Why a Green New Deal Could Spark a Technological Revolution
Photo by Melissa Terrazola The movement for a “Green New Deal” has taken off in the US and Canada. The idea takes inspiration from the American post-war economic mobilization and…
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Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – PressProgress offers its annual reminder not to be taken in by the Fraser Institute’s anti-tax spin. And Robert Frank reports that support…
New column day
Here, on how the developing issue of plastic pollution has brought out the worst in both PR-focused Liberals and regressive Conservatives alike. For further reading…– The U.S. National Oceanic and…
Canada set to ban Single-Use Plastics by 2021
The Canadian government announced plans this week to ban all single-use plastics by 2021. This is a great step in protecting the environment from the wastefulness of stars and plastic…
If you paint a pig green?
The question is if you paint a pig green would it no longer roll in the mud? And if we are concerned about the environment, should we vote for a…
Speaking The Truth
CBC and other media need to recognize the following as true if we’re going to advance as a society. It’s likely to make them, and you, uncomfortable. Growth isn’t automatic…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Heather Mallick discusses the pattern of right-wing governments obsessing over undoing the good done by their predecessors, rather than paying the slightest…
Mr Kenney’s Speech on Bill No. 1
Mr Kenney and Bill No. 1 There comes a time for politicians who spent the campaign trail foaming with righteous indignation to transform into thoughtful representatives of the people who…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Angela Rayner writes about the distinction between limited social mobility and genuine social justice, while highlighting UK Labour’s commitment to the latter:…
Examples of Ways People Already Live a Low Carbon Lifestyle
As the climate crisis continues there are many ways that we all can try to slow it down. The biggest changes need to happen at the political level enforcing sustainable…
There’s not much Jason Kenney’s ‘war room’ can do to ease medical concerns about health impacts of climate change
FREDERICTON, N.B. – Whatever will Jason Kenney’s $30-million “war room” do about people like the nurses and physicians around the world growing increasingly troubled by the health impacts of climate…
Work Less to Save the Planet
You already know you’re working too many hours, so let’s change that and save the planet in the process. Economic growth has physical limits and we’re hitting those already as…
Monday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – John Paul Tasker reports on the final report of the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. And Kenyon Wallace highlights…
Canada’s Recycling Shame
Canada doesn’t clean up its own junk. It shouldn’t sell it in the first place. Prince Charles opened a tire recycling facility in Assiniboia, SK a couple decades ago. A…
Iceland’s Carbon Capture Plan Working
Iceland already is one of the greenest places on the planet and they are going even further to try keep the whole planet green. The country is hosting a research…
Quebec premier vows drive to slash oil use; Alberta premier calls climate worry ‘flavour of the month’
Over the weekend, Quebec Premier François Legault vowed to implement an ambitious electrification drive that would reduce the province’s use of oil by 40 per cent by 2030, which in…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sarah O’Connor examines how the future of work may echo past practices – including a misleading picture of wages for gig work which…
Christiana Figueres: The Climate Risk Reward Ratio has Changed
The architect of the Paris Agreement, Christiana Figueres, is optimistic about the future of the planet and she sees the technology sector key in moving our economy to a carbon…
Canada and Global Fishing Watch Trying to Save the Oceans
21 May 2019; Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist, National Geographic, left, with, Andrew Sharpless, CEO, Oceanaon centre and Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary, Government of Canada, on Planet : Tech Stage…