05-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com

Andrew Weaver: 20th century solutions won't solve 21st century challenges

Despite the Trudeau government’s mantra that “the economy and the environment go hand in hand,” its public policy on fossil fuel projects like Kinder Morgan still suggests we must trade one for the other. The federal climate plan, for example, fundamentally hinges on a quid pro quo of fossil-fuel development for climate action. By perpetuating this notion, Canada is missing out on the opportunity to truly unify our economic and environmental objectives, by pairing innovation in
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