At a convention full of nerds, a new mom got up and asked supreme galactic ruler of geeks and former “Star Trek: The Next Generation” cast member Wil Wheaton to offer her infant daughter some advice. He obliged in a most awesome way.
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The Canadian Progressive: The tragedy of Canada’s environmental denial
Ray Grigg, a weekly environmental columnist and author of seven internationally published books on Oriental philosophy, discusses the “tragedy” of Canada’s environmental denial. The post The tragedy of Canada’s environmental denial appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Ice Crisis at the Poles: Ice, Ice, Baby
What continent is this, anyway? And why does it matter? The arctic ice cap will be fully melting in the next few summers, likely. There is a lake on top of the ice at the North Pole. Santa is getting worried. “On August 26, 2012, the Arctic sea ice extent
Continue reading350 or bust: Shift Happens
* Here in Northern Ontario our lovely boreal summer is in full swing. The blueberries are starting to ripen, the ethereal call of the loons drifts up to our windows at night, and the zucchini are plentiful. This summer in my community we are lucky to be growing some “really
Continue readingLeDaro: Erratic weather: Thunder, lightning and heavy rain
We have been having a lot of lightening and rain. It is unusual. Looks like another indication of climate change.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Obama Teases on Keystone XL, But Continues to Dodge Climate Peril
President Obama acknowledges that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline’s ability to create jobs is exaggerated, but won’t publicly acknowledge the pipeline’s climate impact. The post Obama Teases on Keystone XL, But Continues to Dodge Climate Peril appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue reading350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Before you were conceived I wanted you Before you were born I loved you Before you were here an hour I would die for you This is the miracle of life. ~Maureen Hawkins Happy Birthday Emma!
Continue readingPostArctica: Arctic sea ice time bomb ticking: the bang’s gonna be huge
by Gareth on July 24, 2013 Reading this press release about a new paper in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology spoiled my day. It might not be obvious to a casual reader just glancing through the morning news — but a couple of paragraphs leapt out at me: Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Is It Really That Hard to Imagine Cities Without Cars?
A blissful infographic of imaginative paradigm mechanics! Probably. That’s why really creative paradigm mechanics are thinking outside the box-y sedans to figure out how we could reorient cities and movement in cities with a changed premise: no cars. Imagine how much parking space we’d free up for human pursuits? Imagine
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: What Conservatives Should Ask About The Economy
If civilization’s value could be summed up in Trillions of dollars, how many would it be? Is $60 Trillion everything we know? Let’s assume it’s $100 Trillion for fun. If $60T damage is inflicted on everything which is $100T, can the remaining $40T of production recover? How long would it
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: The absurdity and injustice of now
I’m back from a short sabbatical, grateful for some time outside of my daily work and home life, feeling all big picture. But as I settle back into work, I feel like I’m seated in a Theatre of the Absurd play. My news feeds are pulling up astonishing things. Exhibit one:
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Climate Change Poll
The Disaffected Lib continues to do stellar work on the climate change file. Visiting his site will arm anyone interested with some solid information about what is, in my view, the most dire threat facing humanity today. Yet I can’t escape the dispiriting conviction that despite such invaluable efforts and
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Europe’s New Climate – Deluge
Ah, southern Germany in May. When I heard a buddy was going back to his parents’ homeland for an aunt’s 80th birthday, I told him of the glories of the south in May, especially the spargel season. It’s a white asparagus grown throughout Bavaria and elsewhere that, when fresh, is
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Hyper Earth is Awesome
Join me in being mesmerized by the high tech modeling of the earth now possible with current super computers and satellite data. Filed under: Science Tagged: Climate Change, Climate Modelling, Earth, Science, Super Computers
Continue reading350 or bust: The Crisis In Our Bodies Is The Crisis In Our World
Poet, writer, and activist Eve Ensler’s passionate TED talk entitled “Suddenly, my body”. Breathtaking. *
Continue readingPostArctica: The Great Arctic Flush
The Great Arctic Flush By Paul Beckwith A massive cyclone is forecast to develop in the Arctic, as shown on the image below, from the Naval Research Laboratory. Within 2 weeks the Arctic Ocean will be completely transformed. The cyclone that appears 6 days out on both the US and
Continue reading400 ppm
Of all the events that occurred during my blogging hiatus, the one that struck me as the most significant, even including the massive flooding of my hometown, was the Earth experiencing for the first time in millions of years an atmosphere containing 400 ppm carbon dioxide, as measured at the
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