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Philippa Roots

Philippa Roots is a U3 student studying Sustainability and Economics. Her main focus is on climate change, natural resources, and the intersection of environmental, social, and economic spheres of sustainability. Outside of classes, she enjoys escaping the city to wander around in forests.

Conceiving Green: An Interview with Thomas Mulcair on Canada’s Climate Policy Shortcomings

Philippa Roots May 6, 2019

“When what you’re doing doesn’t work, do something else.” Those are the words of Thomas Mulcair, former leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party and longtime advocate for climate action in government. It has become abundantly clear that…
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United We Roll! The Campaign for a Cruder Canada

Philippa Roots Mar 1, 2019

The challenges facing those who are financially dependent on oil are very real and cannot be ignored. However, United We Roll! quickly became politicized to encompass a larger range of ill-ease, including immigration, Prime Minister…
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Access, Consent, and Sovereignty: Why the Resistance to Coastal Gaslink is About More Than LNG

Philippa Roots Jan 22, 2019

The arrests at Morice River were a symptom of the inability of the provincial government to respect First Nations governance and authority. Unist’ot’en people may have broken BC law when they defied the injunction, but RCMP officers broke…
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Calgary Roughnecks in Hermitage Bay

Philippa Roots Dec 7, 2018

Outrage following a disaster often calls for change, accompanied by promises from corporations to do better - and assurances that environmental integrity is taken very seriously. Yet, spills continue to happen.
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Playing with Fire – The Forces that Ignited British Columbia’s 2018 Wildfire Season

Philippa Roots Nov 1, 2018

This summer, British Columbia'a wildfire season surpassed 2017 as the worst on record, bringing fires to the forefront of the province’s conscience once again. Over 1.3 million hectares, covering 1.3% of the province and 2.1% of forests,…
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