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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, […]

GLOBAL – The 2026 Banking on Climate Chaos report, published today, reveals that Canadian banks stand out as playing an outsized role in financing fossil fuel expansion. Financing for oil and gas developers among five Canadian banks—Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Toronto-Dominion Bank, CIBC and BMO—increased by over 27% in 2025, up to nearly $70 […]

TORONTO | Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples – Canada’s new artificial intelligence strategy announced today fails to address the harm to communities and local environmental impacts associated with rapid data centre expansion. The announcement comes while communities across the country are strongly […]

Executive Summary Recent announcements by the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources and the B.C. Premier have heavily overhyped a preliminary agreement between the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project and Germany’s state-owned energy firm, SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe). While framed politically as a major breakthrough for Canadian energy exports, a deeper look reveals that this […]

səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) territories (VANCOUVER, B.C.) – In response to Canada Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson’s expected announcement on Wednesday of a new LNG offtake agreement from Germany for the Ksi Lisims LNG project, Stand.earth Climate Finance Director Richard Brooks issued the following statement: “Although this project has been on the books for […]