Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Mo Amir discusses how John Rustad is attempting to cover up his longstanding climate denial in advance of this fall's B.C. election. And…
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Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Andrew Freedman examines how the summer of 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest on record. And Jessica Corbett discusses the strong public…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Andrew Freedman reports on the extreme heat wave scorching the southwest U.S., while Costas Kantouris reports on Greece's unprecedented drought and water depletion. And…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Andrea Thompson reports on the record-breaking heat wave in the southwest U.S. as another stark example of a climate breakdown in progress. But…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Andrew Nikiforuk discusses the immense economic and human cost of COVID-19 denial as another wave surges. And Matthew Frank et al. study how COVID…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Tyne Logan examines how people react to the extreme heat which is becoming increasingly common. David Bowman discusses why we can no longer…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Brittany Hopkins rightly argues that parents with any interest in providing a worthwhile future for their children should be motivated to combat the…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research discusses a new study showing that the effects of a climate breakdown could far exceed what has…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Matthew Rosza discusses the growing recognition that there's little chance of holding to our one-time target of 1.5 degrees of global warming -…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Robert Rohde surveys yet another month of record-high temperatures from July 2024. And Richard Heinberg examines what a real energy transition would look like…
Nenshi Visits Calgary-Elbow
Naheed Nenshi has been busy visiting NDP constituencies across the province. This afternoon he came to the Calgary-Elbow Constituency BBQ. After a (very) enthusiastic introduction from NDP MLA Samir Kayande,…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Annika Stechemesser et al. study the effectiveness of various countries' climate policies - and find that while carbon pricing is a necessary element in…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Rogers discusses the imminent threat of more extreme weather events, shortages of the necessities of life and increased division and inequality if the…
The Carbon Tax You May Not Be Aware You Are Already Paying
Over the past few months there has been a lot of rhetoric by the BC United Party and the BC Conservative Party on scrapping the Carbon Tax. Of course, this…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Anna Betts reports that the fallout from the climate crisis may include threats to blood donations, while Zoe Schlanger writes about the dangers of…
Conservatives: climate change deniers
BC Conservative Party leader John Rustad told KelownaNow that climate issues are not an existential threat and not a crisis. He said, "Matter of fact, I don't even think it's…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jeff Masters sets out some of the anticipated timelines for climate change to fundamentally reshape life in the U.S. - with immense disruption…
Yes, we should be very worried
Pat Mccutcheon is running for the BC Greens in Surrey Cloverdale. He recently pointed me to this video and said: "Probably the most powerful & disturbing video I have ever…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Ayesha Tandon discusses a new study showing that the limiting factor in averting a climate breakdown is public policy rather than technological limitations. Aaron…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jonathan Watts reports on the effort by scientists to account for the unexpected acceleration of global warming. And Fiona Harvey reports on the immense…