Pigheadedness Makes us Uncomfortable
Every summer, the topic comes up: why don't we have AC on Montreal's public transit. The basic answer is that our pigheaded mayor, Gérald Tremblay insists that it's too expensive…
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Murdoch-gate meets “Climate-gate”
What we know so far about the Rupert Murdoch/News Corp scandal may just be the tip of the iceberg. Keith Olbermann wrote yesterday on his blog about the connection between…
This Really Is the Pot Calling the Kettle BlackP
America's UN ambassador, Susan Rice, must have a bottomless well of gall, given the way she chastised other Security Council members cold to the idea of declaring climate change a…
Insurance Corporations Believe In Climate Change
Never let it be said that all of the banks and corporations on the planet have their head in the sand when it comes to climate change. Why, just recently,…
Home energy retrofits: part one
I was in the budget lock-up in Ottawa back in 2009, when the feds announced a home renovation tax credit as part of the stimulus package, and one of my…
The energy ministers’ Orwellian statement
The news release and action plan issued by the provincial energy ministers following their recent conference in Kananaskis stepped rather lightly over environmental concerns. Perhaps this is not unexpected at…
Canada, A PetroState? The Face Of Climate Corruption in Canada
From The Mark News: Energy ministers from across Canada have just returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of the tar sands, given to them by the oil companies themselves. Now, they…
Eating Local, Eating Well: Meals From A Northern Garden
We woke up this morning to a hazy world, like many of the other communities in northwestern Ontario. Our corner of the province has 100 forest fires burning, and two…
Interesting map…climate change laggards?
And, at face value, it shows quite vividly what fine company Canada keeps on this file. But, do use a bit of caution when interpreting this map literally. I haven’t…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. ~ Leonardo da Vinci
Big Oil Bankrolls Meeting on Canada’s Energy Future
At least it’s clear who’s setting the agenda at this weekend’s meeting of Provincial and Federal Ministers of Energy and Mines. It turns out the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers…
Greenpeace uncloaks phony anti-climate change scientist
Dr. Willie Soon has been the go-to scientist favoured by climate change deniers for years. Used by the Fraser Institute and Koch Industries, Soon has proven invaluable in giving ammunition…
David Legates Asked To Step Down As Delaware State Climatologist
legates1.jpg David Legates announced this week that he was asked to step down as Delaware State Climatologist, a position he held for seven years. A long-time denier of the human…
Does Life Get Better Than Fresh Strawberry Pie?
It’s strawberry season in Canada, although here in our corner of the Canadian Shield there are no strawberry farms within 200 kilometres, and no organic ones within 500 kilometres. But,…
You Can’t Argue With These Numbers
Stephen Harper may act as though climate change impacts can be ignored but the global insurance industry would tell him he's full of crap.An industry review of catastrophic loss claims…
Deconstructing BC’s carbon neutral government
Besides the carbon tax, one of the most important BC government climate action initiatives has been the adoption of Carbon Neutral Government. That is, count emissions from public buildings and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- Stephen Gordon weighs in again on the Cons' census disaster:Many readers may have thought that the census issue was settled last summer; it wasn’t.…
This is the Face of Climate Change And, For Some, It’s Death
There is no way around this sort of completely turning our backs on it. Climate change is consuming lives and it's becoming voracious. At the moment, Somalia is taking a…
Is BC about to drop a new carbon bomb?
Any day now the BC government should be releasing the latest greenhouse gas data for the province, and we will see if any progress is being made towards a legislated…
Australia Steps Up Climate Fight, U.S. Republicans Step Back In Time
With the announcement yesterday of a new carbon tax proposal, Australia is set to become the world leader on addressing climate change. Right now, Australia leads the world in per-capita…