The CBC – the Corporate Broadcasting Corp.
A new scandal blew up at the CBC this week when the website Canadaland published an exposé charging that Amanda Lang, the broadcaster’s senior business reporter and host of The…
climate change
The case against a revenue-neutral carbon tax
I’m a fan of carbon taxes, but increasingly I see the term “revenue-neutral” attached to it. Where I live, in BC, we have perhaps the most prominent example of a…
"Man Has Gone Too Far." Pope Francis Comes Out Swinging.
What better place to speak out against climate change than the severe storm ravaged Philippines? Wading into the climate change debate on board the papal plane, the Pope told journalists…
Science World Ignores Climate Science
Well, why would you support something called Science World when it participates in a program to brainwash students into supporting the liquid natural gas industry, despite the science indicating how…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jeff Begley criticizes the Cons and the Quebec Libs for their refusal to even recognize inequality as an issue – which of course…
Low Oil Prices, Good or Bad for Canada?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’re probably well aware that the price of oil has fallen dramatically, to less than $50 / barrel. What this means for…
If We Want To Save The Planet…
We have to be prepared to leave most of the world’s fossil fuels in the ground. So says a new published report. Expect none of us, neither our political ‘leaders’…
You Don’t Need People’s Opinion on a Fact
John Oliver gives us the best climate quote of 2014: * If you want to watch the whole fantastic segment where he tackles the “debate” over climate science, here it…
Global Warming is Really Just a Risk Mitigation Exercise
There are four broad outcomes depending on whether we act to mitigate climate change, and whether it is as bad (or worse than) what the models predict in terms of…
Global Warming is Really Just a Risk Mitigation Exercise
There are four broad outcomes depending on whether we act to mitigate climate change, and whether it is as bad (or worse than) what the models predict in terms of…
Global Warming is Really Just a Risk Mitigation Exercise
There are four broad outcomes depending on whether we act to mitigate climate change, and whether it is as bad (or worse than) what the models predict in terms of…
Global Warming is Really Just a Risk Mitigation Exercise
There are four broad outcomes depending on whether we act to mitigate climate change, and whether it is as bad (or worse than) what the models predict in terms of…
Politics and its Discontents 2015-01-02 11:29:00
Yesterday, The Mound of Sound had a post on the role that Pope Francis is playing in the climate change debate. Given his growing moral authority and extensive popularity throughout…
“We Are All Seeds”
“As 2015 has been declared the Year of Soil, let us recognize that in the seed and the soil we can find answers to every one of the crisis we…
Capitalists Working on Climate Change?
As you know, I’m not one to tout the marvels of capitalism, however there is this. Out of the 6 of the most hopeful climate stories of this year at…
The Exorcism of Stephen Joseph Harper
Steve, He’s Coming for You Stephen Harper has a problem. The Holy Father is coming for him and the rest of his ilk. This time it’s not a legion of…
Shhh, The Bold Revolution Has Started
We live in tumultuous times: Ferguson and other non-indictments of white police who murdered people of colour ISIL and other extremism Stephen Harper’s continued assault on democracy and embrace of…
The Grinch who stole Climate Christmas
Prime Minister Stephen Harper didn’t show much climate spirit in Lima The heroic efforts of Who-ville to negotiate enough binding greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions to prevent Earth’s average global temperature…