As one of the side events here at COP-15 CNN is hosting what they’re calling a You Tube debate. It will be starting momentarily and I will be liveblogging it then.Alright, massive problems with live blogging on the BB so here it is with edits all in on…
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Live From the Bella Center
Well after yesterdays disaster I lined up before 5, making me 4th in line for when registration opened at 8. I’m now in and registered despite the messed up pass system. Because the UN registered 40,000 delegates and only have capacity for 15,000 for t…
Continue readingA Failure in Organisation
Well besides negotiations breaking down at COP-15 so did the registration process for acredited delegates. Registration opened this morning at 8am, I was there at 7:30, there were probably already a couple thousand people ahead of me so I assumed this …
Continue readingLive From Copenhagen
Well I’ve arrived in Copenhagen for the second week of the UN Climate Change Conference. I will be doing my best to liveblog as much as possible, and I will also be tweeting regularly from my phone. You can find me on twitter at http://twitter.com/view…
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 readingCanada Guaranteed to be the Problem in Copenhagen
Just as the UN Climate Change Conference kicking off today in Copenhagen Harper gave a speech this morning where he stated that we need to be putting economic recovery before addressing climate change. You can bet that this will be his excuse for holdi…
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: See, we are not the only environmental pariahs
Seattle – November 30, 1999. What a time to remember. Thousands of activists taking it to the streets. Anarchists in turtle uniforms. That great symbol of American decadence – Starbucks – with its smashed windows. All in the fight against closed door meeting deciding our economic futures. Apparently certain groups
Continue readingPop The Stack: Out with the Guns, In with the Green
I’ve been putting off this article for a week or so, and its been piling up links, so here’s some unsolicited advice from me to the leaders of her majesty’s loyal opposition, both Mr. Ignatieff and Mr. Layton. Start opposing with something Canadians actually want, not what the media punditocrocy and ‘common wisdom’ tell you. […]
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…
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