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
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350 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.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How global temperatures have changed since 1880 – video
Once again, indisputable proof of climate change! via The GuardianUK and YouTube: 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record, new figures show. This animation displays a progression of changing global surface temperatures anomalies from 1880 to 2012. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower than
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada can learn from Norway’s management of oil wealth: Study
by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Jan 17, 2013: OTTAWA—A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives compares the Canada and Alberta experience to that of Norway, another major petroleum producing and exporting country, and finds they have taken very different paths and with very different outcomes.
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Marc’s Enbridge Testimony
Testimony to the Joint Review Panel on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project By Marc Lee, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives January 16, 2013 My name is Marc Lee, and I have served as an economist for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives for more than 14 years. Most recently I
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Records Upon Records
In 2011 the United States set a record for record-breaking weather-related events. Record rainfall, record snowfall, record temperatures, record FEMA-declared natural disasters, record wildfires, and record drought. There were 3,251 records smashed in all, itself an all time record. And then came 2012. Last year there were 3,527 monthly records
Continue reading350 or bust: Can You Hear It?
The climate alarm is sounding more loudly than ever in these early days of 2013. Climate change, we are finding out, isn’t something for our children and grandchildren and the global poor to wrestle with, we are staring it in the face right now where ever you live on this
Continue readingBoreal Citizen: Book Review: Too Much Magic
While I enjoy reading the works of James Howard Kunstler, I’m always hesitant to talk or write about them. His low-tech vision of the future seems too far out there…his predictions too cynical, his outlook too pessimistic. And then a news story will grab my attention and make me wonder
Continue readingImpolitical: Worthwhile American initiative
Oh look, another dire warning in a government climate change report, you say. Well, yes and not all government reports are created equal. In the Green blog of the New York Times last night, the new draft National Climate Assessment of the U.S. government is noted. Released on Friday, it
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: World Economic Forum Releases Top Risks List
The World Economic Forum is fearful of an imminent risk of major systemic economic failure. “…high in the rankings of nail-biting concerns were also risks related to climate change, both rising greenhouse gas emissions and the failure of governments and businesses to mitigate or adapt to these changes. “At the
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: What’s next for BC’s carbon tax?
An oped of mine was published by the Vancouver Sun today: What’s next for BC’s carbon tax? Marc Lee Climate change forced its way onto the political agenda in 2012, as Hurricane Sandy ripped through the northeast United Stages just days before the election. And while action remains frustratingly slow,
Continue reading350 or bust: TED Talk Tuesday
Fascinating! Imagine you’re a shipwrecked sailor adrift in the enormous Pacific. You can choose one of three directions and save yourself and your shipmates — but each choice comes with a fearful consequence too. How do you choose? In telling the story of the whaleship Essex, novelist Karen Thompson Walker
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: CTV: Toronto sets warm weather record, Manitoba digs out from storm
CTV: Toronto sets warm weather record, Manitoba digs out from storm : This weekend, Toronto and other areas of southern Ontario set all-time high records for temperatures in January. In response, short-sighted morons express glee about spring-like weather when it is supposed to be winter. They spout idiotic slogans like:
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