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How climate change is threatening wine grapes
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How climate change is threatening wine grapes

Among all the catastrophes forecast for our climate-disrupted planet, a wretched new prospect has emerged: a world where beloved varietals of wine grapes will no longer grow in the soils that have nurtured them for thousands of years.

Opinion: ‘Overpopulation’ alarmism marginalizes those most vulnerable to climate change
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Opinion: ‘Overpopulation’ alarmism marginalizes those most vulnerable to climate change

A belief in African and South Asian countries over-breeding the earth into catastrophe has a lengthy history steeped in scientific racism, imperialist arrogance and western paternalism.

Michael Bernstein: Is carbon tax the answer to Canada's climate-change woes?
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Michael Bernstein: Is carbon tax the answer to Canada's climate-change woes?

We don't all have to stop flying, swear off meat or close down our heavy industry to address climate change. Instead, we already have a better solution - an economy-wide carbon tax.

Stephen Maher: The problem with Joe Oliver's soothing words on climate change
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Stephen Maher: The problem with Joe Oliver's soothing words on climate change

The former finance minister says Canada should focus on the good news about the climate crisis. His argument is thin and his position is conflicted.

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The rise of Alberta's unapologetic petro-patriots
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The rise of Alberta's unapologetic petro-patriots

Legions of Albertans are showing their allegiance to oil by wearing their hearts on their sleeves (and caps and T-shirts and hoodies). Is it a defensive posture?
Itemizing the daunting downsides of climate change
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Itemizing the daunting downsides of climate change

A report from the Canadian Council of Academies offers more alarming research about the impact of climate change, with no dissenting opinions
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