Good news on climate change … I think
A new survey indicates that Canadians are increasingly acknowledging the reality of climate change while recognizing that we are the culprit. An Insightrix Research, Inc. poll reported that 98 per…
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"Goliath" Melting Year Shatters Records in Greenland
greenland_moulin-NASA.jpg It’s been a “Goliath,” record-setting melting year in Greenland, home of the world’s second largest ice shelf. On August 8th, a full four weeks before the end of “melting…
The German view of the Harper-Merkel bunfest
Despite all the hype in much of the Canadian media about this Harper-Merkel meeting featuring Canada-EU trade talks, the Germans are playing it right down: Mr. Jürgens said he doesn’t…
Media Fails Again On Climate Change Coverage During Massive Heat Waves
corporate media ball chain.jpg North America just witnessed the hottest month in the history of record keeping (about 117 years). The month of July shattered every previous record, but was…
Climate Change Denialism Hits 2% Among Canadians
Only two per cent of Canadians believe climate change is not happening. Two per cent, just one-in-fifty. The findings are in a survey conducted by Insightrix Research, Inc. for IPAC-CO2…
It Is Time To Stop Our Dependence On Dirty Energy
Dirty energy isn’t just dirty because of the carbon dioxide pollution it releases into our atmosphere. It’s polluted the global geopolitical landscape – and increasingly North American domestic politics –…
Northern Gardening Reflections: A Mouthful Of Rainbow
Summer gardening season is in full swing. It’s time for fresh corn on the cob, cucumbers, tomatoes, and of course the ubiquitous zucchini squash to be on our supper tables.…
Taking the Fight to Them
It’s time to do what they fear most – connect the dots. That means linking bitumen trafficking to the plight being inflicted on the poorest and most vulnerable peoples on…
The Week That Was
It’s a beautiful sunny Friday here in northern Ontario, and I’m in the middle of processing some juicy and delicious organic Okanagan fruit that was delivered by fellow local foodies…
Civilization At the Crossroads. What If We Make the Right Choice?
While the future of human civilization looks gloomy, mankind might actually make it through this century repositioned to face a wonderful future. It all depends on whether we can muster…
Naomi Wolf Slams America’s "Ignorance Industry"
Activist/writer Naomi Wolf has about had it with her homeland’s “stasis of stupidity” blocking any meaningful action to respond to man-made climate change. It is fairly well-known what has been…
Arctic Sea Ice Isn’t Just for Polar Bears
The Arctic is about more than ice and polar bears. Much, much more. Most of us by now have become familiar with El Nino or his ugly stepsister, La Nina,…
Our Broken Food System And Our Poor Health
Everyone on the planet requires regular meals every single day of our lives. Despite the incredible importance of food, our North American food system, like much of the rest of…
The Harper Government and The Eve of Environmental Destruction
Despite recent toned-down rhetoric, I suspect Harper and his minions are fooling very few people. Take, for example, the recent words of our Anti-Environment Minister, the integrity-challenged Peter Kent: Confronted…
Canada’s Emissions Deception
The federal government released an updated Canada’s Emission Trends 2012 report today. In a remarkable shift in federal rhetoric just this past week, the Harperites now appear to be more…
Science Denial and Andrea Saul – Romney 2012 Campaign Spokesperson
andrea saul wide shot.JPG This is a guest post from Connor Gibson, originally published at PolluterWatch. A fully-footnoted version of this briefing is available for download from DocumentCloud. INTRODUCTION: Andrea…
Even for Harper, This is Perverse
The people of the African Sahel are in a bad way. You might even say that they’re the poster boy for global warming. Make that anthropogenic, or man-made, global warming…
Climate Change: We Are Stuck Between The Impossible and The Unthinkable
David Roberts is staff writer at Grist.org. In this TEDx talk given at Evergreen State College “Climate Change is Simple”, he describes the causes and effects of climate change in…
Olympics 2012 & The Global Goodwill To Address The Serious Threat Of Climate Change
It’s day 11 of the summer olympics in London. While I have the utmost respect – indeed, awe – for the women and men who are willing to sacrifice countless…