Doug Ford
The Government We Deserve?
I can't say that I have ever really subscribed to the above quote by Thomas Jefferson, largely because politicians misrepresent themselves all the time. One may vote with a certain…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- William Hunter reports on a warning from scientists that the Arctic's sea ice may melt completely as soon as 2027. And David Spratt examines…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Carbon Brief examines the results of the COP29 climate summit - with the main takeaway being a familiar combination of barely-existent commitments and…
Advice from atop the mountain
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Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Gloria Dickie reports on the UN's latest Emissions Gap report which shows that we're headed for a climate disturbance of 3.1 degrees Celsius by…
High Noon
Pick on someone your own size
How Sweet It Is
People of a certain age will remember Jackie Gleason and one of his famous taglines: "How sweet it is." Delivered with an insouciance only Gleason was capable of, it was…
Dogo Fogo – Ontario’s own monstrous lake attraction.
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Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Melissa Hanson writes about life as a climate refugee from what was billed as a relatively safe area - making for a particularly painful…
The Horror Of Uncertainty
I am convinced that, as a species, we have an innate aversion to uncertainty. Rather than admit to some very real facts of life, contingency and complexity, we prefer to…
The best laid plans …
And every homeless person will be issued a little red shovel and they all get jobs! Share This Post:
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Avery Lotz reports on Al Gore's latest reminder that the fossil fuel sector is far better at capturing politicians than carbon pollution. And…
Teflon Doug
He's loved of the distracted multitude,Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes- Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 3It is deeply disappointing to discover that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Robert Rohde surveys yet another month of record-high temperatures from July 2024. And Richard Heinberg examines what a real energy transition would look like…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jeff Masters sets out some of the anticipated timelines for climate change to fundamentally reshape life in the U.S. - with immense disruption…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Jonathan Watts discusses the strong argument to treat climate hypocrites primarily as destructive petrostates rather than honest actors in trying to address the…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett lament that inequality continues to get worse fifteen years after they warned of its myriad harms. And George Monbiot…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Suman Naishadham offers a look at the latest evidence of a climate breakdown in progress. And Richard Crim examines James Hansen's grim projections of…