Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Stephen Mihm writes that among other positive outcomes, wealth taxes and other progressive tax options reliably produce a boost in life satisfaction for…
Tar Sands
"We need a carbon tax"—oil company CEO
MEG Energy Corp. is a Canadian oil company focused on in situ tar sands production. Its CEO, Derek Evans, claims the company intends to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The…
From small creeks do mighty rivers flow.
From the Manchester Guardian to the Toronto Globe and Mail, there have been reports of our federal government scientists testing spills of diluted bitumen from Alberta’s tar sands. As one…
The surreallity of life in Alberta
Living in Alberta, I sometimes get the feeling I live in a place shifted a few degrees off centre from reality. For example, in the real world we are faced…
Sunday Morning LInks
This and that for your Sunday reading. – James Cairns discusses why socialism is seeing a resurgence in popularity, particularly among younger citizens who see little reason for hope in…
A tar sands story
Canadian Natural Resources, Canada’s largest oil and gas producer, has set an ambitious goal regarding greenhouse gas emissions. It has announced that by applying advanced technology, including carbon capture and…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Susan Bradley reports on Dave Phillips’ observations as to how Atlantic Canada is already facing the effects of a climate breakdown. Cameron Brick…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tom Parkin writes about the need for workers to be at the centre of a Green New Deal for Canada: Those determined to…
Think of It As an Honest Mistake. A Heaping Pile of Honest Mistakes.
Petro-states exhibit certain common traits. A willingness to freely and repeatedly lie and deceive is one of them. This, however, isn’t about lying. This is about a mistake, an honest…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Kurtis Alexander points out how climate change is exacerbating the gap between wealthy and poor countries. Megan Mayhew Bergman highlights the importance…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Robin Sears writes that it’s long past time for Canada’s wealthiest people and corporations to start paying their fair share of taxes. And…
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…
Crimes Against Humanity
Bear with me while I vent a little – no, a lot. If you want to measure the sincerity and determination of the government’s efforts to thwart climate change, try…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Yves Engler writes that the Libs’ SNC-Lavalin scandal represents a fully expected consequence of a foreign policy based on acquiescing in corruption: …Trudeau…
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…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – May Bulman reports on the growing gap in life expectancy between the rich and the poor in the UK. And Owen Jones offers…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Chuck Collins discusses the obscene wealth being hoarded by the U.S.’ few richest families. And Owen Jones comments on the need for…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mark Kaufman puts our continually-rising greenhouse gas emissions in historical context, with atmospheric concentrations exceeding what they’ve been in the previous 15 million…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ann Pettifor discusses the need for a Green New Deal to build an economy that’s both socially and environmentally sustainable. And Sharon…