Hi, I’m Dana. I’m a senior editor with a decade of experience developing climate coverage geared to new audiences and leading audience-centered editorial projects. I’m focused on producing accessible, solutions-oriented journalism in parallel to the climate crisis.
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To protect our power grid, industry insiders say Canada needs to step up regulations safeguarding energy systems that are vulnerable to attack.
Canada's largest labour organization passed two resolutions Monday vowing to address climate change, a just transition to clean energy and green industrial policy in a way that's fair to workers.
In the mid-1950s, the fishing industry in modern-day Russia was determined to do something that may seem unusual today: introduce an invasive species in hopes of creating a new fishery. That species was pink salmon, and it's now turning up in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The federal government is cutting Newfoundland and Labrador out of its East Coast power grid megaproject, giving Quebec an edge over its East Coast competitor as both provinces' utilities seek to expand business beyond their borders.
Everything you need to know about the contentious technology Canadian governments and the oil and gas industry are banking on.
The federal government is banking on a new generation of nuclear technology to help us clean up power grids and reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. But will it work?
Canadian banks have made lofty climate promises. Now, like it or not, they have to live up to them — or face the consequences.
One in five bank directors also serves on the board of a fossil fuel company, a new investigation by Canada's National Observer reveals.
Canadians are at risk of losing over $100 billion in the energy transition as investors continue to pour money into fossil fuel assets that will eventually become worthless, a bombshell international study finds.
As the world navigates an energy transition, Canada’s bankers find themselves neck-deep in oil money with a choice to make: turn their backs on fossil fuels or keep financing the very activity threatening all life on Earth.
“Today is one of the highest insults I've ever received as a chief,” Wet'suwet'en hereditary Chief Namoks said Thursday after RBC cancelled the in-person portion of its meeting at the last minute. “You’ve seen the violence (on Wet'suwet'en territory); I think today's insult was bigger.”
Banking with a financial institution that invests in fossil fuels doesn't necessarily mean your money is going directly toward these ventures, but your business with the bank still supports a fossil fuel financier. You can, however, make sure your own investments aren't tied to polluting sources of energy.
Canada’s biggest banks are responding to climate-related resolutions, offering a peek into how seriously they take the crisis as the annual shareholder meeting season approaches.
Ditching fossil fuels is a key part of tackling climate change and keeping our planet fit for human life, but Bay Street and Big Oil are standing in the way. Here's everything you need to know.
Newsletters
Wildfire season is here, and it's bringing a whole mess of feelings about the climate crisis.
How folks in our CNO community are taking on climate change, one small victory at a time.
Pesticide companies want important data to stay under wraps — and Health Canada is helping to keep it in the dark.
Three things to watch out for as the world's biggest climate conference gets underway.
An investigation into the decades-old federal policy allowing Canada to get involved in First Nations' financial affairs.
Who's peddling influence to the people on Parliament Hill?
Canadian oil and gas is being touted as a solution to the rising energy crisis.
Canada’s biggest banks can’t seem to quit funding the climate crisis.
Money can apparently get you beyond the atmosphere in more ways than one.
Reporting
Changing consumer tastes and rising demand present a valuable opportunity for Canadian growers hoping to cash in on the country's okra market. But experts say gaps in supply infrastructure still pose challenges for domestic production of the specialty crop. Okra, a perennial plant, can grow in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions and reach up to four to five-feet tall.
It's steady - but not necessarily smooth - sailing for Canada's roadbuilding and aggregate sectors in 2019. As the new year gets underway, producers and contractors across the country are expecting similar conditions to last year, with steady growth and predictable investment in some regions - and volatility and funding challenges in others.
As plant-based diets gain popularity across North America and around the world, a few bold Toronto restaurateurs are elevating vegan food from mediocre menu item to captivating culinary trend.
With a string of closures, it's been a tough year for Toronto's independent music venues, but the local music scene is still alive and kicking on stages across the city.
The Bentway provides the city's downtown area with a new kind of backyard - beneath a major expressway
How far would you travel to see the world's biggest caves? Dana Filek-Gibson treks for an entire day through the jungle to get to Hang Én in central Vietnam.
Thanks to a new round of provincial funding, the City of Timmins will move ahead with the next phase of its highway reconstruction plan, however financial concerns continue to plague the long-term project.
Local designers make their mark at Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto
Whether he’s promoting local tourism, gearing up for a triathlon or bringing international musical acts to Vietnam, Filipino-Vietnamese businessman Phillip Nguyen has a personality to match the energy of his adopted home. We follow along as he whisks us away on a whirlwind tour of Ho Chi Minh City.
Amid the ever-changing urban landscape of HCMC, young entrepreneurs are creating a vintage vibe that preserves its past
This week, even during Saigon’s cool, dry season mornings, people across the city will face 34-degree heat on their morning commute, many of them heading toward air-conditioned offices and shaded patios. But in the mountains of Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture, a team of Vietnamese athletes are braving the cold – and competition – for the first time.
Step into Nguyen Huu Tu's office, and it's pretty clear from the get-go how he feels about action figures. Running along one side of the room are several display cases, each housing an array of superheroes, cartoons and comic book characters, from The Incredibles to Voltron to several Transformers. ...
As Vietnam’s underground hip-hop scene begins to emerge into the spotlight, one of its rising stars joins forces with an up-and-coming foreign artist to create a track for worldwide release.
The first time I pay a visit to the Pasteur pigeon coop, Le Van Au assures me the place is probably not going anywhere.
Ten years ago, Wowy Nguyen began making music with nothing but a microphone and a laptop. Now a fixture on the Vietnamese rap circuit, the eccentric 28-year-old has collaborated with scores of local and international artists, released four albums and begun to branch out into other art forms. Wowy talks breaking into the local music industry, perseverance and the poetry of rap.
Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, talks deep-sea worms, tethering yourself to local culture, zero-kilometre cooking and what happens when you take away someone’s food.
In Vietnam, 40 percent of all pregnancies are terminated each year, a rate that health officials are hoping to reduce.
From online delivery services and karaoke apps to Flappy Bird, Vietnam is hooked on technology. Now, a pair of locally-based dating apps are introducing Vietnamese singles to the world of online dating.
Katori Vietnam, the country’s first and only official training centre for katori shinto-ryu, brings traditional Japanese swordsmanship to Saigon.