A new International Energy Agency report states that the idea of “peak oil” (that the world is essentially running out of oi supplies) is false. The IEA claims that, there are in fact plenty of fossil fuels reserves remaining in the Earth but that only one-third of them can be burned if we are to […]
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earthgauge: Earthgauge Radio November 9, 2012: Elizabeth May, Obama re-election and Hurricane Sandy
On Earthgauge Radio this week, we take a look back at the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, consider the environmental implications of President Obama’s re-election in the U.S. and catch up with the leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May. Click the audio player above or right click here to download. We’ve been trying […]
earthgauge: Arctic “death spiral” leaves climate scientists shocked and worried
A truly disturbing article (yet again!) this morning from the Vancouver Observer. Here are some of the words climate scientists have been using recently to describe the recent, unprecedented decline in Arctic sea ice witnessed this past summer: “unprecedented”, “amazing”, “extreme”, “hard to exaggerate”, “incredibly fast”, “death spiral” and “heading
Continue readingearthgauge: Earthgauge Radio November 1, 2012: PowerShift 2012 featuring Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben
Download: earthgauge-podcast-nov-1-2012.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we’ll be featuring a wrap-up of the recent PowerShift 2012 conference, which took place over the past weekend in Ottawa and Gatineau. I have two special features on today’s show from PowerShift 2012: Bill McKibben‘s keynote address Media panel Q&A with Naomi Klein Click
Continue readingearthgauge: Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio: PowerShift 2012! Featuring Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben
Happy Halloween! On Earthgauge Radio this week, a huge youth conference climate conference took place in Ottawa and Gatineau this past weekend called PowerShift 2012. This was an historic gathering of over 1500 young people from across the country intended to strengthen the movement for climate and environmental justice. PowerShift
Continue readingearthgauge: Hurricane Sandy Speaks: Don’t Curse Me, I Have Been Pumped Full of Fossil-fuel Steroids
Sea water floods Ground Zero, Monday in New York Great article by Stephen Leahy written from the perspective of Hurricane Sandy, which is currently wreaking havoc across the northeast coast of North America. Here’s an excerpt: “There are estimates that I might cause $20 billion in damages in the US
Continue readingearthgauge: Earthgauge Radio October 18 2012: James Kunstler (part 2) and The Climate Reality Project
Download: earthgauge-podcast-oct-18-2012.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we continue our discussion on the limitations of technology in solving environmental problems and we learn about Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. I have two interviews on the program today: Novelist and critic James Howard Kunstler talks about his latest book ‘Too Much
Continue readingearthgauge: Arctic Methane Leak Possibly Accelerating Climate Change
We hear an awful lot these days about how burning fossil fuels is emitting massive quantities of carbon dioxide and consequently warming our planet. But CO2 isn’t the only greenhouse gas: methane traps heat too, and it’s a lot more powerful, molecule for molecule, than carbon dioxide. Well, it turns
Continue readingearthgauge: Great Barrier Reef Has Seen Major Decline In Past 3 Decades
New research is showing that Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s largest, is in steep decline, with half of the reef vanishing in the past 27 years. And the culprit? You guessed it. It seems our unending addiction to burning carbon is playing a big role. There
Continue readingearthgauge: Earthgauge Radio October 4 2012: James Kunstler, Fast for Climate Justice and the new “Passive House” in Wakefield
Download: earthgauge-podcast-oct4-2012.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we ‘re talking about techno-optimism, fasting for climate justice and energy efficient buildings. I have 3 interviews for you on today’s show: Novelist and critic James Howard Kunstler talks about his latest book ‘Too Much Magic’ in which he argues that our faith
Continue readingearthgauge: Climate Change Deaths Could Total 100 Million By 2030 If World Fails To Act
More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 per cent of gross domestic product by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said on Wednesday. As global average temperatures rise due to greenhouse gas
Continue readingearthgauge: Earthgauge Radio September 27, 2012: Disappearing Arctic sea ice and Ottawa’s Environment Committee Chair Maria McRae
Download: earthgauge-podcast-sept27-2012.mp3 On this week’s edition of Earthgauge Radio, we’re talking about the astonishing summer melt of Arctic sea ice and we check in with the Chair of the City of Ottawa Environment Committee. I have 3 interviews on today’s show: Peter Wadhams, professor of Ocean Physics and Head of
Continue readingearthgauge: Total Energy warns against oil drilling in Arctic
The Financial Post is reporting that the chief executive of Total SA, Christophe de Margerie, has said energy companies should not drill for crude in Arctic waters, marking the first time an oil major has publicly spoken out against offshore oil exploration in the region. According to a 2008 study
Continue readingearthgauge: Arctic expert predicts final collapse of sea ice within four years
Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University has predicted the final collapse of Arctic sea ice in summer months within four years. I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Wadhams, who is one of the world’s leading sea ice experts, at the International Polar Year Summit in Montreal back in April.
Continue readingearthgauge: Earthgauge Radio September 20, 2012: National Organic Week, Fast for Climate Justice, and the impacts of Ottawa’s summer drought
Download: earthgauge-podcast-sept20-2012.mp3 Lots happening these days on the environmental front in Ottawa and beyond so on Earthgauge Radio this week, I have 3 interviews for you: Stephanie Lane of Canadian Organic Growers (Ottawa chapter) tells us about Canada’s National Organic Week (Sept 22-29) David Koch gives us his report on
Continue readingearthgauge: Climate Change: Coral Reefs Expected To Suffer Greatly, Study Finds
Did you know that coral reefs are home to fully 25% of the world’s marine life? Me neither. This latest report on the state of the world’s coral reefs would have been bad enough in its own right. Seems, once again, that climate change is a major culprit. Here’s an
Continue readingearthgauge: Globe Records Fourth Warmest August Ever as Arctic Ice Melts Rapidly
And so it continues… From Andrew Freedman at Climate Central: “August was the fourth warmest such month on record worldwide, marking the 330th straight month with a global temperature above the 20th century average, according to a report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In other
Continue readingearthgauge: Earthgauge Radio September 13, 2012: From the frontlines of the Northern Gateway pipeline struggle
Download: earthgauge-podcast-sept13-2012-northerngateway.mp3 I’m excited to be back at CKCU to kick off the second season of Earthgauge Radio! On this the September 13 edition of the program, we hear a couple of interviews live from the frontlines of the Northern Gateway pipeline struggle in B.C. On the show today: Art Sterritt –
Continue readingearthgauge: Why can’t weather reporters say the words “climate change” when they talk about extreme weather?
Check out this video satire of network television, its lack of coverage of climate change, and a weather person who says enough is enough. Featuring Kai Nagata, former writer-in-residence of The Tyee.
Continue readingearthgauge: Climate Change News: Arctic summer sea ice decline seems irreversible
“Scientists say this year’s record declines in Arctic sea ice extent and volume are powerful evidence that the giant cap of ice at the top of the planet is on a trajectory to largely disappear in summer within a decade or two, with profound global consequences. “This extreme melting offers
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