That is, if you have a fundamentalist cast of mind like Pastor Matthew Hagee, who says this whole climate change thing is ordained by God, and to pay no attention to those environmentalists trying to tempt you from the true path. Perhaps the good pastor should bone up on his
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Politics and its Discontents: Putting The Climate-Change ‘Debate’ Into Perspective
I think John Oliver does this rather effectively: And on a more sobering note, you might like to gnaw on this ominous nugget. Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: White House climate report is clear: Global warming is here
Because we enjoy relatively pure air, clean water and healthy food systems, Canadians sometimes take the environment for granted. Many scarcely blink if oil from a pipeline spills into a river, a forest is cleared for tar sands operations or agricultural land is fracked for gas. If Arctic ice melts
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Mound Of Sound Guest Post: The Relentless Growth of CO2
I put this item together a while ago but I was reminded of it today while reading a report from the WMO, the World Meteorological Organization, that April will go in the books as the first month in which atmospheric CO2 topped 400 ppm throughout the northern hemisphere. Not just
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday At The Movies
Very funny ad by Belgian Bus Company De Lijn on why we should all take public transportation more often.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Poll: Albertans clearly support stronger rules for industrial greenhouse gas emissions
by: Pembina Institute | Press Release | May 23, 2014 EDMONTON — New poll results show that 76 per cent of Albertans support the Government of Alberta requiring stronger greenhouse gas performance regulations for industrial facilities. Federal and provincial greenhouse gas regulations for the oil and gas sector have long been in the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Made In Canada Scam
The Harper Conservative party promised a Made in Canada plan to address climate change, in response to backing out of Kyoto. That plan never came, which was no surprise to people paying attention to their true agenda of high pollution at the expense of our health and climate. “Stephen Harper
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Linda McQuaig writes that while the Cons don’t want to bother listening to the public about much of anything, they’ll always make time for a disgraced former advisor lobbying on behalf of oil barons: In…new RCMP allegations,… [Bruce] Carson was working for the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Prognosis: Grim
Kevin Farmer, the lead letter-writer in today’s Star, captures nicely, I think, the irrational nature of humanity that does not bode well for our collective future: Re: Antarctic melt greatest in 1,000 years, May 16 As humanity continues to avoid meaningful action on climate change, an unavoidable future of climate
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Should Chevron pay for the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic?
Thursday, May 22, 2014 The Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic – a direct result of climate change – has cost British Columbia billions in lost timber value alone – a reality that has influenced the public consciousness of British Columbians about the cost of climate change. Public awareness that climate change
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Christy Clark: BC LNG “The Cleanest Fossil Fuel on the Planet”…Really?
In the keynote address kicking of her government’s second major conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG), BC Premier Christy Clark billed the resource as nothing short of “the cleanest fossil fuel on the planet.” Clark touted LNG as a “generational opportunity” for the province’s economy, before a sold-out crowd at the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Is El Niño Set To Return?
Although he is taking a hiatus from his blog, The Mound of Sound is keeping very active in his research and studies. Those who read him regularly know of his ongoing deep concern with our terrible and heedless treatment of the world and its resources, pursuing lifestyles that cannot be
Continue reading350 or bust: Pope Francis: If We Destroy Creation, It Will Destroy Us
Pope Francis made the biblical case for tackling climate change on Wednesday, calling on Christians to become “Custodians of Creation” and issuing a dire warning about the potentially catastrophic effects of global climate change. Speaking to a massive crowd in Rome, the Pope delivered a short address in which he
Continue readingLeDaro: Climate change may bury the Famous landmarks in U.S
Climate change is real. Governments and public needs to pay more attention to the global warming and catastrophe in the making. Please watch the video here
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jared Bernstein discusses how fair and progressive taxes on the rich are a necessary element of any effort to improve the lot of the poor: The rising tide of inequality does more than create great economic distance between income classes. It also produces
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Climate Change – Bill Moyers and David Suzuki
Why is it that we bow down before the market? It is not a fundamental force of nature, yet we in society are instructed to think of it as such. Filed under: Politics, Science Tagged: Bill Moyers, Climate Change, David Suzuki, Economics
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Denmark and Germany Show Us How Easy It Is
Seeking some climate justice and labour justice? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s how Denmark and Germany are showing us that it isn’t brain surgery. Why re-invent the wheel; just steal ideas from people who already get it. Simple! Denmark Someone once told me that Starbucks stores in Safeway
Continue readingGoing … going … gone … Western Antarctic ice sheet slips into the sea
It seems the planet is running out of ice. The latest news on that front came with two reports last week that said the Western Antarctic ice sheet is collapsing. The loss of the entire ice sheet could eventually cause a sea level rise of up to 4 metres. Studies
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