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‘Northern Gateway Will Never Happen’: Oil Spill Consultant
‘Northern Gateway Will Never Happen’: Oil Spill Consultant Activists cheered Trudeau’s tanker ban Friday for ‘effectively stopping the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.’ Photo by Jackie Dives. Trudeau-ordered ban on north coast oil tankers expected to kill Enbridge pipeline. Conservationists are heralding the federal government’s decision to ban crude oil tanker traffic along British Columbia’s north […]
Liberals to stick with Harper’s emissions target, new environment minister says
Liberals to stick with Harper’s emissions target, new environment minister says Hunter Tootoo, minister of fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard speaks with Catherine McKenna, minister of the environment and climate change after being sworn in. McKenna says the national target set by the Conservatives for cutting greenhouse gas emissions should be considered a […]
Humanure is No Laughter Matter, Part 2: The Easy-Does-It Instructions
Humanure is No Laughter Matter, Part 2: The Easy-Does-It Instructions So, it would seem with one mountain of humanure now behind us—that, without a doubt, we should be composting human feces and urine (and, some would say, will eventually have no real choice in the matter)—it is now time to address exactly how this movement […]
The Haunting Legacy of South Africa’s Gold Mines
The Haunting Legacy of South Africa’s Gold Mines Thousands of abandoned gold mines are scattered across South Africa, polluting the water with toxics and filling the air with noxious dust. For the millions of people who live around these derelict sites, the health impacts can be severe. The name is derived from “happy prospect” in Afrikaans, […]
Promethean porn and Malthusian mistakes: a letter to Leigh Phillips
Promethean porn and Malthusian mistakes: a letter to Leigh Phillips Dear Leigh Hello, my name is Mr Puck. I heard about your new book, Austerity Ecology and the Collapse Porn-Addicts: A Defence of Growth, Progress, Industry and Stuff. Now, a title involving the word ‘porn’ that isn’t actually about, er, porn usually indicates something that’s well […]
Beyond Keystone: Why Climate Movement Must Keep Heat On
Beyond Keystone: Why Climate Movement Must Keep Heat On It took a committed coalition and the increasingly harsh reality of climate change to push President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. But sustained public pressure will now be needed to force politicians to take the next critical actions on climate. The key passage — […]
Seven Ways Climate Change Is Getting Personal in Ontario
Seven Ways Climate Change Is Getting Personal in Ontario From hiking to swimming, sipping to shipping, how shifting weather patterns are changing lives in the province. Ontario storm chaser Mark Robinson says swings in weather have become wilder in recent years. Photo by Mark Robinson. Climate change is hitting home across Ontario, whether you love […]
From drought to deluge: an ecological approach to California’s water crisis
From drought to deluge: an ecological approach to California’s water crisis Dry creek bed in California. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Climate change is the greatest threat to human civilization and a major driver of droughts, floods, fires, food system collapse and economic destabilization. Basing our infrastructure on fossil fuel technology that is imposed upon rather than […]
Getting it wrong on recycling
Getting it wrong on recycling Let’s see what those disparaging America’s rate of recycling as “too high” either get completely wrong or fail to understand. You can read recent commentary suggesting that the recycling rate is too high here, here and here. The number one complaint is that it costs more to recycle some categories of waste than to […]
Political Climate Shifting Against The Oil And Gas Industry
Political Climate Shifting Against The Oil And Gas Industry Oil and gas companies have had a tough time over the past year trying to weather the storm of falling oil prices. But the political and financial winds are moving in the wrong direction for the industry, raising more “above ground” problems at a time that […]
Fossil Fuel Companies Dominate EU Meetings on Climate and Energy Policy, Report Shows
Fossil Fuel Companies Dominate EU Meetings on Climate and Energy Policy, Report Shows Big energy and fossil fuel companies are enjoying privileged access to the EU’s top climate policy decision makers in the run-up to December’s Paris climate conference a new report reveals. The report by transparency research and campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) […]
Shares Of World’s Largest Miner Plunge To Seven-Year Low After Massive Toxic Mudslide Engulfs Brazilian Village
Shares Of World’s Largest Miner Plunge To Seven-Year Low After Massive Toxic Mudslide Engulfs Brazilian Village Ok, so if you’re the world’s largest mining company, one thing you don’t want is a global deflationary supply glut brought on by depressed demand from China and a worldwide excess capacity problem. Another thing you don’t want is […]
The Differences Between Commercial and Organic Honey Can Help You Find Your Sweet Spot
The Differences Between Commercial and Organic Honey Can Help You Find Your Sweet Spot For thousands of years, honey has been widely used for both nutritional and medicinal purposes. Over 300 varieties are available in the United States alone. These range from those that are nearly colorless and bland tasting, to strains offering rich brown […]
Will Indonesian Fires Spark Reform of Rogue Forest Sector?
Will Indonesian Fires Spark Reform of Rogue Forest Sector? Massive fires in Indonesia caused by the burning of forests and peatlands for agriculture have shrouded large areas of Southeast Asia in smoke this fall. But analysts say international anger over the fires could finally lead to a reduction in Indonesia’s runaway deforestation. The fires that blazed […]
Ecosystems Are Dying as Long Island Contends With a Nitrogen Bomb
Ecosystems Are Dying as Long Island Contends With a Nitrogen Bomb Septic systems and nitrogen pollution are killing the island’s marine heritage Photo courtesy of Stefan Beaumont Dead fish pile up on the shore of Long Island’s Peconic Bay in this photo taken on June 1, 2015. The fish suffocated when an algae outbreak […]
