It’s So Hot Out That…
It's so hot out you can't even hear the #climatechange Deniers making jokes about "Where's Global Warming?"…— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) August 14, 2014 Yes, it’s so hot out you can’t…
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The Tibetan Plateau – Asia’s Armageddon?
To Asia’s three nuclear powers, the Tibetan plateau represents life or death. China, India and Pakistan are all dependent on the headwaters of rivers that are fed by the glaciers…
Severe Weather Events Linked to Some Guy Named Rossby
We owe a lot to Carl-Gustav Rossby, the Swedish-born American scientist who pioneered research into atmospheric thermodynamics at MIT and was instrumental in the university establishing America’s first department of…
Welcome to the 1,000th Politics, Re-Spun Editorial!
Steve Harper, the greatest threat to Canadian security in the modern era. Happy August! Happy Day! I have a few comments about this, the 1,000th editorial at Politics, Re-Spun. But…
FOAD #Tarsands
With the mountain of evidence piling up against dirty tarsand bitumen extraction, those who’ve sucked on the oilpatch teat too long to maintain any perspective, are desperate to save face.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jenna Smialiek reports on Gabriel Zucman’s conclusion that the .1% has managed to prevent the rest of us from even approaching reasonable estimates…
Neither Moth Nor Rust
In memory of my mom, whom we are officially saying goodbye to this afternoon at a memorial service. * * JonBrooks.ca
A Stark Prediction of Sea Level Rise By 2040
Posted by MoS, the Disaffected Lib: There have been a number of reports over the past year or two that, taken collectively, seem to point to major changes underway in…
New column day
Here, on the need to take downside risks into account in discussing industrial development – especially when our water, land and lives are at stake. For further reading…– The CP…
It’s Getting Worse, Fast, and We’re Not Getting Ready
“It” refers to severe storm events of the type that flooded Toronto and Calgary in 2013 and that deluged Burlington just days ago. Environment Canada’s senior climatologist David Phillips warns…
A Glaring Contrast
It is refreshing to see that, unlike in Canada where government scientists cannot speak about climate change, American government employees are not afraid to draw some harsh correlations between it…
Tar Sands Refinery Cries "Uncle" on Climate Change – Seeks Taxpayer Bailout
The Delaware City Refining Company doesn’t just refine oil, it refines bitumen from the Tar Sands. The company, however, is intensely aware of the dangers of climate change, so much…
Don’ Worry, Be Happy – It’s Only the Arctic So Who Cares?
You know when you’ve eaten something dodgy and you get that rumbling in your guts that tells you this is no time to go too far from the throne? Well,…
Canadians deserve more honesty than Prime Minister Harper is willing to give them.
Canadians deserve more honesty than Prime Minister Harper is willing to give them. He’s too busy defending Big Oil to tackle climate change, or even tell the truth about it.…
Toxic Algae Bloom Leaves 500,000 Without Drinking Water in Ohio
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Water shortages are a serious concern in the Cowichan Valley with record low levels in the Cowichan River threatening salmon survival. Water use regulations restricting use have…
Canadian rockers join Blue Dot tour – David Suzuki’s swan song
David Suzuki and rocker Neil Young will be teaming up again for the “Blue Dot” tour (Photo: davidsuzuki.org) A now-famous 1972 photo of Earth taken by Apollo 17 astronauts from…
The Dumbest Decision in the World
Australian comedian FriendlyJordies doesn’t mince words in his video response to Prime Minister Tony Abbot axing the carbon tax this month. * Australia repeals controversial carbon tax A Carbon Tax…