* Paul Beckwith is a part-time professor and PhD student of abrupt climate change in the Department of Geography at the University of Ottawa. He recently wrote this paragraph in response to a shift of 40 degrees Celsius in two days in Ottawa: Not a typical January in Ottawa. 10
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The Disaffected Lib: Harper’s Priorities for 2103 – Environment Missing, Believed Dead
Steve Harper’s priorities for 2013, announced in a “rousing” speech to his caucus, are families, safety, pride and financial security. “Hear me on this, my friends,” the prime minister told fellow MPs. “For you, for me, for all of us – the economy remains job one.” “This spring, we must
Continue readingWalking Turcot Yards: Home
This is where we come from and what we are doing. It’s not nice, it is mindboggingly stupid. Maybe it all just boils down to brain chemistry, one insanely little microscopic flaw that prevents us from really seeing anything at all…
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: Wonder why it’s been so cold recently when the climate is supposed to be warming?
Ottawa and other cities in eastern Canada have been experiencing abnormally cold temperatures this past week. Last Wednesday was the coldest day in 8 years dropping down to a downright bone-chilling -30 degrees C. Meanwhile Britain is suffering through some of it’s worst winter snow storms in years. How can
Continue readingTrashy's World: Friday miscellany…
… colder than Vic Toews at a homeless shelter edition. Robbie’s Follies… Will he stay or will he go? We’ll know this morning. ================================================================================== As I am apt to do once in a while, I lamented the absence of a party leader, outside the GPO, with the balls to start
Continue reading350 or bust: Chief Spence Ends Her Hunger Strike, But The Struggle Continues
* Chief Theresa Spence has ended her hunger strike today. Here is the press release issued by her and her supporters: * Daniel Wilson reflects on the legacy of Chief Spence’s hunger strike today on Rabble.ca: We can help give success a chance, as Chief Spence and Elder Robinson are
Continue readingthe reeves report: Ontario Forests Will Be Net Carbon Source Until 2040
Ontario Forest in Spring. (Flickr image by jd_09) Ontario’s Crown forests are expected to remain a net source of carbon emissions for the next three decades, according to the latest forestry report from the Ministry of Natural Resources. The latest State of Ontario’s Forests report released January 3 – the third issued by the
Continue readingImpolitical: A blog post that fits the icy weather
News from Greenland from the past day: “Ice core drill gives insight into climate future.” An international study into the Greenland ice core is helping scientists predict what a future warmed planet would look like. Meanwhile, in Canada, the government has put our collection of ice cores at risk. These
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Vast majority of countries moving to address climate change – but not Canada
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 The Canadian government likes to excuse its slow action on climate change by suggesting that Canada needs to wait for other countries to act. However, when elected representatives from around the world gathered in London last week to discuss how laws can help fight climate change,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Climate Change Is Here
Do you know those coal plants powering Saskatchewan? What if they became legislatively ‘stranded’. How would that hurt the pocketbook, eh? Would SaskPower’s claim that they are looking out for ratepayers by continuing to kill people with coal, look a little more stupid if the billions of ours that they
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: They Call It "The Point of No Return" Study
Greenpeace has come up with a roster of planned oil, gas and coal projects that it calls “carbon bombs.” Prepared by the consultancy firm EcoFys, the study lists 14-major projects that will increase global greenhouse gas emissions by a civilization-wrecking 20%. That’s where the “point of no return” part comes
Continue reading350 or bust: Oil & Gas Consultant: “No Healthy Community On the Planet Would Allow Hydraulic Fracking”
“No healthy community on this planet would allow hydraulic fracturing.” – Jessica Ernst Jessica Ernst is a scientist who has worked in the oil and gas industry. She discovered first hand the consequences of hydraulic fracturing in her town of Rosebud, Alberta, Canada. This interview was conducted while Ms. Ernst
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: President Barack Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Address: VIDEO
Barack Obama took the ceremonial oath of office on Monday for his second term as President of the Unites States. Throughout his historic Inaugural Address, Obama repudiated the right-wing agenda. He urged Americans to cooperate on immigration reform, poverty, climate change, gay rights, economic inequality & other progressive issues. To emphasize this call collective action,
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: President Barack Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Address: Full Text
Barack Obama took the ceremonial oath of office on Monday for his second term as President of the Unites States. Throughout his historic Inaugural Address, Obama repudiated the right-wing agenda. He urged Americans to cooperate on immigration reform, climate change, gay rights, economic inequality & other progressive issues. To emphasize this call collective action, Obama
Continue reading350 or bust: The Happiness Game
“The essence of the philosophy of Gross National Happiness is the peace and happiness of our people and the security and sovereignity of our nation” The Centre For Bhutan Studies, http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com There’s not much good news for a climate activist these days, other than the awakening of indigenous people around
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: GHG Cap & Trade
This is a guest blog post written by Whitehorse-based economist, Luigi Zanasi. Please feel free to comment. Also, please note that this was written before Marc’s blog post of Jan. 14 re: BC’s carbon tax. – Towards a fair cap & trade system for GHG emissions In the last two
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: How do you beat high gas prices?
I have never owned one of your quaint “internal combustion engine” vehicles, so I have not had to worry about the high price of gas, but I have been getting nailed on the cost of most foods appropriate for the … Continue reading →
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday At The Movies
Need a smile? A program on Spanish radio organized a small flashmob to perform and sing The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” for one of the unemployment offices in Madrid.
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