Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of…
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On The Line: Conversations Along The Pipeline Route
Talk about timely! On The Line is a eco-documentary that follows the two filmmakers, Frank Wolf and Todd McGowan, on a 2,400 kilometre self-propelled journey by foot, bike, raft, and…
Weathermen For Republicans
Most people don’t trust their weather forecaster celebrities to be correct more than 50% of the time. I just made up that statistic, the same way many weathermen have done…
The Stupid Senate
“I felt like it is kind of an insult to be a denier for a long time,” said Sen. Bert Brown, last month at a parliamentary committee studying energy policies.…
Farewell To A Climate Warrior
Canada’s climate hawks have lost one of our own. Although Alan Burke and I never met in person, over the last few years we had become internet friends as we…
Parliament in Review: November 29, 2011
Tuesday, November 29 saw debate at third reading on the Cons’ omnibus crime bill. And with even some Cons starting to recognize the desperate need for amendments, the government’s obstinate…
How about a real “post-Kyoto Plan”, Minister Kent?
Thursday, February 2, 2012 In a January 20th letter, Canada’s Environment Minister, Peter Kent, assured Canadians that the Canadian Government, despite having withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol, nonetheless has a…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Paul Wells points out that despite the Cons’ best efforts to get Canadians to panic over the state of our retirement system, the…
Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver Unable To Answer Question re: Hydrocarbons & Climate Change
Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who most recently has been publicly vilifying ordinary Canadians who are concerned about clean water, clean air, and a stable climate, demonstrated in the…
Parliament in Review: November 28, 2011
Monday, November 28 saw the final day of debate in the House of Commons on the Cons’ legislation to trash the single-desk Canadian Wheat Board. And not surprisingly, the result…
Publicly Funded Oil R&D
If there is one monolithic industry that could afford to do its own Research & Development (R&D) into cleaning up its significant “associated byproducts” (AKA toxic waste). But they don’t…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Susan Delacourt wonders whether the Cons plan to launch an attack on the environmental movement to match the schism which helped the Libs…
Minister of Threatening Canadians
Modified form letter I sent started with: Dear Prime Minister Harper, Threatening charities as ‘adversaries’ of your government, is wrong. The form response I got back started with: Dear :…
The Cornell Team Redux: Shale Gas a Disaster for Climate
Picture 3.png Unconventional gas offers no advantage over other fossil fuels when considering its impact on the climate, according to a new report from a group of researchers at Cornell…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them would not then occur…so, protecting…
Saturday At The Movies
It’s the weekend; hopefully you, dear reader, can kick back and relax with family and friends and recharge your batteries (in an environmentally-friendly way, of course). Here’s the Saturday short,…
Will The Global Warming Policy Foundation’s Seed Funder Be Revealed?
gwpf.jpg Who is funding the shadowy front groups that represent the interests of polluters by sowing doubt about climate change? One of the most aggressive climate denial “think” tanks spreading…
Odious profits and the Enbridge pipeline
Two obvious but generally unstated details about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline are climate change and that oil and gas companies stand to make mega-profits. An honest appraisal of the…