What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
If all goes well, and Hurricane Leslie hasn’t kept us inside all week, we (my husband and I, along with two good friends – at least they were friends before…
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"We’re In Uncharted Territory"
Europe could be plunged into a deep freeze again this winter, a condition linked to the disappearance of Arctic sea ice. The Jet Stream is moving north and it’s slowing,…
Saturday At The Movies
Every time I watch this video it makes me happy!
Evidence suggests carbon tax is good economic policy
Thursday, September 13, 2012 West Coast Environmental Law recently submitted our recommendations on improving BC’s carbon tax to the BC Carbon Tax Review Committee, including recommendations to make the application…
Hiking In Newfoundland’s Rugged Gros Morne Highlands
If all goes according to plan, I will be starting the first (and hardest) day of the Long Range Traverse Trail in Gros Morne Park on the west coast of…
Incredible Edible Movement: If You Eat, You’re In
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust. Here’s Pam Warhurst from Todmorden, U.K, sharing about the revolution in local food growing that she and the rest of her volunteer community association…
What’s Next for BC’s Carbon Tax?
The Minister leading up BC’s Carbon Tax Review, Kevin Falcon, may be gone – his departure came just as the deadline for submissions was closing – but the carbon tax…
Gwynne Dyer Resets His Climate Wars Clock
Rossby. Remember the name – Rossby. Because Rossby is something that’s going to play an increasing role in your life for the rest of your days, all of’em. When you…
Fun at Calgary’s Oil and Bank Towers
I am away from my computer for two weeks, as my husband and I explore more of one of our favourite places in Canada, Newfoundland (AKA “The Rock”). While I’m…
Video: Sustainable South Osborne
The Riverview Hoop House was one of the projects on display during a walking tour of urban agricultural projects organized by the Sustainable South Osborne Community Co-op in June in…
About that Death Spiral Thingee
We had ten, maybe fifteen, years to find the sort of common resolve to mobilize our resources and focus them on the maladies that afflict us collectively. We did nothing.…
President Obama Says The “C” Word
* Every climate activist I know is disappointed in Barrack Obama’s lack of action on climate change during his nearly 4 years in office, but – after being mocked by…
Weathergirl Goes Off Script, Mentions Science
Pippa the weathergirl goes off script and drops some science instead of the usual barbeque forecast: * Yes, there is more sea ice missing now than there is ice remaining.…
On Fossil Fools And Fracking Lies
Yes, there is oil in the ground – we just can’t afford it. The folks over at the Post Carbon Institute have just put out this video on the propaganda…
It’s Labour Day – Hug A Union
This long holiday weekend has been brought to you by the blood sweat and tears of the Labor Movement; enjoy your holiday Monday, but don’t take it for granted. It…
World Forest Area Still on the Decline
World Forest Area Still on the Decline (via sustainablog) By Emily E. Adams Forests provide many important goods, such as timber and paper. They also supply essential services—for example, they…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that to start your long weekend. – Antonia Zerbisias and Thomas Walkom both discuss the connection between organized labour and the very existence of a substantial middle class.…
In Defence of Alarmists
It goes something like this: “Hey, what’s with that smoke coming from the kitchen?“ “Oh, relax. Don’t be an alarmist. We’re only halfway through the second period with the score…
What would Huck Finn have said?
My favourite book in childhood, and I was an avid reader, was Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Rafting down the mighty Mississippi from adventure to adventure was as romantic…
In Climate Change News
The Radical Republican Party, or GOP(R), has denounced president Obama for stating that climate change presents a severe threat to America. “The strategy subordinates our national security interests to environmental,…