Earth Overshoot Day 2017
Think of it as an environmental equivalent of the “nuclear clock.” Earth Overshoot Day marks the date each year on which we, mankind, have squeezed more from nature than our…
The Mound of Sound
Says Canada’s Top Bitumen Booster
It’s good to know that all the bullshit isn’t coming from Donald Trump. Trudeau, Canada’s prime bitumen booster, knows how to lay it on pretty thick – and with a…
The Guardian Wants a Travel Ban to Keep Britain Safe – from Trump
In today’s editorial, The Guardian is calling on prime minister Theresa May to rescind her state visit invitation to Donald Trump. Mrs May had no good answer when asked whether…
Don’t Pay Any Attention to "Ol’ Dummy" Just Because He’s President
Just how screwed up is the Trump White House? The morning brief from Foreign Policy illustrates the nightmarish environment that the adults in the Trump administration have to contend with…
The Emperor May Have No Clothes But Going Along Can Go a Long Way.
Aviation Week is not a magazine you would think of as anti-establishment – except, perhaps, when it comes to Donald Trump. The table of contents of the May 18th edition…
How Oxfam Saw the G7 Leaders
This photo is worth a thousand words.
Trump Puts Trudeau Under Scrutiny
Yesterday Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate accord. It was a symbolic gesture but one that may have real consequences for the global consensus on fighting…
200 Kms Down, 13 Kms to Go.
In Canada we’re used to icebergs calved off Arctic ice sheets, especially the Greenland Ice Sheet. They’re seen migrating past Newfoundland every year and have a certain reputation for sinking…
What Trump Actually Did Yesterday
As I inelegantly stated in my previous post, Donald Trump tore a hole in the global consensus yesterday when he pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord.…
If He’ll Desert the Fight Against Climate Change, Why Would We Count on Him When It Comes to NATO?
The world received an unwelcome but important message yesterday. Don’t rely on the United States of America when the chips are down. That post-war trans-Atlantic consensus that has served Europe…
A Bit of Advice for Trump from Vincente Fox
Former Mexican presidente, Vincente Fox, has put together a helpful message to America’s presidente, Donald J. Trump.
It’s Official. Trump Nixes Paris Climate Accord.
Everybody was right. Trump has decided the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord. “In order to fulfill my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens, the…
Maybe George Bush Was Onto Something
Remember how, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, then president George w. Bush told the world that, in the fight against…
Hey Trump. They’re Taking the Piss Out of You.
There was quite a giggle when the Great Orange Bloat joined Egyptian thug, Fattah el Sisi and Saudi king Salman to place their hands on the magical glowing orb. Today…
What? It’s Not Our Coast?
Them’s fighting words, Rachel. According to the Alberta premier, we’re just people who happen to live on the Pacific coast, nothing more. That still gives Alberta some overarching right to…
A Deal for British Columbians
It’s a sad reality that, when deals are made between politicians, they have to be viewed from the context of what each side gets out of it. Partisan advantage often…
They’re Calling It "The GreenDP" and Predicting It’ll Be Good News for Education in B.C.
From the National Observer I learned of the name, GreenDP, the next government of British Columbia forged out of an accommodation of the small but grossly under-represented Green Party and…
America’s Undeclared Civil Wars
Is America in a state of undeclared civil war? Maybe more than one? An article from The New Republic suggests that Trump’s conservative backers see the president as their commander…
Showdown at the OK Corral
The soon-to-be former premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark, is not going to go gracefully. Clark has announced she intends to stay on as premier because, after all, elections are…
When Does a Carbon Tax Work?
When it comes to carbon taxes, it’s all about pricing. The purpose of the tax is to discourage consumption of fossil fuels thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It seems to…