Saturday At The Movies
Interesting.
climate change
Blame Canada’s carbon complacency for the Philippine typhoon
Fort McMurray, Alberta (photo: Kris Krüg) The human tragedy playing out in the Philippines deserves a moment of pause to think about how we can help and to reflect on…
Premier Christy Clark defends LNG industry’s carbon footprint
photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Read this Nov. 13 story from CBC.ca on BC Premier Christy Clark’s response to mounting concerns over the massive carbon footprint associated with her…
Good news and bad news about climate change from Stanford U
First the bad news, even if it’s old news. Stanford University scientists report that not only is the Earth undergoing one of the largest climate changes since the dinosaurs disappeared,…
COP 19 & Super-Typhoon Haiyan: We Can Stop This Madness
“My country refuses to accept a future where super-typhoons become a regular fixture.”
Typhoon Haiyan tragedy shows urgency of Warsaw climate summit
As people in the Philippines struggle with the devastation and death from the worst storm to hit land in recorded history – Typhoon Haiyan – world leaders are meeting in…
World Energy Outlook 2013 – Executive Summary
Executive Summary from the World Energy Outlook 2013 The International Energy Agency’s authoritative World Energy Outlook provides an analysis of global energy markets highlighting the world’s energy and environmental challenges.…
Team Harper should rack a win at climate talks…if they’re smart
With another round of international climate negotiations opening this week in Warsaw, Poland, and a new poll finding Canadians wanting leadership on the issue, Stephen Harper and his Conservative government…
BC struggles to reconcile carbon emissions with “clean” LNG claims
Australia’s Colongra gas-powered electrical plant – BC LNG would be powered by carbon-intensive plants like this one VICTORIA – Like the underground shale gas that Premier Christy Clark says will…
Canadian communities to rally for climate as BC, Alberta pen pipeline deal
Last year’s “Defend Our Coast” rally in Victoria (photo: TJ Watt) Just this morning, BC Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Allison Redford have announced that they have penned a…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – George Monbiot discusses how another corporate investment agreement – this time one between Europe and the U.S. patterned after CETA – will…
Give Bees A Chance
Bees are in trouble, which means many, many of our foods are at risk. In this TED Talk from June 2013, bee scientist Marla Spivak unpacks the amazing world of…
David Suzuki on right wing media’s War on Science
Sun Media’s Ezra Levant attacks David Suzuki on his Fox News-style show, The Source From government scientists to First Nations citizens and environmentalists, pretty much everyone working to protect the…
Saturday At The Movies
I had the privilege of hearing several of the Council of Indigenous Grandmothers speak last weekend:
The West Coast steps up on global warming
Earlier this week, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington and B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced their Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, “committing their governments, and a…
Canada’s fossil fuels are risky business with Global Carbon Budget
Alberta Tar Sands operation near Fort McMurray (photo: Kris Krûg) by Carol Linnitt – republished from Desmog Canada In its latest report the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave…
Carbon budgets and Canada’s share of global reserves
The idea of a global carbon budget is not new, but has been growing in prominence. Carbon Tracker picked up on it in its seminal Unburnable Carbon report, and Bill…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Don Braid comments on Alberta’s complete lack of credibility when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental issues. And Andrew…
Global carbon budget is a harsh reality check for Canadian investors
The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should be a wake-up call for Canada. With a development model based on ever more fossil fuel extraction, Canada’s…