The Staple Theory @ 50: Introduction to a Special Blog Series
In my job as economist for Unifor (and before that the CAW), I have had a long-time interest in more sustainable and sensible policies for managing Canada’s resource wealth. The…
climate change
Ex-Harper Minister Solberg renews Flat Earth Society membership
Flat Earth map from 1893, containing several references to biblical passages and jabs at “Globe Theory” Writing in the Calgary Sun the other day, former Conservative Party Cabinet Minister Monte…
Greetings from Global Warming. Now Pay Up or Else.
It doesn’t matter how certain they are that climate change is a hoax. They’re still going to have to pay up. The U.S. federal flood insurance programme (private sector insurers…
New York Times editorial slams Harper’s muzzling scientists
A recent rally for science in Vancouver (photo: Damien Gillis) Even The New York Times is starting to question Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s anti-science agenda, which recently spurred 17 cross-Canada…
Saturday At The Movies
This beautiful video is set to the words theoretical physicist Richard Feynman (1918 – 1988). * * The Sagan Series is an educational project working in the hopes of promoting…
Climate Change According to Sask Party Government
This government page will almost certainly disappear at some point on the original website, so here is a backup: Climate change is a long term shift in weather patterns. Since…
Throwing Down the Gauntlet – "Rational" People Will Be Convinced By the Science – IPCC
There are encouraging signs that, this time, climate scientists are coming prepared for a fight against the forces of denialism. You can tell the Fossil Fuelers and the rest of…
Leadership noted
What a great display of striking, positive leadership for the good in the last 24 hours. First, this news of the Obama administration's announcement today on limiting emissions from new…
Leadership noted
What a great display of striking, positive leadership for the good in the last 24 hours. First, this news of the Obama administration’s announcement today on limiting emissions from new…
Leadership noted
What a great display of striking, positive leadership for the good in the last 24 hours. First, this news of the Obama administration’s announcement today on limiting emissions from new…
Number of UK climate change deniers up 400%
Although the Harper Government surely has its share of climate change deniers, they are at least partially held in check by a populace who, as of a 2012 Insightrix poll,…
Colorado: More floods
WATER DAMAGE: Water flowed past a damaged home in Salina, Colo., Tuesday, after heavy flooding in the state. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera/Associated Press)
When "Biblical" Becomes Normal
The word being bandied about now to describe Colorado’s raging flash floods is “Biblical”. That’s a step up from “once a century”but some are saying “new normal” might be more…
No flood insurance without better maps, factoring in climate change
Calgary’s flooded Bow River on June 22 OTTAWA – Insurance executives say homeowners will never have access to comprehensive flood insurance in Canada unless there are new maps of flood-prone…
An Irrational Mixup at SaskPower
Ten years ago, SaskPower was spending money to promote education about Climate Change. The poster contest is an important component of our efforts to educate the public about the climate…
Climate Change is the ultimate ‘Moral Hazard’
Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Moral Hazard, Part 1: The Cost of Risk and Reward One of the factors compromising our prospects for a stable and secure environmental…
Saturday At The Movies
Some inspiring thoughts from Woody Harrelson, for your Saturday morning: *
Suzuki, Morton headline Monday rally for science
Salmon biologist Alexandra Morton (from “Salmon Confidential”) Over the past several years, the Harper Government has waged an unprecedented war on science in Canada – in favour of advancing its…