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Against a blue sky, a black and white flag flies from the very top of the Parliament building. Instead of a Canadian flag, it's black and white with an oil drum replacing a maple leaf

We’ve proudly failed to plan for what comes next

A photo illustration of Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre walking away from a photo of the Athabasca oil sands cut out in the shape of his silhouette.

Politics

Why Conservatives Turned against the Environment

January 10, 2024July 25, 2024 - by Arno Kopecky

They’re busy making accusations of “eco-radicalism” while the world burns. It wasn’t always like that

A cartoon of a teacher showing a book that says "O is for Oil, P is for Profit" to a group of small children.

Education / September/October 2022

Why Are Oil-and-Gas Companies Developing Lesson Plans for Teachers?

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 - by Ainslie Cruickshank

The fossil fuel industry has long understood the power of the school system in shaping perceptions around climate change

A two-panel comic. In the first panel, a person lies backwards in a boat on a river of black liquid, looking relaxed. The second panel zooms out, and we see the person is about to fall off a waterfall, which they don't see because their back is turned.

Environment / May 2021

Ask an Oil Expert: What’s the Future of Fossil Fuel in Canada?

April 19, 2021November 24, 2021 - by Imre Szeman

The Keystone XL pipeline’s cancellation has many wondering what will happen next

Jason Kenney speaks at a conference in November 2019.

Politics

What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

January 14, 2020March 6, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The province’s failure to consider climate risk may lose it billions in global investment

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Business

The Decade in Money

December 16, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From Vancouver’s unaffordable housing to millennials planning for early retirement, these are the money conversations that defined Canada

An oil pumpjack stands in an open prairie field covered with snow.

Business

Give Alberta Oil Back to the People

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 - by Linda McQuaig

Norway has banked more than $1 trillion—all thanks to its state-owned oil company. Should Alberta follow its model?

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

Environment

The Other Pipeline

November 26, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Ben Powless

The proposed Energy East project will traverse six provinces and some of the most sensitive ecosystems in the country

Photograph by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

December 2015 / Memoir

The Roughneck Diaries

November 25, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Don Gillmor

Remembering when the oil sands were young

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The World Is Moving Away from Fossil Fuels. Canada Is Holding On for Dear Life

Why Are Oil-and-Gas Companies Developing Lesson Plans for Teachers?

What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

The Decade in Money

Give Alberta Oil Back to the People

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

The Other Pipeline

The Roughneck Diaries

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