Einstein versus Trudeau
The worst part of listening to politicians discuss climate change is the ‘listening to politicians’ part. No matter how you slice and dice it, you’re usually left with a political…
The Mound of Sound
When Do You Imagine We’ll Change? What is the Public’s "Tipping Point"?
How bad will it have to get before the public demands real action on climate change? Real action. The sort that not only slashes greenhouse gas emissions to near zero…
The Green Catalyst
Nothing motivates today’s political caste quite as well as fear – fear of their own future. The old status quo has shifted when partisan interests clash with the public or…
"Normal Politics Has Failed Us"
Farhana Yamin has spent the last 30 years of her life as an environmental lawyer. She’s now joined the Extinction Rebellion. Yamin says we, ordinary people, have to stop relying…
Two Hours a Week
Researchers in Britain suspect that two hours a week spent in nature produces big improvement in health and well-being. The physical and mental health benefits of time spent in parks,…
Washington’s Coastal First Nations Call on Trudeau to Scrap Trans-Mountain Pipeline
Four coastal First Nations from Washington State are asking Justin Trudeau to protect the Salish Sea, that is to cancel the Trans-Mountain pipeline. The Tulalip, Lummi, Swinomish and Suquamish nations,…
Me, Coming To the Defence of Dame Cathy
I’ve been an outspoken critic of Trudeau environment minister, Cathy McKenna. She and her government have consistently failed Canada and the Canadian people on protecting the environment and tackling climate…
Time to Throw In the Towel?
Apparently Jean Chretien thinks it might be time for Canada to cry ‘uncle.’ Jean Chrétien is floating the idea of having Canada’s Justice Minister exercise his legal authority to stop…
Alberta’s Eternal Shame
I always get the giggles when one sanctimonious Alberta premier after another berates other provinces for thwarting their insane designs to flood the world with high carbon, high cost, low…
Canada’s 21st Century Dixie
“History does not repeat itself but it rhymes.” It’s a line often attributed to Mark Twain. No matter, it passes the test of time. It feels like we’re in one…
A Quick Laugh
Spotted this on Facebook. Science and Religion are very compatible. For example, you need science to make a bomb but you need a religious person to carry it into a…
One More Reason I Don’t Trust Trudeau
I was really shocked three years ago to learn that the federal government’s environment ministry had approved Corexit for use as an oil dispersant in the case of a major…
UK Back on Track for "No Deal" Brexit
The motion was supposed to prevent a “no deal” Brexit. 298 MPs voted for it, 11 short of the 309 who voted to defeat it. The door is now wide…
When You Need a Pierre But All You’ve Got Is a Justin.
I knew trouble was brewing early in 2016. Straight from their triumphant stroll onto the floor of the Paris climate summit the previous December, the freshly minted environment minister, Dame…
A Country Can’t Be Held Together by Giving In to Threats and Blackmail.
Six premiers. The usual suspects – Kenney, Moe, Pallister and Ford with New Brunswick’s Higgs and the NYT’s McLeod in tow. They mustered up their collective courage to put their…
They’re Called "Knock-On" Effects
It’s a matter of one thing that triggers another or a whole chain of things that cause other changes. Here’s an example. This year, America’s Gulf Coast is expecting a…
The Kids Are Most Definitely Not Alright
Thank your lucky stars you don’t have to live with climate change the way the young do. They look and they see what’s coming and they know they’ll be right…
You Can’t Say Canada Isn’t Trying
With the clock ticking down on climate catastrophe, word is the global energy industry’s emissions are rising at the fastest rate in a decade. Burn baby, burn. The main cause…
Don’t Worry, Mike. They’ll Move All Right. They Surely Will.
Trump’s secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is a bright guy. First in his class at West Point, JD from Harvard Law School. At times, however, Pompeo can sound downright dumb.…
Pricing Carbon
The giant re-insurer, Munich Re, wants carbon pricing to increase – massively. The Liberal government is running into stiff resistance to its $25/tonne carbon tax. Munich Re argues the tax…