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Writer Michael Nabert has been a dedicated environmentalist for three decades, won an environmentalist of the year award for it, and reached an audience of millions online. He doesn't care whether you believe him personally, but if you don't believe the consensus of the world's experts, you might want to ask yourself why that is.
The Year 2020 Has Been a Wakeup Call - If it finally gets us to take the real crises we're faced with seriously, this whole unpleasant nightmare will be worth it. Published December 31, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19
Yes, You Should Wear a Face Mask - The best way to minimize the painful disruption of extreme measures to control exponential growth in infections is for everyone to follow the recommended public health measures. Published July 14, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19
Doug Ford's Policies Have Been a Disaster for Ontario - Ford's attacks on worker protections, public health, housing affordability and disaster preparedness left Ontario less equipped to respond to a public health emergency like COVID-19. Published March 18, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19
A Sobering New Year's Message - We can always choose to be on the side of those trying to prevent catastrophe instead of those stamping on the gas pedal to get us there faster. Published January 05, 2020 in Special Report: Climate Change
The Climate Crisis and the Canadian Federal Election - What's in an emergency? Some bleak thoughts on staring down the last meaningful climate election. Published June 27, 2019 in Special Report: Climate Change
Corporate Tax Cuts Only Benefit Corporations - When corporations pay less tax, regular citizens are forced to pay more tax - and the government is forced to cut essential programs. Published April 24, 2019 in Politics
Loblaws 'Gift' Card Paltry Compensation for Years of Price-Gouging - When billionaires hurt poor families, none of them ever pay a meaningful cost. Published January 30, 2018 in Commentary
Canada is Still Part of the Climate Change Problem - Don't let Trump distract Canada from holding our own leadership to account for failure to act meaningfully on climate change. Published November 27, 2017 in Special Report: Climate Change
Hamilton Needs to Take Flood Risk More Seriously - Cities like Hamilton cannot afford to continue paying lip service to climate change while maintaining policies guaranteed to make it worse. Published September 07, 2017 in Special Report: Climate Change
'Taxation is Theft' is Painfully Simplistic - Taxation is only theft if you're really sure that your life would be better in a place that didn't have all the services you rely on that taxes collectively pay for. Published June 29, 2017 in Commentary
Fix the HSR: Environment Hamilton - As part of our ongoing efforts to make Hamilton more resilient in the face of a changing climate, we are dedicated to identifying and addressing issues facing local transit. Published November 28, 2016 in Special Report: Transit
LRT Opposition and Fear of Change - How far are LRT opponents willing to go to turn their predictions of doom into self-fulfilling prophesies? Published September 28, 2016 in Special Report: Light Rail
Three Questions for LRT Opponents - It's embarrassing that it seems the only way my city is going to see transit improve is when the province comes along offering to foot 100 percent of the bill, a sweetheart deal other cities envy. Published June 20, 2016 in Special Report: Light Rail
Make a Difference With Hamilton's Carbon Cycle - The third annual overnight bike trip to Haldimand Conservation Area offers a unique experience and promises to be one of the best times you've ever had making a difference to the environmental health of your community. Published May 02, 2016 in Events
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