Summer 2012: The Season Of Record-Breaking Extreme Weather
This post explores the link between climate change and extreme events, and argues that the summer of 2012 is poised to become a record-breaker.
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Why the Tar Sands are Bad News for Canada
James Laxer is an economist and Political Scientist, one of the founders of the “Waffle Movement”that attemped to pull the New Democratic Party left and controlling our natural resources nationally…
Condemn An Industry
I often condemn the tar sands oil industry as a communist owned, unethical, dirty mess that’s destroyed Canada’s reputation just for a quick (geological-time) buck. There are engineers writing for…
What Does It Take To Get People To Change?
Apparently standing on the brink of global disaster, economically and environmentally, isn’t enough to get the majority of people to demand real change from their political leaders, and move away…
Twisting the Facts on the Environment
Courtesy of sumofus.org Case #1: BC Premier Christy Clark has a job creation plan. One component of said plan involves three liquefied natural gas plants in the northern part of…
Let Us Be Loving, Hopeful, and Optimistic
It will be a year tomorrow since Jack Layton passed away, only 3 months after a triumphant election that left the NDP with federal Official Opposition status for the first…
On great national dreams
Aw, is Harp making the inspiration meter go thud again? “Those who want to see the future of this country should look north,” the prime minister told a gathering of…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Nothing is more difficult than to practice goodness within a system whose rules, goals, and information streams are geared to individualism, competitiveness, and cynicism. But it can be done. We…
Just 2% of Canadians Deny Climate Change Occurring, Poll Finds
canada-climate-change_0.jpeg Originally published on EnergyBoom.com A recent survey conducted by Insightrix Research, Inc. has found that only 2% of Canadians believe climate change is not taking place. The online poll,…
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…
"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…