Weather and lightning strike
Weather has been erratic around the globe and has caused a lot of damage. WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES: The Greater Naples, Fla., YMCA was left Monday with fire, smoke and water…
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5 things to do to protect Monarch Butterflies
Monarch caterpillars go wandering before they turn into a pupae, so though we’ve watched over a dozen monarch caterpillars grow to full size in our milkweed patch, we weren’t sure…
Stand Up for Science Rally – Vancouver (Sept. 16, 2013)
Fed up with the erosion of science in Canada? Want our government to support science in the public interest? Think that decisions should be based on evidence and facts instead…
Why We Do What We Do
It’s TED Talk Tuesday, and today’s video is Rev. Michael Dowd’s 2012 TEDx Talk which reexamines faith traditions and what science is now revealing about human nature and instincts: The…
At least the provinces (well, two of them) care about climate change
In a good news item, the governments of Ontario and Manitoba announced they will maintain the internationally renowned Experiment Lakes Area project. Ontario has committed $2-million a year and Manitoba…
A Stinging Indictment Of Joe Oliver And The Harper Mentality
It would seem that Chad Beharriell of Windsor has Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver’s number: Make transition to a green economy Like a dinosaur that can see the comet coming,…
Alberta and the Climate Change Deniers
Well now we know what climate change could do to Alberta. At a minimum, temperatures in Alberta are expected to increase by 2 C over the next hundred years; all…
Denialism 2.0 – Even More Dangerous Than the Original
By and large, the pioneers of climate change denialism have moved on. Those who used to lead the campaign claiming that the theory of anthropogenic global warming is a hoax,…
Saturday At The Movies
Fascinating – a map of Europe from 1000 AD to the present day:
Global Warming and melting of Icebergs
Global warming is real and deniers must pay attention. It is an alarming change as sea-levels will be rising and the people living near the sea-shores will lose their homes.…
Choosing Not To Know
An excellent TED talk on willful blindness. The speaker, Margaret Heffernan, doesn’t mention climate change, but everything she discusses applies to the majority of attitudes toward this urgent situation.
Coastal Flooding – A Trillion Dollar a Year Problem by 2050
People who inhabit coastal areas don’t waste much breath muttering about hoaxes or myths of climate change. They leave that nonsense to petro-heads and other drylanders. A new report warns…
Ice Floe Condos for Seniors?
CMA poll finds golden years filled with ‘anxiety’ Poll backs national plan on seniors’ health care CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2013 10:53 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 19, 2013…
Stephen Harper’s Desperate Great Escape Tour
Well I guess he knew he couldn't hide forever eh?And that he had to get as far away from the media and the Senate scandals as he could, without looking…
Saturday At The Movies
Love it! Although growing food not lawns would be even better.
Civil disobedience as law enforcement
Historian and author Jeremy Brecher argues that activists who engage in acts of civil disobedience and risk arrest are upholding the law, not violating it. The post Civil disobedience as…