climate change
No Surprise Here – Part Two
Given Stephen Harper’s most recent demonstrated indifference to climate change, I report the following with no surprise, only a degree of tired resignation: Environment Canada appears to have quietly ended…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – In the context of Scotland’s referendum on independence, Polly Toynbee reminds us why fragmentation can only serve to exacerbate inequality – a…
Texas Brainwashing Youth
Well I guess North Korea doesn’t have a monopoly on this any more. The great state of Texas wants to implant lies in the minds of its youngsters. Texas has…
200,000 protesters won’t stop corporations from dominating UN
The United Nations will host dozens of governments, corporations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) during a one-day Climate Summit 2014 in New York on September 23rd but, alas, according to scientists…
There’s This Story Making the Rounds…
It’s an item from Reuters that has been picked up by a number of newspapers, including The Globe & Mail. It concerns a study that found one species of algae…
How South Americans are Killing Their Environment
In some places, cutting down trees can have huge consequences. In South America, the impacts are especially far-reaching. Deforestation has picked up again in the Amazon. That, in turn, is…
Climate Disruption: Why Do We Do So Little When We Know So Much?
* This weekend in New York City, and at solidarity events around the globe, the People’s Climate March:
On Harper’s True Loyalties
In response to yesterday’s post about Stephen Harper’s boycott of a major climate change summit hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on September 23, Anon wrote…
No Surprise Here
Rather typical, wouldn’t you say?UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is hosting a major climate summit in New York on September 23, “to mobilize political will” towards reducing global emissions. U.S.…
Naomi Klein’s Confession – Is It Yours, Too?
In the run-up to the release of her new book, “This Changes Everything,” Naomi Klein has come clean. For far too long she was in what she describes as a…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – James Meek observes that decades of privatization in the UK have eliminated public control over housing and other essential services – and…
The Climate Change Defence. District Attorney Drops Charges Against Anti-Coal Protesters.
In May, 2013, Ken Ward and Jay O’Hara used their lobster boat to block a ship carrying a load of coal for a power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts. At trial…
What Happens When Earth Says, "I’m Outta Here."
Earth may have had just about enough of us. One indication that we may be outstaying our planetary welcome is the spike in atmospheric greenhouse gases in 2013. Part of…
Charlie’s War
Saw “Charlie Wilson’s War” which explains the background behind the Soviet’s failure in Afghanistan, and paved the way for the Taliban to later take over. Today I saw “Cars 2″…
Sometimes In Life, It’s the Little Things That Matter
It’s really a little thing. A little worse. A little more frequent. A little longer lasting. A little more severe. A little more damaging. That’s the face of early onset…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Eric Reguly examines Apple as a prime example of how supposed market successes actually reflect the private capture of public investments – and…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Gerald Caplan suggests that Rogers and Bell might be ripe for nationalization – though it’s also worth pointing out that we don’t have…