Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Paul Krugman writes that the combination of anti-fascism protests and Donald Trump's crackdown on them could be crucial in determining whether the U.S. sees…
inflation
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Isabella Weber points out the key elements in common between the governments which have survived the anti-incumbent trend over the past year - with…
Interrogating the ‘Vibecession’
There are encouraging signs that Canada’s economy and labour market are improving after a period of stagnation brought about by the Bank of Canada’s aggressive interest rate hikes in 2022…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- John Woodside reports on the pitiful excuse for climate finance advanced by developed countries at COP29. Kate Dooley highlights how the carbon trading…
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…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Gloria Dickie reports on the UN's latest Emissions Gap report which shows that we're headed for a climate disturbance of 3.1 degrees Celsius by…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Sarah Kaplan and Simon Ducroquet highlight new research documenting hundreds of millions of years worth of temperature fluctuations - and finding both that high…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- David Climenhaga writes that nobody should be surprised by Danielle Smith's determination to privatize Alberta's health system - though her explicit declaration that she…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Robert Rohde surveys yet another month of record-high temperatures from July 2024. And Richard Heinberg examines what a real energy transition would look like…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jeff Masters sets out some of the anticipated timelines for climate change to fundamentally reshape life in the U.S. - with immense disruption…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Julia Simone-Rutgers highlights how extreme heat (which is only getting worse) already looms as a major cause of death and disruption in Canada.…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Suman Naishadham offers a look at the latest evidence of a climate breakdown in progress. And Richard Crim examines James Hansen's grim projections of…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Suman Naishadham offers a look at the latest evidence of a climate breakdown in progress. And Richard Crim examines James Hansen’s grim projections…
What do Canadian corporations do with their profits?
Corporate profits have received much more scrutiny in recent years. High inflation provoked on-going debates about the role of profit margins with terms like “greedflation” and “price gouging” levelled at…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Oliver Milman discusses a new study showing that the costs of a climate breakdown roughly approximate what it would take to fight…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Umair Irfan discusses the possibility that carbon pollution may have reached its peak in 2023 – while recognizing that even if that…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Aaron Wherry discusses the deadly-serious consequences of climate denialism which is driven by frivolous rhetoric. And Andre Mayer points out the numerous ways…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Maximilian Kotz et al. study the foreseeable effect of the climate crisis on the cost of food, and find that increased global warming…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Bill McGuire discusses why anybody with an understanding of climate science is terrified of a living environment that’s careening out of control. Carbon…