Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Isabella Weber points out the key elements in common between the governments which have survived the anti-incumbent trend over the past year - with…
climate change
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Eric Holthaus warns that the escalation of temperatures in 2024 threatens to lay the groundwork for much worse to come. And Virgina Iglesias…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- John Vaillant discusses how California's wildfires are just the most prominent recent example of how we're getting burned by relying on fossil fuels, while…
Carbon dioxide emissions hit a record in 2024 and show no signs of dropping
Andrew Coyne says carbon tax critics who ignore rebates are dishonest. They are eager to damage the Earth and the Canadian economy if a political advantage can be gained. Duplicity…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Joe Lo reports on Oxfam's researching that the global 1% have already burned through more than their fair share of a sustainable carbon budget…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Rebecca Solnit writes about the many warnings and precedents which foretold California's current wildfires - and the importance of recognizing the cost of…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your mid-week reading.- Jeremy Corbyn writes about the denialism involved in refusing to deal with the climate crisis with language and action proportionate to its dangers.…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jeremy Appel reports on a new study showing that Alberta has both avoided developing the capacity to manage tailings pond spills, and misinformed…
Forest protection, a vital climate action
The Province can unleash a squad of public relations staff and announce BC is on track to meet its climate targets. Like other provinces, BC has no independent method for…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Andrew Nikiforuk writes that Canada is currently failing to carry out any energy transition, as any expanded use of renewables is only being added…
Anomy: A Disturbance of the Collective Order
A few articles have come out recently concerned with the trajectory we're taking, particularly choices being made by young adults. But we need to acknowledge the upheaval we're currently living…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- David Macdonald offers this year's report on CEO compensation in Canada - showing how company men are being handed obscene pay packages while…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your new year.- Michael Mann and Peter Hotez write about the combined threat posed by climate change, pandemics and an anti-science message which makes it far…
Suppression is the Goal: A Final Covid Plea for 2024
We've survived 2024, but excess mortality compared to pre-pandemic rates is quite high for young adults (18-44), and in school-aged kids, it continues to increase year over year, with 2024…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that to end your year.- Matthew Rosza examines how humanity as a whole is falling far short of its professed climate change commitments even though we have the…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- The UN sets out Antonio Guterres' New Year's message calling for us to divert course from the road to climate ruin. Hannah Osborne examines…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Lauren Sommer discusses how 2024 is shattering all records and expectations as the hottest year in the recorded history of the Earth. Freddy…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Robert Reich comments on the U.S.' out-of-control oligarchy - while noting there are precedents in turning the tide. Alexander Hurst calls out Elon Musk…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Iris Gorfinkel rightly asks why Doug Ford (among other politicians) doesn't want people to know if they have COVID-19 when that knowledge would…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Kat Kerlin writes about new research showing that the true social cost of carbon pollution is over $280 per ton - far higher than…