Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Alex Nguyen examines the petro-imperialism which is being inflicted on the world by the Trump administration. And David Dayen writes that the Iran war…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Our greed is showing
Pipeline madness has overtaken Alberta and threatens to infect the rest of the country. Despite... The post Our greed is showing first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Stemming the leakage
Taxing carbon emissions is one of the most effective ways of dealing with the climate... The post Stemming the leakage first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Naming, shaming and curbing the climate villains
Now here’s an idea. The Earth Island Institute, an international environmental organization, has initiated a... The post Naming, shaming and curbing the climate villains first appeared on Views from the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Lurie writes about the Trump regime's Potemkin populism - as well as the increasing speed with which his fabrications are coming undone. Sarah…
The ICC: the law embraces environmental science
We are, of course, doing it to ourselves. Warming up the planer that is. To... The post The ICC: the law embraces environmental science first appeared on Views from the…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Harj Narulla weighs in on the effects of the International Court of JUstice's determination that countries can be held liable for contribution to a…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Blayne Haggart and Eric Duchesne point out that Mark Carney's idea of nation-building reflects little more than barely warmed-over 1980s neoliberalism - making for…
The not so generous Australians
The little island nation of Tuvalu, population 11,342, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,... The post The not so generous Australians first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- David Moscrop writes about the difficulty in trying to respond to a news stream constantly filled with horrors without breaking down. George Monbiot discusses…
A carbon tax on the filthy rich?
The very rich, F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, are different from you and me. Of... The post A carbon tax on the filthy rich? first appeared on Views from the…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Ed Hawkins offers a visual indication of the unprecedented global warming experienced in 2024 - as well as the paths forward depending on whether…
The hypocrisy of exporting fossil fuel emissions
Alberta is the pollution province. Despite a population of less than a third of Ontario,... The post The hypocrisy of exporting fossil fuel emissions first appeared on Views from the…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Michael Harris offers some lessons about the U.S.' values based on this week's election results. Rebecca Solnit opines that the largest failing of American…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Ajit Niranjan reports on new data from the World Meterological Organization showing that multiple greenhouse gases are accumulating to unprecedented levels in our atmosphere…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jessica Glenza reports on a new survey showing that the overwhelming majority of U.S. youth are (rightly) worried about the climate crisis. Pamela Swanigan…
We need the emissions cap
Conservatives love rhyming slogans. Alberta’s Conservative government has come up with a dandy in their... The post We need the emissions cap first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Why there should never have been an oil sands industry
I believe in free markets, at least for most commerce. As do most Albertans. Partly... The post Why there should never have been an oil sands industry first appeared on…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Charlie Warzel warns that the level of disinformation saturation in the U.S. has reached the point of organized violence and sabotage. H. Colleen Sinclair…