Denying climate change, Joe Ingrham and Bernard Schutz write, is a dangerous delusion. But it is understandable — because it’s hard to accurately predict the effects of climate change: What is confusing to some, however, and allows others to claim that global warming is just nature’s way or is divinely
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wall Was/Is Wrong About Coal In China
“China will increase their coal use by 19% over 5 years.” “Vietnam, India and many others Asian nations are ramping up coal to give more of their people electricity. The U.S. is now signalling a return to coal.” -Brad Wall 17 November 2016 · 132,442 views “Canada only accounts for
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: We’ll Always Have Paris
That prediction/lie didn’t work out too well. On Wednesday, Todd D. Stern, the United States special envoy for climate change, who was in Beijing for talks, said that some Chinese officials had expressed concern about whether President Obama’s successor would ensure that the United States was committed to the global
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Speaking The Truth
CBC and other media need to recognize the following as true if we’re going to advance as a society. It’s likely to make them, and you, uncomfortable. Growth isn’t automatic and easy. – Canada has committed genocide against First Nations people. I wrote for @washingtonpost about the failure of the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Europe Calling, Justin. You Might Want to Take This. No? Okay.
The EU elections showed that voters are abandoning old school politics and the same old, same old. Small wonder. Right wing populists appear to be the big winners but also rising is the Green Party. People are worried. They can see what’s coming. They can feel what has already arrived.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Louisiana Wakes Up, Looks Around and Cries, "We’re Screwed."
One of the most backward, impoverished states of the entire UuuuNited States of ‘Merica has figured out it’s, well, it’s screwed. The epiphany came in the form of a roadmap to sea level rise, storm surge, coastal and lowland inundation just released by the state government entitled “Our Land and Water”
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Winds Of Change
In Britain, the winds of change are blowing. Climate change has become am urgent issue. John Vidal writes: The last few months have seen the debate shift. Put it down to David Attenborough’s documentary, 1.5 million children on school strike, the charisma of Greta Thunberg, or sheer frustration with the
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Thinking Of Our Children and Grandchildren
David Leonhardt writes, in this morning’s New York Times, that the number one story of the year has been climate change. It’s been a year where the evidence of climate change has been everywhere: I’ll start with the alarming parts of the story. The past year is on pace to be
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: How Are We Doing?
This is the summer climate change got real for lots of people. Simon Lewis writes in The Guardian: This is the summer when, for many, climate change got real. The future looks fiery and dangerous. Hot on the heels of Trump, fake news and the parlous state of the Brexit negotiations,
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Faster Than We Thought
The planet is warming much faster than we thought. Dahr Jamail writes: The reality of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption (ACD) continues to outstrip our ability to model worst-case scenarios, as it is happening so much faster than was ever anticipated. Sixty-three percent of all human-generated carbon emissions have been produced in
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Naomi Klein Wins 2016 Sydney Peace Prize
Canadian social activist, journalist and award-winning author of numerous bestsellers, Naomi Klein, is the the winner of the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize.
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The Canadian Progressive: David Suzuki: Is the climate crisis creating a global consciousness shift?
Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki urges us to resist the “fossil fuel industry’s massive PR machine”, enlighten climate deniers, and continue to defend the climate. The post David Suzuki: Is the climate crisis creating a global consciousness shift? appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Elizabeth May: Join Me On Global People’s Climate March 2014
The leader of the Green Party of Canada explains why she’s participating in the 2014 People’s Climate March, and why you must join her in New York City The post Elizabeth May: Join Me On Global People’s Climate March 2014 appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The climate movement returns to the international stage
With three major international climate change-focused meetings on the horizon, the climate movement returns to the international stage, argues Jim Shultz, the founder and executive director of The Democracy Center in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The post The climate movement returns to the international stage appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External-Naomi Kline
Naomi Kline once again shares her eloquence and understanding of the challenges facing us on what is the threatened condition of ‘Planet Earth’ The climate crisis has such bad timing, confronting it not only requires a new economy but a new way of thinking. “If the ideas that rule our
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Fracking in Canada: Why the Council of Canadians’ new “Fracktivist’s Toolkit” matters
by: Obert Madondo In this age of the Harper Conservatives and a rampaging fossil fuel industry, Canadian anti-fracking activism requires more than a sense of environmental and social justice. It requires a toolkit of knowledge about what’s happening and how to effectively respond at the local, national and global level. The
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: HISTORY: #ForwardOnClimate Rally in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17
What: The largest Climate RALLY in U.S. history. When: February 17, 2013, Noon – 4:00 p.m. (please arrive by 11:30 a.m.) Where: The National Mall in Washington, D.C. Who: Organizations leading and supporting rally Resources: 1. Speakers, Map, Weather, Transportation, Other Info; 2. Livestream From D.C.; 3. Press Inquiries; 4. Tar Sands; 5. Solidarity Rallies; 6. FAQ;
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Sierra Club Greets President Obama In Atlanta With Climate Message
By Sierra Club | Feb. 14, 2013: ATLANTA, GA – As President Obama visits Decatur today, members of the Georgia Beyond Coal Campaign will rally around the downtown Decatur MARTA station to call on the president to protect future generations by addressing climate disruption with bold executive action to hold fossil fuel
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Keystone XL pipeline: Leaders in historical act of civil disobedience in front of White House
48 environmental, civil rights, and community leaders engage in historic act of civil disobedience to stop Keystone XL pipeline. Julian Bond, Bill McKibben, Michael Brune, and others arrested in front of White House in call for action on climate. By Sierra Club | Feb. 13, 2013: WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, 48 environmental,
Continue readingChris Tindal: A climate negotiator’s tearful plea
The world’s most poor and vulnerable nations experience climate change as a present reality, while we tend to talk about it as a future abstraction. They’re already suffering, but can’t do much about it. We could do something about it, but we’re not yet suffering. I became aware of that
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