Alaska – Another Climate Record
Alaska has just logged another record – its earliest 70 degree day. Parts of the state have had their earliest 70-degree readings on record. Klawock, a town in southeastern Alaska,…
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Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Frank Graves and Michael Valpy discuss the contrast between Canadian voters who are rightly concerned about the gap in wealth and power between…
Civic Hatchback vs. LEAF Hatchback
Should you buy a Honda gas burner, or a pure electric Nissan if you need a family hatchback motor vehicle? “2019 Civic hatchback and coupe models are priced at $20,150US…
Monbiot – Crime and Punishment for Climate Harm
With the Earth on the cusp of tipping into catastrophic climate change is it not time that major polluters be tried and jailed for ecocide? The Guardian’s eco-scribe, George Monbiot,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ryan Meili points out the unduly limited view of climate policy arising out of political posturing over the federal carbon tax. Ed Finn…
$5000 Canadian Government Rebate for Some EVs
I've heard that Liberals are announcing an EV rebate soon. Great! (3 years late, but better late than Conservative.)A few important points for them to consider:1. #climatechange is real, which…
Joe Oliver Is Trash Like the Financial Post
Canada has had some bad Ministers of Finance, but can you think of a stinkier one than Oliver in his time since being tossed? Just yesterday the odious Financial Post…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Isabel Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam discuss the gap between a U.S. populace which wants to see more progressive taxes to fund improved…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Yanis Varoufakis writes that the tendency of capitalism toward stagnation signals the need for greater public input into economic decisions. And Branko Milanovic…
My Political Epiphany (Well Sort Of…)
Is it just me, or has Canadian politics become a perpetual outrage machine? It is one that I play into often, but for some reason it was started to weigh…
Instead of Whinging About Boomers, Explain Yourself.
Millennials and Gen-Xers are fond of blaming the Boomer generation for their woes. Cheap talk from people who vote for parties that keep the Canadian petro-state locked into fossil fuels.…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Michael Mikulewicz and Tahseen Jafry discuss the responsibility wealthy countries bear for increasingly severe weather events – as well as the best…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Alastair Sharp reports on the massive sums of money spent by oil barons in an attempt to undermine climate action. And Kyla Mandel…
Can You Feel It?
It’s been building for quite a while, at least a decade, perhaps two. It’s this gnawing feeling that we’re losing civility. It’s ever so gradually fading away. We’re moving from…
Putting Things Into Perspective
Many Canadians, including The Star’s Heather Mallick, are under the impression that the Liberals are a truly progressive party, intent on offering all of us a better future. Indeed, in…
Flannery Says "Get Angry"
One of the most influential books on climate change I’ve read is Tim Flannery’s 2005 book, “The Weather Makers.” While the world of 2005 was much different than the world…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Linda Givetash discusses how the consequences of climate breakdown include impending water shortages in the UK. But rather than recognizing and acting…
Students Don’t Want the Planet as-is
The kids these days aren’t alright with the world they’re inheriting. Many of the homes kids are growing up in will be under water if climate change continues at its…