Lana Goldberg
@lanagoldberg.bsky.social
Climate campaigner at Stand.earth (Canada) and environmental justice organizer. Engaged in municipal, provincial (Ontario), and federal climate policy. Into political economy. She/her.
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Lana Goldberg
@lanagoldberg.bsky.social
· Mar 24
There is an alternative to trying to pipeline our way out of Trump’s crisis
Reviving failed pipelines is costly, unnecessary, and harmful. Canada must invest in green energy, jobs, and infrastructure for a sustainable future.
policyoptions.irpp.org
My op-ed: Rather than resurrecting failed pipelines, we must use the current energy crisis to finally wean ourselves off of fossil fuels
We have all of the solutions. We just need a gov that will commit to and lead the transition
@policyoptions.irpp.org
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We have all of the solutions. We just need a gov that will commit to and lead the transition
@policyoptions.irpp.org
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...
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Bill 60 is a vicious, one-sided tenancy legislation. It will cause widespread suffering and loss of life. Anyone who stays neutral is complicit. In this @thestar.com article, I focus on why mayors should fight it.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Ricardo Tranjan: Think Doug Ford has walked back his war on tenants? There’s more to come. Here’s how it should be fought.
Last week, the Ontario government introduced Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act. It includes many troubling legislative changes, but popular outcry so far has focused on the direct attack
www.thestar.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bill 60 is a vicious, one-sided tenancy legislation. It will cause widespread suffering and loss of life. Anyone who stays neutral is complicit. In this @thestar.com article, I focus on why mayors should fight it.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Enbridge execs have been boasting to shareholders they plan to return $40-$45 billion to them over the next five years supported by gas expansions across the continent. Ontario in particular is a cash cow where they have an opportunity to "over earn."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
Enbridge investors to get billions as gas giant expands into small-town Ontario
Enbridge executives know Ontario ratepayers are a cash cow for its gas business, and in recent calls with investors they said they plan to milk it for all its worth.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Enbridge execs have been boasting to shareholders they plan to return $40-$45 billion to them over the next five years supported by gas expansions across the continent. Ontario in particular is a cash cow where they have an opportunity to "over earn."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
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According to Indigenous Watchdog, work on 16 calls to action hasn’t started, 22 have stalled, 42 are in progress and 14 are complete.
Are the TRC calls to action be answered?
A not-for-profit organization that is keeping track of how governments across the country are responding to report by the TRC.
www.aptnnews.ca
September 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
According to Indigenous Watchdog, work on 16 calls to action hasn’t started, 22 have stalled, 42 are in progress and 14 are complete.
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Opinion: National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women
Bill C-5 is a major setback to reconciliation and the path to ending violence against Indigenous women and girls.
www.hilltimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Opinion: National interest should include the rights of Indigenous women
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
My thoughts on the new federal gov agency to build homes:
“Yes, we desperately need to build new affordable homes. We’ve also made commitments to tackle the climate crisis. Fortunately we can do both at the same time"
(more thoughts/info in the piece)
thepointer.com/article/2025...
“Yes, we desperately need to build new affordable homes. We’ve also made commitments to tackle the climate crisis. Fortunately we can do both at the same time"
(more thoughts/info in the piece)
thepointer.com/article/2025...
‘Affordability and sustainability don’t need to compete’: green housing advocates urge Carney to see big picture
‘Affordability and sustainability don’t need to compete’: green housing advocates urge Carney to see big picture.
thepointer.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My thoughts on the new federal gov agency to build homes:
“Yes, we desperately need to build new affordable homes. We’ve also made commitments to tackle the climate crisis. Fortunately we can do both at the same time"
(more thoughts/info in the piece)
thepointer.com/article/2025...
“Yes, we desperately need to build new affordable homes. We’ve also made commitments to tackle the climate crisis. Fortunately we can do both at the same time"
(more thoughts/info in the piece)
thepointer.com/article/2025...
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Canada’s #fossilfuel industry has singlehandedly scotched any chance of the country hitting its legally-binding 2030 #emissionsreduction targets, due to record #oilandgas production. Read @nationalobserver.com for my piece with @natashabulowski.bsky.social: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/18/n...
Pumped-up Alberta oil and gas sector sinks Canada's climate targets
The country’s 2030 commitments are now certain to be missed due to record GHG releases from oilsands operations, climate policy backslides and plans for future LNG production, the Canadian Climate Ins...
www.nationalobserver.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Canada’s #fossilfuel industry has singlehandedly scotched any chance of the country hitting its legally-binding 2030 #emissionsreduction targets, due to record #oilandgas production. Read @nationalobserver.com for my piece with @natashabulowski.bsky.social: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/18/n...
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The perception that red tape is preventing Canada from building major projects doesn’t hold hold up. Hundreds of projects, worth hundreds of billions of dollars are planned under existing regulations. Yet Carney blames a bureaucratic maze for stifling growth to justify his deregulatory agenda.
Carney's red tape narrative doesn't hold up
The perception that a bureaucratic maze is preventing Canada from building major projects, as Prime Minister Mark Carney has argued to support his deregulatory nation-building agenda, doesn’t hold up ...
www.nationalobserver.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The perception that red tape is preventing Canada from building major projects doesn’t hold hold up. Hundreds of projects, worth hundreds of billions of dollars are planned under existing regulations. Yet Carney blames a bureaucratic maze for stifling growth to justify his deregulatory agenda.
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After all, the reason Carney is sitting in the Prime Minister’s Office is because progressive swing voters made a strategic choice to lend him their votes — they didn’t lend Carney their vote to appease Trump, impose austerity or roll back workers’ rights.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
We knew he was a blue Liberal. But Mark Carney is alienating progressive voters
The new PM's defiant tone doesn't always appear to match his actions.
www.thestar.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
After all, the reason Carney is sitting in the Prime Minister’s Office is because progressive swing voters made a strategic choice to lend him their votes — they didn’t lend Carney their vote to appease Trump, impose austerity or roll back workers’ rights.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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A public invite to the Sept 20 Draw the Line actions from 21 movement leaders - representing an amazing cross-section of organizations.
Find the action closest to you.
Draw the Line: Tell the Carney Government to Pick a Side via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Find the action closest to you.
Draw the Line: Tell the Carney Government to Pick a Side via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Draw the Line: Tell the Carney Government to Pick a Side | The Tyee
For people, for peace, for the planet. An invitation to join the Sept. 20 mass day of action.
thetyee.ca
September 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A public invite to the Sept 20 Draw the Line actions from 21 movement leaders - representing an amazing cross-section of organizations.
Find the action closest to you.
Draw the Line: Tell the Carney Government to Pick a Side via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Find the action closest to you.
Draw the Line: Tell the Carney Government to Pick a Side via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
I was glad to be interviewed for this piece about the federal govt's new home building agency, addressing affordability but also climate - which is important because buildings are so polluting
I said it's "a huge opportunity to build homes well from the start"💡
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
I said it's "a huge opportunity to build homes well from the start"💡
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Build Canada Homes must prioritize 'right' kind of housing, affordability and green energy, say advocates
The Build Canada Homes initiative, which aims to double national housing output to 500,000 new homes per year, is expected to launch this fall.
www.hilltimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was glad to be interviewed for this piece about the federal govt's new home building agency, addressing affordability but also climate - which is important because buildings are so polluting
I said it's "a huge opportunity to build homes well from the start"💡
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
I said it's "a huge opportunity to build homes well from the start"💡
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
It’s fantastic that the federal gov’t will build millions of new homes. But these shouldn’t add to Canada’s emissions..
Rather than using polluting oil/gas furnaces, new homes must come with clean heating systems like electric heat pumps⚡️
Our open letter to the Feds: stand.earth/press-releas...
Rather than using polluting oil/gas furnaces, new homes must come with clean heating systems like electric heat pumps⚡️
Our open letter to the Feds: stand.earth/press-releas...
Builders, business leaders, and environmental groups demand that homes built by new government agency must be green - Stand.earth
An open letter sent to the Housing Ministry offers input into the design of a new agency, which plans to build millions of new homes.
stand.earth
August 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s fantastic that the federal gov’t will build millions of new homes. But these shouldn’t add to Canada’s emissions..
Rather than using polluting oil/gas furnaces, new homes must come with clean heating systems like electric heat pumps⚡️
Our open letter to the Feds: stand.earth/press-releas...
Rather than using polluting oil/gas furnaces, new homes must come with clean heating systems like electric heat pumps⚡️
Our open letter to the Feds: stand.earth/press-releas...
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New piece: We might not have fascism in Canada, but our response to U.S. threats has been to double down on colonialism + xenophobia. Power is centralizing to expedite extraction and we must fight in broad coalitions to win. Elbows up against the oligarchy!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canada said it would stand up to Trump. Instead, it’s taking cues from him | Shiri Pasternak and Dayna Nadine Scott
Federal and provincial governments are ‘flooding the zone’ with damaging corporate giveaways under the guise of resistance
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New piece: We might not have fascism in Canada, but our response to U.S. threats has been to double down on colonialism + xenophobia. Power is centralizing to expedite extraction and we must fight in broad coalitions to win. Elbows up against the oligarchy!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🚫 The Senate is fast-tracking Bill C-5—shortening their review & effectively shutting people out of decisions that affect them.
Bill C-5 jeopardizes democratic process, environmental protections, and Indigenous rights. The Senate must send it back to the drawing board.
shorturl.at/nXN1u
Bill C-5 jeopardizes democratic process, environmental protections, and Indigenous rights. The Senate must send it back to the drawing board.
shorturl.at/nXN1u
Climate Action Network Canada calls on Senate to send Bill C-5 back to the drawing board - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
The Senate is abdicating their vital role as the chamber of sober second thought by shortening the review process. Hearings of Bill C-5 start this week.
shorturl.at
June 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚫 The Senate is fast-tracking Bill C-5—shortening their review & effectively shutting people out of decisions that affect them.
Bill C-5 jeopardizes democratic process, environmental protections, and Indigenous rights. The Senate must send it back to the drawing board.
shorturl.at/nXN1u
Bill C-5 jeopardizes democratic process, environmental protections, and Indigenous rights. The Senate must send it back to the drawing board.
shorturl.at/nXN1u
On the consensus of the federal gov & most provinces to build new pipelines to strengthen the economy:
“Nobody dares to spoil this sudden feel-good vibe by even hinting at how badly we’re failing on the climate front. Such talk has effectively been banished.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“Nobody dares to spoil this sudden feel-good vibe by even hinting at how badly we’re failing on the climate front. Such talk has effectively been banished.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Linda McQuaig: As climate induced hell-fires rage across the country, Canada looks to build pipelines — in the name of national unity
Even as the hell-fires rage, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes, the media barely mentions climate change, presumably due to fear of being accused of destroying the new-found
www.thestar.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
On the consensus of the federal gov & most provinces to build new pipelines to strengthen the economy:
“Nobody dares to spoil this sudden feel-good vibe by even hinting at how badly we’re failing on the climate front. Such talk has effectively been banished.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“Nobody dares to spoil this sudden feel-good vibe by even hinting at how badly we’re failing on the climate front. Such talk has effectively been banished.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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“This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either. If the province doesn’t want to take climate action, it should get out of the way of municipalities that do.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
June 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either. If the province doesn’t want to take climate action, it should get out of the way of municipalities that do.”
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
My quote in this important piece on Ontario's "housing" Bill 17, being rammed through without debate today..
“This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
“This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
Ford government moves to override cities on green building standards
The Ford government is rushing to pass legislation that would strip cities of one of their most effective tools to confront climate threats: green building standards.
www.nationalobserver.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My quote in this important piece on Ontario's "housing" Bill 17, being rammed through without debate today..
“This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
“This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
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As parents, grandparents, and caregivers, we're appalled by #Bill5, aka “the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act.”
We call on everyone - even those not in ON - to voice their opposition through the public hearing process. Deadline: May 26!
More info: www.forourkids.ca/it_s_not_too...
We call on everyone - even those not in ON - to voice their opposition through the public hearing process. Deadline: May 26!
More info: www.forourkids.ca/it_s_not_too...
May 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
As parents, grandparents, and caregivers, we're appalled by #Bill5, aka “the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act.”
We call on everyone - even those not in ON - to voice their opposition through the public hearing process. Deadline: May 26!
More info: www.forourkids.ca/it_s_not_too...
We call on everyone - even those not in ON - to voice their opposition through the public hearing process. Deadline: May 26!
More info: www.forourkids.ca/it_s_not_too...
Ontario's Bill 17 throws cities under the bus in favour of big developers and fossil fuel giant Enbridge Gas.
Sound familiar?
We need to fight back against the constant attacks on communities. Tell Ford and his ministers to BACK OFF: safecities.earth/Bill17
#onpoli
Sound familiar?
We need to fight back against the constant attacks on communities. Tell Ford and his ministers to BACK OFF: safecities.earth/Bill17
#onpoli
Municipal climate plans under threat by new Ontario housing bill, critics say
TORONTO - A major piece of Toronto's climate plan appears to be in the Ontario government's crosshairs, critics warn, as the province advances a bill that could strip municipalities of
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
May 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ontario's Bill 17 throws cities under the bus in favour of big developers and fossil fuel giant Enbridge Gas.
Sound familiar?
We need to fight back against the constant attacks on communities. Tell Ford and his ministers to BACK OFF: safecities.earth/Bill17
#onpoli
Sound familiar?
We need to fight back against the constant attacks on communities. Tell Ford and his ministers to BACK OFF: safecities.earth/Bill17
#onpoli
My statement on Ontario's new omnibus Housing Bill which threatens local climate policies:
"This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli #climate
stand.earth/press-releas...
"This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli #climate
stand.earth/press-releas...
Stand.earth on Ontario’s Bill 17: “a giant gift to big developers and Enbridge Gas” - Stand.earth
The Ontario Government introduced legislation, Bill 17, risking jeopardizing municipal green building rules commonly referred to as Green Development Standards.
stand.earth
May 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My statement on Ontario's new omnibus Housing Bill which threatens local climate policies:
"This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli #climate
stand.earth/press-releas...
"This bill looks like it was written by developers and fossil fuel executives. Our homes and communities shouldn’t be dictated by either."
#onpoli #climate
stand.earth/press-releas...
"The Ford government’s latest bid to jump-start housing construction appears to threaten Toronto’s 15-year-old “green standard,” which limits the GHG emissions new buildings can emit and ensures those homes are resilient to flash flooding"
We need to push back.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
We need to push back.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
Why the Ford government’s housing changes could doom a big part of Toronto’s green plans
Premier Doug Ford's government unveiled major changes Monday aimed at jumpstarting housing construction, including a provision some worry could threaten Toronto's ability to impose environmental build...
www.thestar.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"The Ford government’s latest bid to jump-start housing construction appears to threaten Toronto’s 15-year-old “green standard,” which limits the GHG emissions new buildings can emit and ensures those homes are resilient to flash flooding"
We need to push back.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
We need to push back.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
Reposted by Lana Goldberg
"Our politicians and media operate in a mutually reinforcing echo chamber of what “matters,” with voters who are rightly alarmed about climate sidelined" @sethdklein.bsky.social & @jvipondmd.bsky.social in @edmontonjournal.com edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #cdnpoli
Opinion: Deafening silence on climate this election
Climate has fallen off the electorate’s radar, now ranking sixth in a list of priority issues in a recent poll.
edmontonjournal.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Our politicians and media operate in a mutually reinforcing echo chamber of what “matters,” with voters who are rightly alarmed about climate sidelined" @sethdklein.bsky.social & @jvipondmd.bsky.social in @edmontonjournal.com edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #cdnpoli
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Canada has fallen far off-pace in the international #solarpower race, with a scant 1.3% of the country’s electricity production flowing from PV plants last year, far below other markets in the global north. But all is not lost.
•Get the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/11/a...
•Get the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/11/a...
Global solar boom leaving Canada in the shade — but federal shift could change sector fortunes
Only 1.3 per cent of the country’s electricity came from photovoltaic projects last year, despite it having “all the building blocks” to be a northern solar superpower. That’s a big opportunity for th...
www.nationalobserver.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Canada has fallen far off-pace in the international #solarpower race, with a scant 1.3% of the country’s electricity production flowing from PV plants last year, far below other markets in the global north. But all is not lost.
•Get the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/11/a...
•Get the full story: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/11/a...
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🏗️ A bold electrification plan could cut emissions, boost resilience & modernize Canada’s economy—no new megadams or expanded nuclear needed. More analysis from the Climate Dollars project from Corporate Knights (@green-economy.bsky.social):
Energy Transition Can Modernize Canada's Economy
An energy transition could transform and modernize Canada's economy, according to new analysis from Corporate Knights' Climate Dollars project.
www.theenergymix.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🏗️ A bold electrification plan could cut emissions, boost resilience & modernize Canada’s economy—no new megadams or expanded nuclear needed. More analysis from the Climate Dollars project from Corporate Knights (@green-economy.bsky.social):
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Thanks to @desmog.bsky.social's Mitch Anderson for this piece with my recommendations for how to apply wartime-scale lessons to the crises of today 👇
April 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks to @desmog.bsky.social's Mitch Anderson for this piece with my recommendations for how to apply wartime-scale lessons to the crises of today 👇
Check out my radio interview about the federal election and federal climate policies - where they're at and where they should be going
Full interview at Green Majority Radio: www.greenmajority.ca/the-podcast/...
(Starts at 25min)
#election2025 #climate #greentransition #canpoli
Full interview at Green Majority Radio: www.greenmajority.ca/the-podcast/...
(Starts at 25min)
#election2025 #climate #greentransition #canpoli
April 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Check out my radio interview about the federal election and federal climate policies - where they're at and where they should be going
Full interview at Green Majority Radio: www.greenmajority.ca/the-podcast/...
(Starts at 25min)
#election2025 #climate #greentransition #canpoli
Full interview at Green Majority Radio: www.greenmajority.ca/the-podcast/...
(Starts at 25min)
#election2025 #climate #greentransition #canpoli