To me the idea that a building can produce more energy than it consumes is a bit mindblowing. It sounds like a crazy idea. When I first heard it, I…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- William Ripple et al. provide an update on the state of the Earth based on 2024 data, and warn that we're continuing to…
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Joelle Gergis offers a reminder that we're running out of time to avert a climate calamity - and that the only reasonable goal…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Hilary Beaumont and Nina Lakhani report on the fossil fuel lobby's pressure on U.S. governments to impose draconian anti-protest laws to prevent climate…
As much as we trust the free market, it isn’t always honest with us. It... The post What is the real price of your hamburger? first appeared on Views from…
Assorted content to end your week.- Jonathan Watts reports on the Earth Commission's work showing how any path to avert climate breakdown needs to break down the concentration of wealth…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- The Australian National University examines how it's possible to ensure a healthy standard of living for all of humanity within the Earth's planetary…
Two articles appearing the same day in The New York Times reminded readers how technology,... The post Will our technology overwhelm us? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Matthew Rosza discusses the growing recognition that there's little chance of holding to our one-time target of 1.5 degrees of global warming -…
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Rogers discusses the imminent threat of more extreme weather events, shortages of the necessities of life and increased division and inequality if the…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Anna Betts reports that the fallout from the climate crisis may include threats to blood donations, while Zoe Schlanger writes about the dangers of…
Assorted content to end your week.- Jonathan Watts reports on the effort by scientists to account for the unexpected acceleration of global warming. And Fiona Harvey reports on the immense…
More than a few people enter politics with a hope of exercising power or advancing their careers. For some, the choice is an economic one. They expect rewards by way…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Fiona Harvey reports on the UN's warning that fossil fuel propagandists are engaged in a massive disinformation campaign to keep us spewing carbon…
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…
There is no issue of more importance than the environment. If we can’t learn to... The post Scoring Canada environmentally first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Bluefin TunaYesterday morning we packed up, drove to one of the big drugstore chains, and bought a soft cooler case and ice. The leftovers from Asadero were just too good…
You read that right. Alberta has phased out a fossil fuel. Not, unfortunately the tar... The post Alberta phases out fossil fuel first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Consumer carbon taxes seem to cause something akin to hysteria among Canadian conservatives. The federal... The post A carbon tax on cows? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Crawford Kilian discusses how avoidable harms to people's health and well-being are inflicted on us as "costs of doing business". Patrick Miner et…
