The Artists Behind the People’s Climate March
48 hours before the People’s Climate March, DeSmogBlog ventured out to Brooklyn to see the preparation for what would become the largest climate march in history. (Check out some photos…
2014
Report: Renewables Break into Mainstream Energy Market
Renewable energy and other low-carbon technologies are now a successful mainstream business with investors spending $207 USD billion in the sector last year, according to a report released Monday by…
Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets of New York City
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Read Lisa W. Foderaro’s comprehensive New York Times report that saw 100,000 demonstrators that hit the streets of New York city calling for action on ‘Climate Change.’…
Senate Republicans Go All In On Keystone XL
Six years have passed since TransCanada originally sought a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, and Republicans in Washington have not given up fighting for the project. In spite of…
The Forgotten Gulag
In the introduction to Anne Applebaum’s Pulitzer-prize-winning book, Gulag: A History, she ponders why the “crimes of Stalin do not inspire the same visceral reaction to the crimes of Hitler.”…
Tainted reminds us why we should never forget Canada’s greatest public health disaster
It’s been more than two years since we said goodbye to the staff and donors of Canadian Blood Services’ Thunder Bay plasma collection centre. October 30 we will be returning…
Race and transit
Interesting. Hopefully nobody says any of this, you know, out loud anywhere in Toronto. “In short, the community got the burdens, but not the benefits, of all that investment. This…
What’s the rush, Saskatoon?
I guess the idea is because the city administration has failed to negotiate a contract, then City Council should just implement the pension changes by fiat.Yeah, that’ll calm things down.Saskatoon’s…
NB election: on the one hand, and on the other
On the one hand, it’s Forum. You know, as in, Forum. On the other hand, there was this. Many of you said I was worrying too much. Sure hope you’re…
In Photos: Record-Breaking Crowd of 400K Marches For Climate Justice in New York
More than 400,000 people took to the streets to have their voices heard at the People’s Climate March yesterday in New York City. The record-breaking crowd took up 27 blocks…
John Tory’s Pride comments show his thinking hasn’t evolved much since 2007 religious schools debacle
This Inside Toronto article today by Dave Nickle nicely sums up many reasons why I’m growing more disappointed with John Tory’s mayoral campaign. I have previously been quite open to…
Hat-tip to cousin Dawn Danko running for School Board Trustee in Hamilton Ward 7
I don’t delve a lot into municipal politics, and I wouldn’t usually have a reason to delve into school board trustee politics (except perhaps watching with interest as Michael Ford,…
Feminism is not “man hating”
This is so important.
Ontario and Ottawa face off over fate of Rouge Park lands
A STANDOFF IS BREWING east of Toronto in the Rouge Valley between Queen’s Park and the federal government over the proposed Rouge National Urban Park. Ontario Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid…
Cheshire Claim: Rupert Darwall Copies Satellite CO2 Nonsense From Murry Salby
The world of climate dismissives often could be Wonderland, although with multiple Mad Hatters. Both have characters who can believe six impossible things before breakfast. Many wrong climate claims seem…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, September 22, 2014
Your news links for today: RCMP using new measures to stop ‘high-risk travellers’ – The Globe and Mail Privacy watchdog investigating RCMP data collection – Toronto Star Julian Assange says…
Word On The Street – Chantal Hebert and Tim Harper
Although it started out quite ominously with heavy downpours, yesterday turned out to be a good day. As the clouds cleared, we hopped on the GO bus to attend Toronto’s…