Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Hemingway writes about the need for Canada’s federal election to include a discussion about democratizing ownership and control of our economy. Nicole…
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Woodfibre LNG has just lost its biggest prospective customer
Hi Richard — What a difference a week makes! Last Friday we were feeling a bit down in the dumps. Why? Because the Federal Government announced that they were…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Aditya Chakrabortty writes about the consequences of the UK’s choice not to fund its or social infrastructure: We are right in the…
Icil Dobell-Setting the record straight
In response to Don Maroc’s post Icil Dobell A recent discussion about the composition of North Cowichan’s Forestry Advisory Committee, in Cowichan Conversations, refers to Where Do We Stand…
Elizabeth May: Vote as if your life depends on it
Winnipeg, Aug. 15, 2019: “We need people to vote as if their life depended on it, because it just might.” — Elizabeth May. Photo: Paul S. Graham Elizabeth May came…
Not All Cowichan Citizens Up In Arms Over North Cowichan Forest Practices
Stoney Hill blow-down harvest was very responsible The actual logging sites have been portrayed as large clear-cuts and that just is not a fact. Stoney Hill blow-down harvest was very…
Shawnigan Lake residents may take legal direction to protect their property values from the ‘Dirty Dirt’ fiasco
Shawnigan Lake residents may take a new legal direction to protect their property values from sadly plummeting if chemical pollution further fouls Shawnigan Lake. During a lively town-hall meeting Aug.…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ben Parfitt comments on the dangers of captured regulators such as B.C.’s Oil and Gas Commission who end up serving corporate “clients”…
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Don Maroc Larry Pynn seems to think we should be grateful that he and Icel Dobell recently moved to the Cowichan Valley from the big city so they can save…
North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring Responds To Larry Pynn, and Peter Rusland
Hi Peter. Thanks for your note. NC Mayor Al Siebring To the specifics of Mr. Pynn’s accusations in the Times Colonist OpEd, I wrote and submitted a response to the…
Conflict of interest amid North Cowichan trees
Comment: Conflict of interest amid North Cowichan trees Larry Pynn / Times Colonist A commentary by a veteran environmental journalist and winner of eight Jack Webster journalism awards who recently…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Robinson Meyer writes about the latest IPCC report on how our climate crisis endangers the land we rely on. And George Monbiot responds…
China is on track to meet its climate change goals nine years early
Photo from Pixabay China appears on track to reach its carbon goals up to nine years earlier than planned under the Paris agreement, in a potential huge boost for efforts…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Joel Connelly reports on a new B.C. study showing the breadth and depth of the effects of a climate breakdown. Reuters examines…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Washington Post reports that July 2019 set new records as the hottest month ever measured on Earth. David Suzuki offers a…
Ethiopia Planted 350 Million Trees in One Day
Earlier this year a group of scientists released a report that planting 1 trillion trees will essentially undo a decade of human carbon output. Ethiopia is doing its part by…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The New York Times’ editorial board highlights how many of the people looking to defend a habitable planet from environmental destruction are being…
Denying the existential threat
Much of climate change denial is driven by money. The world’s ten largest fossil fuel companies are collectively worth trillions and their managers are not going away quietly. For years,…
Canada – TrumpLand north?
July 30, Stephen Colbert interviewed Jacob Soboroff and Katy Tur, presenters of American Swamp, a four-part docuseries on MSNBC about government corruption. They talk about politics in the USA but…