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Trudeau State Dinner Brings Civil Society In from the Cold

Diane Beckett — February 17, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to Ottawa for a flurry of public appearances and announcements that signalled Canada’s re-engagement with the world.

Let’s Keep the Heat on 24 Sussex Renovation…Because It’s 2016

Diane Beckett — January 12, 2016

Last fall, Sierra Club Canada Foundation floated an audacious plan to rebuild the Prime Minister’s official residence at 24 Sussex Drive as a net-zero energy heritage retrofit.

What Christian did

Posted on December 31, 2015

$15, $25 or even $50 would go a long way to help to make sure that the Sierra Club Canada Foundation can continue the vital work they do to protect Canada's environment.

Good people doing good work

Diane Beckett — December 28, 2015

No mother should ever have to consider crossing a treacherous highway with her little ones in tow.

That’s exactly what Charlie Richmond and the Sierra Edmonton Group thought when they took on a project that would see a wildlife underpass built beneath a busy arterial road.

From Our Families to Yours

Diane Beckett — December 23, 2015

We just wanted to reach out to you today to say thank you.

Thank you for your commitment to making our world better, healthier and safer for all. Because it matters. Because you care.

The Paris Agreement Isn’t the End. It’s Just the Beginning.

Posted on December 15, 2015

PARIS — It was December 13, and I was finally getting just one day away from the 18-hectare converted aircraft hangar at Le Bourget, after two weeks involved with the United Nations climate summit.

‘Canada is Back’, But the Devil is in the Details

Diane Beckett — December 3, 2015

"Canada is back, my friends,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared again Monday, in his speech to the opening plenary of the United Nations climate summit. But as negotiators from 190 countries make their way through the ponderous, technical process of wordsmithing a make-or-break global agreement to control climate change, it’s becoming clear that the devil is in the details.

Canada is Broiling. Premiers Know It. Now It’s Up to Us.

Diane Beckett — November 25, 2015

Eleven of Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers were in Ottawa Monday for a climate science briefing and four-hour working dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Your Eyes and Ears on Climate Change

Diane Beckett — November 24, 2015

The Energy Mix is a thrice-weekly Canadian e-digest on climate change, energy, and the low-carbon future. During the UN climate change negotiations in Paris November 30-December 11, they’ll be publishing every day.

For 28¢ per day, The Energy Mix can be your eyes and ears on climate change. And your subscription includes a generous contribution to Sierra Club Canada Foundation:

Wild Child Visits Reveal the Magic in Nature

Laine Brehaut — November 23, 2015

Wild Child Program Coordinator, Laine Brehaut of Prince Edward Island, originally published this post on her personal blog. We’re proud to reproduce it here.