Stephen Leahy
Stephen Leahy is the 2012 co-winner of the Prince Albert/United Nations Global Prize for Climate Change reporting . A Canadian, Leahy is the senior science and environment correspondent at Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS) based in Rome. His work is also published in National Geographic, The Guardian (UK), New Scientist, Al Jazeera, Earth Island Journal and others. His website: http://stephenleahy.net/ To continue this work at a time of severe cutbacks and closure of many media, Leahy launched Community Supported Journalism, please visit the link and offer your support.
Stories by Stephen Leahy
Salmon Farmer Cermaq Dismantles Ocean Pen Near Tofino Following Two-Week Occupation by First Nations, Locals
4 min. readA new salmon farm in Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island was dismantled and hauled away...
Could Canadian Lawyers Replicate the Landmark Dutch Climate Victory?
The courts are “our best hope for averting dangerous climate change” believes Dutch lawyer Roger...
Marilyn Baptiste Wins Prestigious Goldman Prize, Elevates Indigenous Struggle Against Mines
Marilyn Baptiste of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation in British Columbia has won the prestigious...
Proponents of Renewable Energy Will Own the 21st Century, Say Leaders at World Congress
Vancouver city council’s unanimous decision to commit to running on 100 per cent renewable energy...
Cities Emerge as Climate Leaders at World Congress But Still Need More Government Support
Cities are responsible for 70 per cent of global CO2 emissions but they can save...
Experts Call for Moratorium on New Oilsands Development Until Climate, Environmental Impacts Assessed
A moratorium on any new oilsands expansion is imperative given Canada’s failure to properly assess...
New Study: High Seas Represent $148 Billion Carbon Sink
Marine life in the high seas soak up twice as much CO2 from the atmosphere...
Critics Concerned Pipelines, Tankers Reason for Downgrading “Threatened” Status of Humpback Whales
This week the federal government was legally obligated to establish protected habitat for threatened North...
DeSmog Investigation into Faulty Natural Gas Emissions Reporting Prompts Response from B.C. Government
The B.C. Ministry of Environment stands by its "implausibly low" estimate of methane leaks from...
