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Siberian Heat Wave Was Made 600x More Likely by the Climate Crisis, Scientists Say
Siberian Heat Wave Was Made 600x More Likely by the Climate Crisis, Scientists Say Scientists say that a record-breaking Arctic heat wave was made 600 times more likely by the man-made climate crisis. PBS NewsHour / YouTube The record-breaking heat in the Arctic saw temperatures soar above 100 degrees for the first time in recorded history. Now, a new […]
Pandenomics: a story of life versus growth
Pandenomics: a story of life versus growth The clash between business-as-usual economics and the pandemic shows what we really need from our economy. I’ve been thinking a lot about breathing, recently: how our organisms take life-supporting oxygen from Earth’s clement atmosphere, and exhale waste carbon dioxide back out. I’ve been thinking about how pleasant and […]
Notes From Underground #4: Emergency Democracy
Notes From Underground #4: Emergency Democracy It’s late in 1940, six months since the fall of France. Still a year to go before America joins the war. Meanwhile, Britain soldiers on alone – or so it likes to tell itself, the vastness of Empire folded conveniently into the background. Through the crackling of the wireless, […]
Courting Solutions to the Climate Crisis — In All the Wrong Places?
Courting Solutions to the Climate Crisis — In All the Wrong Places? The problem deserves a solution on a more vast scale than can be supplied by a district judge or jury in a public nuisance case[i]. If ever there was a case that called out for judicial intervention and a court to answer the call, it is Juliana v. US and the […]
The “Twin Threats” Facing Big Oil
The “Twin Threats” Facing Big Oil The global oil and gas industry is facing the “twin threats” of the loss of profitability and the loss of social acceptability as the climate crisis continues to worsen. The industry is not adequately responding to either of those threats, according to a new report from the International Energy […]
It’s the hottest decade–ever
It’s the hottest decade–ever As the decade comes to a close, environmentalists are looking back over the last ten years of supposedly ‘natural’ disasters and extreme weather. It’s alarming: there are absolutely no signs that the global climate crisis is under control. It just keeps on getting hotter. While Canadians are enjoying a balmy […]
Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada’s mega mine
Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada’s mega mine Alberta’s oil sands produce one of the dirtiest oils on the planet. If the Teck mega mine is approved, the damage to our planet will be colossal This week, the Canadian government is in Madrid telling the world that climate […]
Memo from a Climate Crisis Realist: The Choice before Us
Memo from a Climate Crisis Realist: The Choice before Us If we don’t take these 11 key steps, we’re kidding ourselves. Second of two. That first query was this: The modern world is deeply addicted to fossil fuels and green energy is no substitute. Am I wrong? Read my fact-based argument here. Today I ask: Question 2: Human […]
Techno-fix futures will only accelerate climate chaos – don’t believe the hype
Techno-fix futures will only accelerate climate chaos – don’t believe the hype Don’t expect the future to turn out like popular 1960s TV show The Jetsons. Thanks to the efforts of climate activists, the climate and ecological emergency has never been more prominent. But acknowledging the problem is just a starting point. Now this momentum must be harnessed to […]
he New Age of Protest
The New Age of Protest Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the first day, protestors chained themselves to a boat three blocks from the White House, and 32 activists were arrested. On the second day, activists targeted the EPA and […]
Yes, the Climate Crisis May Wipe out Six Billion People Creator of the ‘ecological footprint’ on life and death in a world 4 C hotter. One thing the climate crisis underscores is that Homo sapiens are not primarily a rational species. When forced to make important decisions, particularly decisions affecting our economic security or socio-political […]
Extinction Rebellion: What is it?
Extinction Rebellion: What is it? The climate crisis is turning average law-abiding people into raging law-breaking eco rebels, by boatloads. Extinction Rebellion (ER) is at the forefront, demanding that governments declare climate emergencies and take urgent action. In that regard, ER, which started in the UK, says government must reduce carbon emissions to Net Zero […]
False hopes for a Green New Deal
False hopes for a Green New Deal If the ‘Green New Deal’ is our best answer to the climate crisis, then we have no answer to the climate crisis. In recent months the ‘Green New Deal’ has given hope to many on the Left as a promising solution to climate breakdown. Having been championed by […]
BC Government Frets Over Climate Change While Heavily Subsidizing Fracking Companies
BC Government Frets Over Climate Change While Heavily Subsidizing Fracking Companies Worse, the giveaway probably isn’t needed, with the global industry desperate for new gas fields. We’re in a climate crisis. So why did the B.C. government give oil and gas companies $663 million in subsidies last year so they would produce more fracked natural […]
The Vancouver Sun’s Op-ed Denying a Climate Crisis a Symbol of Wider Journalistic Malpractice
The Vancouver Sun’s Op-ed Denying a Climate Crisis a Symbol of Wider Journalistic Malpractice A journalist’s role is to seek truth, especially in the face of an emergency. But the media is not doing its job. So I was disappointed when that misery coincided with the Vancouver Sun’s publication of an op-ed column by University of Guelph economics professor Ross […]
