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We don’t think much of the National Post, the Globe & Mail, and the Vancouver Sun as sources of unbiased reporting. But to be fair, all three occasionally have some fine commentary and investigative reporting. If you want investigative journalism and content on environmental and political issues, check out these on-
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The Tyee A long established on-
Books by Andrew Nikiforuk
We highly recommend the following three books by Andrew Nikiforuk, a Canadian journalist who has won multiple National Magazine Awards, not to mention the Governor General’s Award for English-
Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent (Greystone Books, revised edition, 2010). A critical examination of the world’s largest energy project -
The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude (Greystone Books, 2012). A radical analysis of our master-
Empire of the Beetle: How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug are Killing North America’s Great Forests(Greystone Books, 2011). The author relates how misguided science, out-
Good Books We’ve Read
The Climate Challenge: 101 Solutions to Global Warming by Guy Dauncey (New Society Publishers, 2009). This book is a concise and easy to understand summary of global warming and its causes. His step-
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change by Tim Flannery (Harper Collins Publishers, 2006). A powerful and succinct book on the earth’s “colossal” carbon dioxide problem. He shows how we can shift from our current global reliance on fossil fuels to a sustainable and green hydrogen-
Vancouver, City on the Edge: Living With a Dynamic Geological Landscape by John Clague and Bob Turner (Tricouni Press, 2003). A best-
Bee Time: Less ons from the Hive by Mark Winston (Harvard University Press, 2014). Don’t be put off by the academic publisher: this is a short, highly readable and thoughtful book about bees, colony collapse, and the lessons they can teach us about ourselves and human society.