Edmonton Journal, August 10, 2009 By Chris Genovali, A recent Canwest News report described how “China’s energy buying spree is bypassing Canada’s oilpatch.” Depending on one’s viewpoint, this could besomething to lament or something to be relieved about.
Plastics impact the health of our oceans and wildlife. Plastic bag litter has a lethal effect on countless numbers of seabirds, turtles, whales and seals annually. Read our article, “Of Whales and Plastic.” On behalf of our marine ecosystems and future generations, we commend Thrifty Foods for their leadership in eliminating plastic bags from distribution.
Vancouver Sun BY CHRIS GENOVALI AND PAUL PAQUET, SPECIAL TO THE SUN, AUGUST 5, 2009 We’re all entitled to our own opinions, but not our own set of facts.
Globe and Mail July 21 2009 Chris Genovali Coastal First Nations executive director Art Sterritt summed up the threat posed by oil tankers that would ship tar-sands crude from Enbridge Inc.’s pipeline
Special to the Times Colonoist, Chris Genovali, July 21, 2009 The spectre of rising sea levels and ecological change from climate disruption show land-use plans for Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast will need to be revisited and recalibrated to account for rapid and unabated climate change.
Fatal animal attacks are rare, but with a recent spike in cougar maulings, a plan is needed as urban sprawl threatens the habitat of predators By Tiffany Crawford CanWest News Service July 14, 2009 OTTAWA – Fatal attacks on humans by animals with big, sharp teeth are rare in Canada despite a recent spike in…
by Chris Genovali Saanich News May 8, 2009 The May 1 News editorial: “Let’s get down to business” rightly laments that “we are less than two weeks away from election day in B.C. and we’re still waiting for the campaign to present significant debate
By Chris Genovali, Paul Paquet and Misty MacDuffee Victoria Times Colonist May 3, 2009 The media have recently published many opinion pieces and news articles promoting independent power projects (IPPs) as crucial to solving climate change.
Chris Genovali Island Tides April 9, 2009 I’m on my back on the aft deck of Raincoast’s research vessel. My repose is involuntary as we ply the lumpy waters of Haida Gwaii’s west coast. Not one prone to sea-sickness, I nevertheless feel like my head is virtually nailed down, a result of the interminable chop.
Victoria News January 14, 2009 by Chris Genovail Re: “Petition Calls For End To Old Growth Logging On Vancouver Island” The Ministry of Environment has acknowledged that the Island’s cougar and wolf populations have been in decline as a result of a drop in the deer population, which is linked to the clearcut logging of…
Winnipeg Free Press Oct. 22, 2008 by Chris Genovali Re: Ex-premiers sing praises of BC offshore oil development; Campbell nixes notion, (Free Press, Oct. 21). It is unfortunate that former interim premier turned industry consultant Dan Miller is once again advocating for industry to open up British Columbia’s coast to oil rigs,
Alaska governor Sarah Palin is really more frightening than fiesty CounterPunch, October 20, 2008 Monday Magazine,’a0 October 15, 2008 By Chris Genovali Victoria’s Times-Colonist writer Iain Hunter’s recent column on John McCain’s vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin (“Our election needs Palin’s feistiness,” September 8, 2008) exemplifies the type of feckless punditry plaguing so much of the…