Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Kate Aronoff highlights the lack of realism on the part of “adult” politicians demanding that the existential threat of climate breakdown be met…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Luke Savage highlights the distinction between photo-op liberalism and any genuine commitment to social progress: This may be the reason liberal thought…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Guardian’s editorial board writes that there’s no excuse for political choices which leave people homeless – and no reason not to starting…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Josh Bivens and Heidi Shierholz examine the source of a labour market which is offering little to workers, and conclude the issue is…
New column day
Here, following up on this post about the potential for a truly federal carbon pricing system if right-wing provincial governments keep griping about having the ability to develop alternatives. For…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Matt Taibbi interviews Bernie Sanders about the concentration of wealth in a few large financial institutions – and the importance of regulating…
Planning for failure
The Saskatchewan Party’s latest excuse for a climate change announcement passed last week with little more than a passing mention in the media. And on the merits, it certainly earned…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jessica Corbett writes that Earth’s atmospheric carbon concentration has reached levels not seen in 80,000 years, while Jonathan Watts reports on a…
Ontario Climate Action Under Doug Ford
With Doug Ford and Progressive Conservative Party taken over fifteen years of Liberal rule in Ontario, what happens next with climate action in Canada’s largest province? Four industry experts share…
New column day
Here, on how Saskatchewan may be in the eye of a global heat storm, but shouldn’t use that as an excuse to keep contributing to increasingly-dangerous climate change. For further…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Scott Santens writes about the flaw in markets which fail to distinguish between goods and services which lack value, and those which…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ed Finn offers a reminder that Canada’s social safety net is leading to the perpetuation of poverty despite ample resources to end it.…
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – Jay Shambaugh, Ryan Nunn, and Lauren Bauer discuss the need for U.S. law and policy to adapt to protect independent workers who have…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jonathan Amos and Victoria Gill report on Antarctica’s alarming rate of melting – with three trillion tons of ice lost in the…
Loblaws Changing How Canadians Eat
At the inaugural Arrell Food Summit, Loblaw CEO Galen G. Weston laid out an innovative vision for Canada’s food markets. Applying robotics, AI, and smart technologies, Loblaw plans to bring…
Loblaws Changing How Canadians Eat
At the inaugural Arrell Food Summit, Loblaw CEO Galen G. Weston laid out an innovative vision for Canada’s food markets. Applying robotics, AI, and smart technologies, Loblaw plans to bring…
On full pictures
I’ve previously pointed out the obvious bad faith behind the Saskatchewan Party’s attempt (PDF) to monetize existing agricultural practices as a substitute for actually reducing greenhouse gas emissions – and…
The Ball Is In Our Court
I am well past the age when I feel any real hope for the future of our species. Far too many of us are content to define our lives by…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Amy Remeikis reports on new research showing how educational inequality translates into an even wider economic gap. – Hannah Johnston and Chris…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mitchell Thompson discusses the absurdity of setting up Canada’s banks for collapses and bailouts, rather than ensuring they serve the public interest.…