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By Amy Gray, Associate Climate Finance Director, Stand.earth   In 2022, more than a thousand Google employees signed a letter telling their own company something uncomfortable: the 401(k) plan wasn’t climate safe. Google’s default retirement option, the Vanguard Target Date Retirement Fund series, didn’t factor climate risk into its holdings at all. Workers organized. Google added […]

səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories (VANCOUVER, B.C.) Commenting on German government-owned Uniper signing a 2032 supply agreement with yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims LNG, Richard Brooks, Climate Finance Director with Stand.earth said: “This is a major step backwards for climate action by both the German and Canadian governments who have pulled out all the […]

Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) –  As the Tilbury LNG expansion public period ends today, over 690 comments have come through the webform, outpacing the previous comment period’s 272 entries. The total number of comments is expected to grow as more are trickling through the BC EAO’s filter. Commenters articulated concerns; including air pollution […]

Here at Stand.earth, we are working toward a climate-safe, fossil-free future in which governments affirm the dignity of all — because we’ve held them accountable. Corporations sell products made exclusively from responsible sources, and with renewable energy — because the collective pressure we’ve exerted makes it impossible not to. Energy grids around the world provide […]

Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) –  The B.C. government’s announcement Friday morning of plans to proceed with the controversial Tilbury LNG expansion project is in direct opposition to the best interests of coastal communities and vulnerable species of wildlife, as well as a violation of the will of the public — even as a […]

Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ Nations | VANCOUVER, B.C. — New optical gas imaging (OGI) shows FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG is releasing unmonitored and uncontrolled amounts of harmful uncombusted and partially combusted pollutants, as part of the facility’s current operations. At this very moment, expansion plans for the facility, located in Metro Vancouver […]

A shorter version of this OpEd appeared in The Hill Times July 20th, 2026 The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has a clear mandate: to invest in projects that drive economic growth, support Canada’s low-carbon transition, and foster genuine economic reconciliation. When functioning at its best, the CIB is a catalyst for public good – a […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Chochenyo and Karkin Ohlone Lands)—Microsoft’s latest sustainability report paints a picture of climate progress while omitting one of the company’s biggest climate liabilities: a massive deployment of fossil fuel-powered infrastructure to power its growing AI and data center empire. A new Stand.earth-commissioned analysis finds Microsoft makes no mention of three planned fossil gas power plants, totaling 4.75 […]

Key Findings: Microsoft’s new report does not mention its fossil gas plant megaprojects. The three upcoming fossil fuelled power stations will more than double the company’s emissions. Microsoft’s real emissions have already grown by 80% since 2020, due largely to emissions intensive infrastructure for new data centres and connections to the grid. Microsoft’s power consumption […]

Dear UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, We write as representatives of civil society, labour rights, environment and climate justice organizations across global fashion supply chains, to formally request the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action to incorporate a fair and just energy transition consistent with human rights for the fashion sector into its […]

OTTAWA (TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE) – Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Alberta Premier Danielle Smith today to announce the Alberta government pipeline proposal to the federal government’s Major Projects Office for a million-barrel-a-day crude oil pipeline to British Columbia’s south coast. “The Trans Mountain expansion experience has proven that pipelines – […]

Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) – Activists from Frack Free BC, Stand.earth, and Wilderness Committee have peacefully unfurled a 6m x 6m banner which reads “DEFEAT LNG: RESIST CARNEY’S PIPELINES” at Creekside Park by the Science World soccer ball. Speaking at the banner drop, Stand.earth Oil and Gas Campaign Director Sven Biggs, said: “As […]

Whether we are campaigning for change from governments or major corporations, one piece of our theory of change remains constant — ensuring accountability through people power. Since our founding, Stand.earth has been organizing and supporting frontline leadership and grassroots actions that have moved governments and some of the world’s largest brands to make more responsible […]

Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) – Peoples’ ability to officially interrogate  the controversial Tilbury LNG expansion will begin tomorrow, 25 June 2026, online. It is an opportunity for those with internet access who are concerned about the deadly impact on fragile wildlife to speak out against a project that will fuel even more tankers […]

At Stand.earth, we have long held a deep commitment to mindfulness practices as an integral part of our efforts to create an equitable, inclusive, effective, and impactful workplace. Our organization has run a mindfulness training program since 2010, and we continue to invest in deepening our culture of mindful leadership with dedicated trainings and regular […]

At Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference, attendees were greeted by something a little bit out of the ordinary this year. Instead of the typical corporate-approved fanfare folks may have expected, developers were met with three 8×8 foot murals handcrafted by local artists, a 30×100 foot airplane banner, and official looking literature highlighting the dark underbelly […]

By Amy Gray, Associate Climate Finance Director, Stand.earth   The average American has $6,000 invested in fossil fuels through their 401(k), often without knowing it. Last week, that fact got more complicated. On June 12, 2026, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs sent a formal letter to ten of Canada’s largest […]

Near Smithers, British Columbia (Wet’suwet’en territory) — Hereditary Chiefs of the Gidimt’en and Likhts’amisyu clans of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, together with the President of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), sent a formal notice today to ten of Canada’s largest public pension funds and Export Development Canada (EDC), warning them against purchasing a […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Lululemon, a leading global performance apparel, footwear, and accessories company, announced today its investment in a new renewable energy fund, which the company claims will meet 100% of its electricity demand in China with new, renewable electricity generation by 2030.. This represents a significant step toward meeting its previously announced commitment to 50% renewable electricity across […]

Virginia, the world’s largest data center market, is home to more than 150 hyperscale data centers —  more than 35% of all hyperscale data centers worldwide. The state is also home to hundreds of smaller data centers with many more in various planning and construction stages. These facilities bring local tax revenue and economic benefits, […]