This is the second video produced by our frenetic little team at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (Toronto Chapter) about why the Conservatives paying $1.4 billion dollars to the oil, gas and coal companies is just absurd. Please call the Finance Minister,…
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openalex: Cities, Green Development, & Politics: Passing the Buck or Jumpstarting Change?
I’ve been meaning to write about Steve Cohen (director of Columbia Universty’s Earth Institute) Valentine’s Day piece in the Huffington Post since it came out on Monday. It’s an interesting juxtaposition of the savage grilling that Climate and Sustaina…
Continue readingopenalex: Sustainable Systems as if People Mattered – WEBCAST
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) is hosting a fascinating sounding lecture next week called “Sustainable Systems as if People Mattered.” Not in Vancouver? No worries the full proceedings will be webcast here. The full details are …
Continue readingopenalex: The Big Picture Approach to Cities and Climate Change
It was former London Mayor Ken Livingstone who started the ball rolling in 2007 when he announced that “Urban areas are responsible for over 75 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, so the battle to prevent catastrophic climate change will be won or …
Continue readingopenalex: Canadian Cities Begin to Assess Climate Risks
Writing for The Montreal Gazette this weekend, William Marsden had an excellent front page article on the challenge that Canadian cities face to adapt to climate change. All I can say is that its about time! In the early days, discussions about c…
Continue readingLate Friday Night Ode To … Right Wingers And Climate Change
Item 1 (emphasis added):Climate change: Rising waters threaten North Carolina
The sea that sculpted North Carolina’s coast, from its arc of barrier islands to the vast, nurturing sounds, is reshaping it once again.
Water is rising three times faster …
Continue readingPollution/Environment: Harper & Co. Talking The Talk …
… but still not walking the walk. Nothing new here, eh?
Well folks – here’s one more note added in proof (emphasis added):
Canada oil sands: Pollution monitoring is censured
A scientific panel has found Canada has "no system" for monitoring how Alberta’s oil sands projects may be polluting local waterways.
Academic reports found that extraction plants were sending toxins such as mercury a…
Continue readingmisery loves company?
the smoke has followed us to Ft. St. James…we are running out of places to run to.
“Hell is truth seen too late –
duty neglected in its season” Tryon Edwards
(American Theologian, 1809-1894)
I read a post on facebook that I thought …
Continue readingRun Salmon Run
The 610-kilometre Skeena River is one of the world’s longest undammed rivers, and is the second longest river in British Columbia. Unlike the Fraser, the Skeena has been spared widespread industrial development, and a large portion of the Skeena w…
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: Shout out to the Saudi Arabian delegation
Hey guys, when you start allowing the women of your country to drive, then you can share your opinions with the rest of the world on global warming.Until then, just shut it.
Continue readingPreparing to Disappoint the World
With less than a month to go before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen the Harper government is already preparing to be a major roadblock for consensus on a world plan to deal with climate change. Refusing to do anything unless the developi…
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Climate Change – Blog Action Day 2009
It’s long past the time for action on Climate Change so I decided to focus on a group that is doing something real to make a difference. Black Rock Solar developed from the Green Man theme at Burning Man 2007. Tom Price then the Green Man manager charg…
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Climate Change – Blog Action Day 2009
It’s long past the time for action on Climate Change so I decided to focus on a group that is doing something real to make a difference. Black Rock Solar developed from the Green Man theme at Burning Man 2007. Tom Price then the Green Man manager charged with greening
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Climate Change – Blog Action Day 2009
It’s long past the time for action on Climate Change so I decided to focus on a group that is doing something real to make a difference. Black Rock Solar developed from the Green Man theme at Burning Man 2007. Tom Price then the Green Man manager charged with greening
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