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
New Study: Fracking Contaminates US Water Wells
4 min. readDrinking water is being contaminated by fracking for natural gas a new US study revealed...
DeSmog Article Sparks International Investigation into BC and Canada’s Carbon Emissions
Failure by Canada, the US and other industrialized countries to act on their promises to...
Fort McMurray Flooding Emphasizes Tar Sands’ Threat to Mackenzie River Basin
Record flooding in the heart of the Alberta tar sands dramatically illustrates their threat to...
Why Scientists Will Not Sleep Well Tonight
Around the world scientists are not sleeping well. They toss and turn knowing humanity is...
Public Pressure Forces Harper to Agree to Transfer Shuttered ELA Environmental Research Centre
It took a solid year of outrage from Canadian researchers, the international science community and...
BC LNG Exports Blow Climate Targets Way, Way Out of the Water
This post is the second of a two part series. Read the first installment, Unreported...
Unreported Emissions from Natural Gas Blow Up British Columbia’s Climate Action Plan – BC’s Carbon Footprint Likely 25% Greater Than Reported
This is the first part of a two-part series on methane emissions in British Columbia....
Ontario Commits to Keep World-renowned Environmental Research Centre Alive after Harper Closure
Canada's crown jewel of environmental research may yet survive the Harper government. Ontario Premier Kathleen...
Blame Canada Part 4: What is Happening to Canada?
Blame Canada is a four part series revealing how Canada has become a wealthy, fossil-fuelled...
