Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – David Quammen writes about the ongoing race between scientific discovery and an evolving coronavirus. And Heidi Sheehan reports on new research showing…
climate change
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – CBC reports that Ontario transit is the latest major public service being paralyzed by the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19. And Ishani Desai…
Doing the right thing
British Columbia could be in the sixth year of the PowerBC program had John Horgan been sincere when he announced it in 2015. Instead, the NDP government and public institutions…
Young Canadians, it’s your turn
In 2020, young people went to Germany’s Constitutional Court to argue the country’s Federal Climate Protection Act (“Bundesklimaschutzgesetz” or “KSG”) was insufficient and therefore violated their constitutional rights. They succeeded.//
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Kayla Kuhfeldt et al. study the effect of a combined vaccine and masking policy, and find that those basic public health measures were…
Trillions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies
Part of the trillions of dollars in subsidies to fossil fuel producers reflects governments undercharging supply costs (rights and royalties), but most involve implicit subsidies, including undercharging for environmental costs.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Elizabeth Yuko reports on the Biden administration’s creation of an office to address long COVID, while Joe Middleton reports on the soaring number…
Suing for a green planet
Checking out the ensia website recently I encountered an article that surprised me. In a good way. Ensia, published at the University of Minnesota, is one of my favourite environmental…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andre Picard writes that COVID-19 remains an imminent and severe threat to our health – no matter how many people are choosing to…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board writes that we’re being left to navigate an ongoing pandemic in the dark as governments choose…
Millions die prematurely
The government of British Columbia issues regular press releases portraying itself as active in fighting climate change. But if we ignore the press releases and examine the science, a more…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your long weekend reading. – David Macdonald writes that if there’s a risk of a recession being caused by interest rate hikes, it’s because people with…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Rhythm Sachdeva reports on research which has documented the effectiveness of COVID-19 testing in advance of events (just in time for governments to…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Gregory reports on new research showing that tens of millions of adults may already be facing long-term loss of smell and/or…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – John Donne Potter discusses how an increase in reinfections is exacerbating the risk of long COVID. And Mark Kekatos reports that numerous…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Sasha Warren reports on new research showing that people suffering from long COVID may not be fully clearing the coronavirus from their systems…
To State The Obvious
… in a way only Theo Moudakis can. Recommend this Post
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Saturday reading. – Jennifer Lee reports on the newly-released documents confirming that Alberta’s lifting of COVID protections was purely a matter of political oneupmanship rather than…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ricardo Duque Gabriel et al. examine how the costs of austerity extend beyond the human toll of diminished well-being to include the undermining…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Glenn McConnell reports on New Zealand’s continued leadership in acknowledging and fighting the avoidable spread of COVID-19. Arwa Mahdawi discusses why nobody…