Arctic Sea Ice Death Spiral Visible From Space
Holy sh*t – if this video doesn’t alarm the heck out of you, you don’t have a pulse! New findings on the state of the Arctic sea ice, resulting from…
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Saturday At The Movies
This video cleverly poses the question “If your friends acted like your pets, would you still want them around?”
A Fork In the Road
“Transition to a post-fossil fuel world of clean energies will not occur as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy. Fossil fuels are cheap only because they are subsidized…
IdleNoMore Idles On
The mainstream media speculates that IdleNoMore, the movement for indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice that swept across Canada in recent months has petered out. The Harper Conservatives in Ottawa desperately…
If You Wait Until You’re Dead Certain About Grave Danger, You’re Already Dead
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, and here’s a great presentation by Rear Admiral David Titley from the U.S. Navy on why he changed from being a climate skeptic to…
40,000 Strong at the Biggest Climate Rally the U.S. Has Ever Seen
Reblogged from Utopian Dreaming: Yesterday, Feb 17th, the largest climate protest in U.S. history descended upon Washington, D.C. An estimated 40,000 people gathered at Washington Monument and marched on the…
Climate Emergency: Arctic Sea Ice Bombshell
* As Joe Romm at ThinkProgress points out, this should be the story of the week/year/decade: Now the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the UK’s primary agency for funding and…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
We act not because it’s easy, but because it’s right. Thousands of people are gathering in Washington DC today to send a message to President Obama that clean air, clean…
President Obama’s SOTU Sends Message To Canada: Act On Climate Change Or Get Left Behind
The times, they are a-changin’! Not only did President Obama speak clearly about the need to act on climate change in his State of the Union address earlier this week,…
How Republicans (& Canadian Conservatives) Can Answer Obama’s Challenge To ‘Reduce The Threat Of Climate Change’
Today’s blog post is courtesy of Citizens Climate Lobby: In his State of the Union address, the President said, ‘If Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations , I…
Mr. President, Please Don’t Overlook Climate Change
A message from an Oklahoma farmer for President Barack Obama, as he prepares to deliver his State of the Union address tonight:
Dramatic Increase In Arctic Methane Release Requires Dramatic Increase In Political Will To Address Climate Crisis
* All eyes in the climate change community are going to be on President Obama tonight as he delivers his State of the Union address, which outlines his administration’s vision…
Getting Serious About Climate Change, Like Our Lives Depended On It
* Happy Friday! Those of you in eastern and central North America who are getting blasted by a winter storm, stay warm and off the roads! If you are warm…
Canadian Democracy on Decline, While Renewable Energy Surges In Other Countries
I’m on the road this week doing several climate change presentations to various Catholic organizations and churches, so I have very little time to spend on the computer. Here’s a…
Idle No More: A Response By People Who Feel Like Hostages In Their Own Country
If you’re looking for some more information on the IdleNoMore campaign, MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) gives a good summary in this video. He is discussing the NDP Opposition Day…
What The Hell Are We Thinking?
This articulate teenager, presenting recently at the hearings of the Northern Gateway Review Panel, asks all of us a question we need to ponder in our hearts: * What will…