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…
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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…
The So-Called Transit Referendum: Don’t Be Duped!
By Emily Griffiths The Transit referendum “Yes” campaign has been asserting itself all over Facebook, Twitter, neighbourhood news boxes, and I can’t help but ask myself, Since when is increasing…
Well, They Do Have It Coming
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of Australia. A new report claims that the ‘land down unda’ will be hit harder by climate change impacts than the rest…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Larry Elliott writes that at least some business leaders are paying lip service to the idea that inequality needs to be reined in.…
Melting Glaciers to Release Billions of Kilograms of CO₂ by 2050
A new study finds sea-level rise isn’t the only thing to fear about melting glaciers. Antarctic Ice Shelf Loss Comes From Underneath by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center \ CC…
Trudeau, Carbon Pricing, Regional Politics, and Technology Policy
Yesterday, Justin Trudeau appeared to be backing away from a national carbon price. He says some of the provinces have already implemented carbon pricing, so the federal government will be…