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Christopher Pollon

Christopher Pollon (@C_Pollon) is a Vancouver-based independent journalist who reports on the politics of natural resources.
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Environment

Tidal Power Is the Next Big Green Wave

September 5, 2018March 14, 2022 - by Christopher Pollon

Why tides are set to take their place alongside solar and wind

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Environment

Should Oil Companies Be on the Hook for Climate Change Costs?

January 26, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Christopher Pollon

From wild fires to rising sea levels, ecological disasters are expected to cost Canada $5 billion per year by 2020—and some communities want big oil to pay its share

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Please Enjoy Your Genetically Engineered Dinner

January 3, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Christopher Pollon

Last year, Canada became the first country to sell unlabelled transgenic animals for human consumption. But do consumers have an appetite for it?

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Photograph courtesy of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Environment

How Humans Are Inadvertently Hastening the Extinction of Canada’s Whales

September 13, 2017March 14, 2022 - by Christopher Pollon

An investigation into this summer’s mysterious deaths blames our booming industries. But it isn’t too late to save the endangered mammals

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Photo by The Canadian Press / Darryl Dyck
Environment

British Columbia’s Perfect Firestorm

July 13, 2017June 30, 2022 - by Christopher Pollon

Why this year’s wildfires are so severe—and what can be done to stop them in the future

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Photograph by Kent Lins
Environment

Could a Standing Rock Protest Happen in British Columbia?

December 9, 2016November 15, 2019 - by Christopher Pollon

The anti-pipeline battle will likely be waged as much in the courts as in the streets

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Photograph by Tavish Campbell / Courtesy of Heiltsuk Nation
Environment

Justin Trudeau v. Oil Tankers

November 18, 2016July 17, 2019 - by Christopher Pollon

The prime minister has promised a moratorium, but loopholes could still turn the West Coast into a shipping superhighway

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Photograph by Ben Nelms
Environment

Farming as Protest

November 15, 2016July 21, 2020 - by Christopher Pollon

Opposing British Columbia’s Site C dam through agriculture

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June 2015

How High-Interest Lenders Prey on Low-Income Canadians

June 19, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Christopher Pollon

The payday-loan industry is built on taking advantage of our most vulnerable

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