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…
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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…
Harper blasted for pushing Kinder Morgan’s $5.4B oil pipeline
In a strongly worded letter, Lower Nicola Indian Band Chief Aaron L. Sam blasts Stephen Harper for pushing Kinder Morgan’s $5.4-billion oil pipeline, ignoring climate change. The post Harper blasted…
Senator Inhofe Destroyed By Colleague Versed In Science
In the U.S. Senate this week, Senator Klobuchar called for Unanimous Consent to pass a resolution acknowledging that climate change is occurring and that it will continue to pose an…
False Passengers and Fake Promises: Could the PC Party be choosing the next opposition leader?
TweetHere’s a question that isn’t often asked in Alberta: Which of the three Progressive Conservative leadership candidates would make the best Leader of the Opposition? An insane trail of scandal…
There’s Only Love
Life is sometimes hard. This is in memory of my mother, Leona, who passed on last week. Mom, it turns out, there’s only love. “We are fire and sometimes we…
The Climate Change Debate Lives On
The science on the theory of climate change is not settled. There is a powerful, scientific consensus that anthropogenic or man-made climate change is real, here now and worsening. There…
NHL is worried about global warming—listen up, Mr. Harper
Surprising perhaps, but the National Hockey League now produces a sustainability report. And it’s worried about global warming. According to League Commissioner Gary Bettman, “Our sport can trace its roots…
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Brilliant.
Canada’s green cities take lead on climate change
Vancouver is Canada’s climate leader (photo: Wendy / flickr) Amid the dire warnings about global warming’s impacts, what’s often overlooked is that actions to reduce or prevent them will lead…
Consider the global impacts of oil pipelines
Read this June 25th story by Wendy J. Palen, Thomas D. Sisk, Maureen E. Ryan, Joseph L. Árvai, Mark Jaccard, Anne K. Salomon, Thomas Homer-Dixon& Ken P. Lertzman in Nature…