The climate emergency has hit even the affluent nations hard but that doesn’t compare to what has befallen the ultimate victims of two centuries of industrialization, the Third World. The…
When we think of the climate breakdown it’s usually in the context of what the media covers. The Fraser Valley floods are one example. The highways that were swept away…
She’s pro-Trump. She’s anti-McConnell. And she’s hoping to bump off incumbent Lisa Murkowski in the primaries for the Republican senate nomination for Alaska. She is Kelly Tshibaka (not sure if…
Relaxed cats.
The Proud Boys, America’s would-be Brown Shirts, are taking a page out of resistance movements’ play book. Today the D.C. Attorney-General filed a civil lawsuit against the Proud Boys and…
They heard the tornado sirens. They wanted to leave. They were told they would be fired if they didn’t stay put. Several lost their lives. As a catastrophic tornado approached…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – John Paul Tasker reports on Dr. Theresa Tam’s warning that cases of the Omicron COVID variant are set to escalate rapidly. Blake…
It was the year when a small Siberian town far within the Arctic Circle registered 100 F. Change is coming fast to both Arctic and Antarctic, change that already alters…
Two studies out of Australia explore the link between climate change and carbon levels in soil. As a rule, the darker the soil, the more carbon it contains, the more…
Climate change is apparently much too touchy a subject for it to be considered by the United Nations Security Council. Putting that on the shoulders of the very people who…
The New York Times has a new project that tracks climate change impacts that are already manifesting in 193 nations, every country on Earth. It’s called Postcards from a World…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Umair Haque reminds us that the COVID pandemic is far from over, while Julie Bosman, Amy Harmon and Albert Sun discuss the escalating…
Seriously, do you ever give a moment’s thought about the plight of the ultra-rich? Having all that money can grow burdensome. You can only stuff so many mattresses before you…
To my surprise, Bill C4 made it through parliament in record time. Personally, I think this is a good thing. However, I also know that Social Conservatives and Gender Critical…
I’m poring over papers and studies dealing with the thorny issue of growth in an already overgrown world. A few days ago I did a post about a recent study…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ben Cohen writes about the expert consensus on the need for booster shots and public health measures to slow the spread of…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Bruce Arthur warns that the worst of the COVID pandemic may be just around the corner as the far more transmissible Omicron variant…
There’ll be more severe weather events, they said. There’ll be more hurricanes, they said. There’ll be more tornadoes, they said. There’ll be more drought, they said. There’ll be more flooding,…
She may be battered and bloody but the Coquihalla highway, the main connector that links the Lower Mainland with the rest of British Columbia, may soon be back in business,…
Dallerium feat. Olive – How Do I Sleep Now
