So Many Lives Needlessly Lost
Yesterday I lost a brother to cancer. I thought he was the cat with nine lives. Once he “died” of heart failure and even though the car he was in…
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The More the Merrier – A World Overflowing
By 2100, India is expected to be the most populous country, predicted population 1.09 billion, down from today’s 1.38 billion. Current leader, China, at 1.4 billion is expected to contract…
Musical interlude
Vök – Running Wild
There’s a new term for it, "Vapor Storms."
Scientific American has a new term for it, “vapor storms.” The summer of 2021 was a glaring example of what disruptive weather will look like in a warming world. In…
Review: The Dawning of the Apocalypse
Historical scholarship. A sweeping history of the long sixteenth century, from the first voyage of Columbus in 1492 to the establishment of the first permanent English-speaking settlement in
Review: The Dawning of the Apocalypse
Historical scholarship. A sweeping history of the long sixteenth century, from the first voyage of Columbus in 1492 to the establishment of the first permanent English-speaking settlement in North
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sara Birlios examines the grim state of Saskatchewan – including the numerous areas where Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party are consciously choosing…
Forget Trudeau’s Greenwashing. Deeds, Not Words.
The Dauphin has his fanboys swooning over his choice of a climate activist, Steven Guilbeault, as environment minister. Is Mr. Guilbeault the real deal or just window dressing for a…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Bruce Arthur calls out Doug Ford for choosing (like other conservative premiers) to prioritize the “freedom” of uninformed anti-vaxxers to endanger everybody…
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t. Andrew Weaver’s Truth.
When it comes to the climate emergency and greenhouse gas emissions, truth can be hard to find. U. Vic. climate scientist and former head of the B.C. Green Party, Andrew…
Hey, Isn’t This the Same Guy Who Sold Us Into Neoliberal Servitude?
It’s easy to remember Brian Mulroney for his environmentalism, his principled stand against Apartheid South Africa, the fight against acid rain and restoring the ozone layer. That has to be…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Yasmine Ghania interviews Nazeem Muhajarine about the Saskatchewan Party’s choice to produce misleadingly low COVID-19 case numbers by stifling testing. And Kelly Provost…
Damn, There’s an Idea! Why Didn’t We Think of That?
You might remember when Sammy Yatim was put to death on a Toronto streetcar by a gun happy cop, James Forcillo. Even though Yatim was alone, isolated on the streetcar…
Chomsky – It’s Time the Vaccine Hesitant Cleared Out.
Noam Chomsky has had it with the anti-vax crowd. It’s time for them to clear out. MIT professor emeritus and political activist Noam Chomsky said he believes that while unvaccinated…
So Many "Firsts"
The climate crisis has brought us a number of “firsts” and it’s just getting started. We’ve seen wildfires that create their own weather. How about “firenadoes.” Tornadoes of fire. We’ve…
Do We Really Need a Professor to State the Obvious?
I laughed when I read the CBC’s summary of Canada’s 4-step climate policy over the last quarter century. 1. Set an ambitious goal 2. Largely maintain the status quo 3.…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Playful cats.
United Nations Report – We Blew It
Grim news from the United Nations that we’ve squandered our opportunity to avert climate catastrophe. From The Guardian. Tuesday’s publication warns that countries’ current pledges would reduce carbon by only…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – CBC News reports on the public health officers begging Saskatchewan’s provincial government to stop the spread of COVID-19 as our health care…
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
As a bankruptcy lawyer I saw plenty of debtors. Those that bothered me most were people nearing retirement age with grim prospects of being able to re-establish themselves and young…