]

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 […]

Editorial: Reconciliation on someone else’s terms

January 20, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken, Editor Canada is a young country. What kind of nation we are going to be is still being decided. Are we a country of citizens that really care about each other and […]

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 […]

Editorial: The glacier, the Canoe and the sure thing

January 12, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken, Editor This weekend I decided to ski up Canoe Mountain at a leisurely pace and test the snow, and grab a photo part way up the Gondola line to prove I gained […]

Global Thoughts: End of democracy – Bangladesh

January 5, 2019 The Goat

By Gwynne Dyer It always looks bad when the ruling party jails the opposition leader just a few months before the election. If only Khaleda Zia, the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), had […]

Global Thoughts: Congo Election

December 26, 2018 The Goat

by Gwynne Dyer The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a bit more democratic than the mere Republic of Congo. President Denis Sassou has ruled the Republic of Congo for 33 of the past 38 […]