Alex Walker, Climate Finance Program Manager at Environmental Defence, wrote about spotlighting and mythbusting this week’s government studies on climate change and finance: “The Senate Banking commmittee had a study…
The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere is a critical environmental issue. One important cause involves human activities such as the production and use of fossil fuels. Canada’s…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Damian Carrington reports on the response to the consensus among climate scientists that we’re headed for climate catastrophe, including the UN’s recognition…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Damian Carrington reports on the consensus among climate scientists that the fallout from the climate crisis looks to include at least 2.5 degrees…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Joe Vipond and Steve Bentley write about the need to treat the climate breakdown in progress as a serious problem requiring immediate…
Assorted content to end your week. – Jessica Wildfire comments on the elite panic which has seen information suppression become the norm in order to maintain the status quo for…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Markham Hislop offers up his apologies for cheerleading for the TransMountain pipeline – both due to its immensely increased price tag, and…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Thom Hartmann discusses how conservative policies and rhetoric both kill people even looking only at homicides and suicides. Cory Doctorow points out how…
By consensus, climate scientists believe that future restorative actions will be futile if policies followed today are insufficient. In our daily lives, we routinely limit or reduce potential harms. However,…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Stan Cox writes about the looming eco-collapse – and its connection to a relentless focus on top-heavy “growth” with no regard for…
Assorted content to end your week. – Benji Jones writes that the long-predicted mass death of coral reefs due to climate change is coming to pass even as the climate…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Umair Irfan discusses the possibility that carbon pollution may have reached its peak in 2023 – while recognizing that even if that…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sean Boynton reports on new research showing that the deadline 2021 heat dome was significantly exacerbated by the climate crisis. And William Boos…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Robin McKie warns that the next pandemic is likely to develop from a flu virus, while Augie Ray offers a reminder that…
Assorted content to start your week. – The Climate Change Performance Update’s latest update shows Canada tumbling to the bottom of the world’s development countries in climate performance – even…
Assorted content to end your week. – Emily Eaton, Andrew Stevens and Sean Tucker discuss how the corporate fossil fuel sector is blocking workers from pursuing sustainable jobs as part…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Maanvi Singh reports on the corporate purchase of water rights in Arizona which signals the diversion of the necessities of life to…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jenna Wenkoff discusses how “ethical oil” is purely a (risible) marketing concept rather than any meaningful description of actual fossil fuel operations, while…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Emilia Belliveau makes the case for the fossil fuel sector to start paying for the harm it causes through carbon pollution, rather…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Amy Westervelt and Kyle Pope call out five of the most insidious fossil fuel propaganda messages. Fiona Harvey reports on Todd Stern’s rightful…
