Looking for Heroes?
I’ve been watching The Book of Negroes this week. I have no words. I only recognize justice, integrity, brutality, acknowledgement, witnessing, story telling and a myriad of other foggy responses.…
climate change
“Anti-Petroleum” RCMP Explodes Gasoline In Their Cars’ Engines
RCMP called ‘anti-petroleum’ critics (aka anyone concerned about climate change) a potential security threat http://t.co/sollGvyhdB #cdnpoli — Keith Stewart (@climatekeith) February 18, 2015 The RCMP have displayed Climate Change Denial…
How 2 cold winters in Eastern North America doesn’t disprove climate change/global warming.
When it gets as cold as it has this winter (and last), you often see message boards yelling, “How about that global warming!” … as if these winters prove to…
Low-carbon urban infrastructure: a view from Vancouver
I have a new case study (full pdf; summary article from the publishers) out as part of the Economists for Equity and Environment‘s Future Economy Initiative. I look at the…
Go Ahead, Say It: "Climate Change"
Bill Nye, an eloquent advocate of critical thinking and rational discussion, urges newscasters to use the words ‘climate change’ now and again. There is nothing at stake except the reduction…
Will Nova Scotia Implement a Carbon Tax?
There is some discussion in Nova Scotia about the possibility of the government introducing a carbon tax in the next budget. In this blog post I will introduce the context…
Ontario Government Launches Climate Change Discussion Paper
* Citizen-based lobby group applauds Ontario Government’s public engagement on greening the economy Hundreds of citizen climate lobbyists to participate in new discussion paper to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
It’s all about love, after all.
This Will Trigger the Great Northern Migration
Fresh warnings about the prospects for mega-drought in the American southwest. 20, 30, 50 year droughts? Factor that into America’s desert cities where water is already scarce. There’s a lot…
Share the love on Global Divestment Day
It’s time to show our love for creation, that nurtures and sustains us, and divest from fossil fuels. * GoFossilFree.org
Oceans Rising Faster In Last 100 Years
If Greenland ice sheet slipped off tomorrow, sea would quickly FALL in Newfoundland and Scotland, but rise disastrously at South Africa! — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) February 11, 2015 Here’s a…
Are Americans Ever Embarrassed?
I know I would be if this kind of regular and much-watched commentary portrayed my nation as so egregiously stupid: Recommend this Post
David Bellamy Being Humiliated By George Monbiot Over Climate Change
The willfully ignorant will be offended, the critical thinker gratified, by this video: Recommend this Post
How to destroy the climate in three easy steps
1. Abandon all previous targets and commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.2. Set a new target which one intends to ignore.3. Make clear to the world that developing policies to…
National Post Guilty of Defaming Climate Change Scientist
It shows the misguided focus of the national Postmedia “tabloid” when they let a star like Mike De Souza go, and hang onto a convicted libeler like Terence Corcoran. Maybe…
Bias At CBC Deepens
The scandal of conflict of interest at the CBC has deepened this week, as more questionable payments to the broadcaster by government department Parks Canada were revealed. Then environment Minister…
Copenhagen Designed a Neighbourhood to Cope With Climate Change
Climate change is happening faster than projected and this means that cities need to react sooner than anticipated. We’ve seen efforts in New York that will create barriers against rising…
I Would Love a Climate Bonus Cheque!
February is Valentine’s month, so why not take the time to send your Member of Parliament a loving reminder about the need for action on climate change? * Citizens Climate…
So Far This Century, We’re 14 for 15
Bad news for the tinfoil hat brigade. The UN World Meteorological Organization reports that 14 of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000. Only one year this…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Paul Mason discusses the effect a guaranteed annual income could have on individuals’ choices about labour and employment: A true, subsistence level basic…