Christiana Figueres: The Climate Risk Reward Ratio has Changed
The architect of the Paris Agreement, Christiana Figueres, is optimistic about the future of the planet and she sees the technology sector key in moving our economy to a carbon…
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Canada and Global Fishing Watch Trying to Save the Oceans
21 May 2019; Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist, National Geographic, left, with, Andrew Sharpless, CEO, Oceanaon centre and Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary, Government of Canada, on Planet : Tech Stage…
The State of Energy in Africa
A panel at Collision Conference today looked at the state of the energy grid in Africa. The panellists are involved in bringing sustainable energy solutions to the continent in various…
London’s Congestion Pricing Works
Back in 2003 London rolled out its congestion pricing to reduce traffic going into the city and provide more funding for transit solutions. The results have been predictable insofar that…
The Faces of the Global Climate Strike Movement
Climate change can’t be ignored anymore. Every year we see an increase in deaths directly related to climate change from flooding to heat waves. Young people are inheriting a planet…
Iceland Recovering from Deforestation
Long ago, when the vikings first arrived in Iceland the land was forested. Something between 25-40% of the country was covered by trees and humans slowly cut down the trees…
How to Resist Surveillance Capitalism
Surveillance capitalism is a truly 21st century innovation which is having a major impact on society. Policies around data protection and privacy aren’t strong enough yet and trade deals don’t…
A High Minimum Wage is Good for Everybody
Raising the minimum wage helps you no matter how much you earn. The next time the debate about whether or not your region of the world should raise wages you…
How one Political Party Mocked Pro Global Warming Government
The current “conservative” government in Ontario hates the environment so much that they keep producing policies to increase Canada’s carbon output. Indeed, they’ve made it mandatory for gas stations to…
Worried About Mass Extinction? Kill Your Lawn
A UN report released today reveals that 1 million species a threatened with extinction thanks to human actions (as in YOU!). The most effective thing we can do is vote…
Plant Blindness and You
Can you tell the difference between a big leaf maple and a Japanese maple tree? If not, then you may suffer from plant blindness. Hopefully you can tell them apart…
May Day: When Rules Don’t Apply
Unions have got a bad reputation in North America for reasons I don’t understand. Counterintuitively, large corporations have convinced millions of workers that their jobs are negatively impacted by workers…
1.2 Trillion Trees can Balance a Decade of CO2 Emissions
The anti-conservation “conservative” Ontario government recently announced they cancelled a program that helped plant 28 million trees. The goal of that program was to plant 50 million trees to reduce…
Play the Trolley Problem in Dr. Trolley’s Problem
Long time readers of Things Are Good will know that I like philosophy and moral actions. In fact I like that stuff so much I made a game about it…
The UN Cares About Your Local Housing Crisis
Without a doubt a global housing crisis is hurting all of us. In the majority world basic housing needs aren’t being met while in the richer minority world owning a…
Get Off the Internet and Onto Your Life
Stop reading this post and get out outside. I mean it, put down your mobile or walk away from your computer. The weather isn’t good? Doesn’t matter. Go, get away…
Learning Junk Food Marketing Manipulates, Teens Consume Less
Healthy eating can be a challenge when millions of dollars are spent everyday trying to convince us to eat junk food. It turns out that telling the truth to teens…
Yellowknife Twitter Bot Spreads Global Warming Knowledge
Yesterday in Yellowknife, the temperature was 7 °C warmer than the historic average.warmer/colder/total days : 57/42/105#ClimateChangeRightNow #ClimateAction — YK Climate Watch (@ykclimatewatch) April 15, 2019 Climate change is occurring at…
British Columbia’s Carbon Pricing Works Well
British Columbia shows carbon pricing works while another province looks uselessly backwards. The regressive and antidemocratic Ontario “conservative” government is set to sue the Canadian government for protecting the environment.…
New York Banning Plastic Bags
Everyone knows the harm plastics are bringing to the world, especially to marine animals and waterways. In an effort to reduce the harm done by plastics New York state is…