New column day
Here, wondering whether Alberta’s lamentable election of Jason Kenney and his gang of regressive Conservatives might have been avoided if Rachel Notley’s NDP had made an effort not to perpetuate…
environment
Yellowknife Twitter Bot Spreads Global Warming Knowledge
Yesterday in Yellowknife, the temperature was 7 °C warmer than the historic average.warmer/colder/total days : 57/42/105#ClimateChangeRightNow #ClimateAction — YK Climate Watch (@ykclimatewatch) April 15, 2019 Climate change is occurring at…
British Columbia’s Carbon Pricing Works Well
British Columbia shows carbon pricing works while another province looks uselessly backwards. The regressive and antidemocratic Ontario “conservative” government is set to sue the Canadian government for protecting the environment.…
Don’t Look Away
We’re on the cusp of the election and many moderate conservatives still don’t know who they’ll support. Will they ignore the allegations of vote tampering in the UCP leadership race…
New York Banning Plastic Bags
Everyone knows the harm plastics are bringing to the world, especially to marine animals and waterways. In an effort to reduce the harm done by plastics New York state is…
Canada needs a Green New Deal
Illustration by Left Voice Recently, two events occurred that at first glance seemed unconnected or even at odds: Canada bought a pipeline and General Motors (GM) closed a factory. Late…
Vaughn Palmer: NDP gets Green scorn, Liberals’ props for getting LNG to a finish line
It is a sad day when the BCNDP embrace such destructive projects as LNG Canada to the detriment of our environment, economy and political independence free from the muscle of…
Raising the Cowichan Weir is something that needs to happen
Originally posted on Cowichan Valley Now By Kyle Christensen, staff Friday, Apr. 5th, 2019 As we head toward another drought season, the provincial government understands the need to raise the…
Climate Change Deniers Rally in Regina
A sorry excuse for a rally is under way in Regina today. It’s a grouchy band of malcontents and racists who share a dislike for science and the Prime Minister.…
Liberal Climate Plan?
The Liberals’ climate plan is an oxymoron, if you want to survive. Butts/Trudeau/McKenna made some progress past the Conservatives’, but ultimately their legacy is buying a fossil fuel pipeline during…
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish!
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish! The only thing better than Jody Wilson-Raybould and Dr. Jane Philpott being turfed from Caucus this week? Jody Wilson-Raybould and Dr. Jane…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – CBC reports on Canada’s Changing Climate Report showing that we’re facing climate change twice as severe as the rest of the world, while…
A generation of impulsive right-wing politicians ruins Preston Manning’s dream of ‘green capitalism’ – what’s next?
Let’s start with a pop quiz. Who said this? “One of the biggest issues will be the question of how much of current revenue from non-renewable resources should be saved…
What Is Most Important
Is it a big deal that rich MPs, MLAs, and MPPs have to pay $3 more to fill their SUVs? Not at all. Is it a big deal that Canada…
An Ecosocialist Green New Deal: Guiding Principles
Humankind has reached a moment of existential crisis. Human activity is causing disastrous climate disruption and Earth’s sixth mass extinction event, triggering critical losses of biodiversity. We are already locked…
“Andrew Scheer here”
Billy Mays here with your latest As Seen On TV fad/junk: Andrew Scheer here.Trudeau's carbon tax will raise gas prices 4.6 cents on Monday, so fill your tank! Storm the…
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…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Josh Bornstein writes that in Australia like elsewhere, the combination of increasing corporate profits, stagnant wages and resulting inequality can be traced to…
BCNDP Accelerates Sell Out To Corporate LNG-Only The BC Greens Opposed
If any question of whether or not the Horgan BC NDP government is using our money to accelerate climate change, this makes it crystal clear. Wilkinson-Horgan ‘Brothers in LNG’ It…
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…