Actually, the number may be closer to 1,200 new coal-fueled electricity plants about three-quarters of them planned for China and India.Coal plants are the most polluting of all power stations and the World Resources Institute (WRI) identified 1,200 c…
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The Disaffected Lib: Why the Fear?
Why do the Liberals and NDP still act as though there was something remotely controversial about anthropogenic global warming or the threat to our society from growing inequality of incomes, wealth and opportunity?These are two enormous threats to the …
Continue reading350 or bust: Listening to Nature’s Operating Instructions: Chef Dan Barber
For TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, Chef Dan Barber tells an eloquent and surprising parable of foie gras. “The most ecological choice for food is also the most ethical choice for food whether we’re talking about brussel sprouts or foie gras…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: World Bank – Says What Everybody Knows, We’re in Trouble
A World Bank report released today warns the world is heading for 4C of warming this century and that means trouble for everybody but especially if you’re one of the nobodies from the poorest and most vulnerable countries.There it is, the whole report …
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday At The Movies
Who knew that airline safety instructions could be so much fun? Check out this Air New Zealand clip that’s gone viral: * *Thanks to my brother Jon for passing this one along.*
Continue reading350 or bust: Al Gore Riffs On Climate Reality
If you missed Climate Reality’s recent 24 hour marathon focused on the link between dirty weather and dirty energy, here’s one of the videos, a fun “symphony of science” auto-tuned compilation featuring Al Gore and climate sci…
Continue readingClimate predictions are getting better … and hotter
Arguably, the biggest winner on election night in the U.S. wasn’t Barack Obama, but the nerdy Nate Silver. Silver is of course the statistician who fed reams of polling data into his laptop and correctly predicted how every state voted, including the tie in Florida that eventually flipped to Obama.
Continue reading350 or bust: Energygate: James Delingpole and The Tory plot against renewable energy in the UK?
Reblogged from Watching the Deniers: This will be worth watching, Greenpeace reports: Our undercover investigation has revealed a militant group of Conservative MPs trying to strangle investment in clean, renewable energy. Right now plans are being d…
Continue reading350 or bust: Naomi Klein: Do The Math, The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Destroying Our Future
Naomi Klein was out in the shattered neighbourhood of Rockaway Park Queens last weekend, participating in the Occupy relief efforts there. In this interview she underscores the importance of both increasing local resilience as a response to our changin…
Continue reading350 or bust: Obama Belatedly Calls For A National Conversation on Climate Action
In a rather lukewarm* way, at his post-election press conference today, President Obama responds to reporters questions about Hurricane Sandy and the need to take action on climate change. His lack of passion and commitment on this issue is disappointi…
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Eventually people will have to get it through their heads that…
Eventually people will have to get it through their heads that cleaner alternative energy isn’t just for tree-hugging hippies. Eventually these energy sources — along with energy conservation, reducing/re-using other products, and population redu…
Continue readingImpolitical: An answer to the carbon tax rhetoric
Postmedia’s Mike De Souza uploaded this Environment Canada presentation on to Scribd and it is getting a fair amount of attention. Notably, it includes some information on the dollar costs of climate change in Canada over the last decade or so. If you …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Naomi Klein comments on how disaster capitalists have tried to turn Hurricane Sandy into a quick buck, while pointing out that there’s a far more rational public policy response available:The prize for s…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: New Jersey’s Dilemma
New Jersey seaside property owners face a dilemma – to rebuild or simply walk away. Faced with increasing sea level rise and predictions of more, potentially destructive storms in the near future, the vaunted Jersey Shore may have turned in…
Continue reading350 or bust: To Remember Is To Work For Peace
Today is Remembrance Day in Canada, which marks the armistice that ended World War I, which came into effect at 11:00 a.m. on November 11th, 1918. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause in memory of the thousan…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: America’s Top Scientists Warn America’s Top Generals
America’s top scientific research group, the National Research Council, has warned that nation’s military and intelligence agencies that global warming will be placing new strains on the way they operate around the world.”The National Research Council,…
Continue reading350 or bust: Fossil Fuel Industry’s Bottom Line Will Destroy Our Climate: Do The Math
Wednesday night was one to remember. After a scramble to get my passport renewed (I only noticed last week it had expired over the summer), my husband and I traveled by ferry from Victoria British Columbia to take in the first night of Bill McKibben…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Great, Wrong Again.. or, Surprise, Sandy Has Sisters!
The U.S. National Centre for Atmospheric Research reports they, and the larger scientific community, got it wrong. Once again they erred on the conservative side resulting in unduly optimistic projections.Now, NCAR warns, we’re in for highe…
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: False Flags and Vapour Trails: Reflections on Conspiracy Theory
Yesterday, I attended a talk here in Vancouver by author and activist Yves Engler, promoting his latest book The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy. While the talk was very informative, most of the entertainment came during the question-and-answer session … Continue reading →
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