Big environmental win sans the U.S.
The U.S., under new management, has taken a remarkable U-turn. Long recognized as the “leader... The post Big environmental win sans the U.S. first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
environment
Who is going to buy Alberta coal?
If you listen to Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) and the government it runs, you might have heard them talk about the economic need to mine coal on the Eastern…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way chart the likely road ahead in the U.S.' journey from democracy to authoritarianism, while Hamilton Nolan's interview with Stephanie…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Alex Cosh discusses how our response to the new Trump administration needs to move beyond avoiding tariffs toward routing our international relations around a…
Theatre of the absurd
Who runs the Capital Regional District? Only 24 Board members. All politicians! Perfect! What could possibly go wrong?
Forced to pay for our own destruction
Today, there is no uncertainty about the importance of preserving waters that have sustained inhabitants for millennia. However, profits are still prioritized above all else...
Dig, baby, dig! Energy Minister Brian Jean lifts ban on coal exploration on the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies
In a Jan. 15 letter to the Chairman of the Alberta Energy Regulator, Environment Minister Brian Jean lifted the ban on coal exploration on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky…
The Tyranny of Growth – How Raising Our Standard of Living Destroys Our Quality of Life
In 1972 the world respected Club of Rome issued it’s report, Limits to Growth which concluded: Conclusions After reviewing their computer simulations, the research team came to the following conclusions:: 23–24 …
The Tyranny of Growth – How Raising Our Standard of Living Destroys Our Quality of Life
In 1972 the world respected Club of Rome issued it’s report, Limits to Growth which concluded: Conclusions After reviewing their computer simulations, the research team came to the following conclusions:: 23–24 …
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…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Stefan Labbe reports on new research showing how the business-driven use of lead in gasoline resulted in large-scale poisoning in the U.S. (and in…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Andrew Dessler offers a reminder that it's still possible to alter the trajectory of the climate breakdown if we take steps to stop…
The Alberta Sovereignty Act Rises Again
Alberta moved one step closer to becoming a banana republic this week. Premier Smith announced she will use the Sovereignty Act to combat the federal government’s cap on emissions by…
Electric Car Interest Is NOT Going Down
New ZEV registrations are up in every reporting province from 2023 2nd quarter to this year’s second quarter. People who say that “interest in EVs is decreasing”, are simply lying…
Building on the Floodplain
City council has allowed the builder- as it is so zoned, and they plan flood mitigation – to pursue this dream. The environmental authority, throttled
Guest post: Science versus the Alberta Minister of Hunting and Fishing
As Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government continues to flood the zone with daily news releases announcing dubious and dangerous policy changes, it’s very hard to keep up and provide measured…
three canadian mps call on trudeau government to end importation of endangered macque monkeys
Photo: Ignacio YuferaI've learned that the image of a macaque monkey that I posted was not the kind of monkey that is being illegally trafficked in Canada. That image was…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Oliver Milman reports on the warning from climate scientists that humanity has already missed the window to limit global warming to the agreed…
canadians: endangered monkeys need your help. please help them.
Photo: Ignacio YuferaAn activist friend alerted me to this a while back. I wasn't able to focus on it -- ironically, because it's something I care so deeply about. Animal…