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The Biggest Risks To Canada’s Economy In 2015, And Beyond
The Biggest Risks To Canada’s Economy In 2015, And Beyond. We welcome 2015 at a rather tumultuous time for the global economy — from falling oil prices to hacker threats against a movie studio, to a crucial election in Greece. The global economy is at a crossroads that could see it either finally escape the […]
50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real
50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real. 2014 was quite a bizarre year, wasn’t it? The past 12 months brought us MH370, Ebola, civil war in Ukraine, civil unrest in Ferguson, the rise of ISIS and the fall of the Democrats in the midterm elections. Our world is becoming crazier […]
Abbot Point dredge spoil dump site ‘worst possible’ for environment, documents show – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Abbot Point dredge spoil dump site ‘worst possible’ for environment, documents show – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The Queensland Government has known for more than two years that the site where it proposes to dump millions of tonnes of dredge spoil at Abbot Point was the worst of seven possible options for port expansion […]
Ocean Plastic Estimated at 5.25 Trillion Pieces — But Where’s the Rest? – Our World
Ocean Plastic Estimated at 5.25 Trillion Pieces — But Where’s the Rest? – Our World. The deluge of plastic detritus — from the large to the microscopic — swirling about in our oceans weighs in at 269,000 metric tons, according to the most comprehensive research on marine plastic hot off the press yesterday. One of the […]
Yellowknife latest city to recognize citizens’ right to live in a healthy environment | News
Yellowknife latest city to recognize citizens’ right to live in a healthy environment | News. City joins Richmond, The Pas, Vancouver and Montreal in standing up for citizens’ right to have a say in decisions that affect the people and places they love On December 8, Yellowknife became the fifth city in Canada to recognize […]
Citizens Take Monitoring Into Own Hands as Eagle Ford Shale Boom Continues Undaunted | DeSmogBlog
Citizens Take Monitoring Into Own Hands as Eagle Ford Shale Boom Continues Undaunted | DeSmogBlog. Hugh Fitzsimons lll, a buffalo rancher on the outskirts of Carrizo Springs, Texas, cautiously watches the fracking industry’s accelerating expansion. His 13,000-acre ranch is atop the southwestern part of the oil-rich Eagle Ford Shale, which stretches from Leon County in northeast […]
New Report Highlights Fracking’s Global Hazards | DeSmogBlog
New Report Highlights Fracking’s Global Hazards | DeSmogBlog. A new report, issued the same day the latest round of global climate negotiations opened in Peru, highlights the fracking industry’s slow expansion into nearly every continent, drawing attention not only to the potential harm from toxic pollution, dried-up water supplies and earthquakes, but also to the […]
Climate response made in the USA – The Drum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Climate response made in the USA – The Drum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The climate talks in Peru are leading to the possibility that the post-2020 response will be “made in the USA”. Meanwhile, Australia could be doing more to help, writes Erwin Jackson. Will the post-2020 climate change framework be “made in the USA”? This […]
The Environment: Increasing Waste – Crash Course Chapter 24 | Peak Prosperity
The Environment: Increasing Waste – Crash Course Chapter 24 | Peak Prosperity. Chapter 24 of the Crash Course is now publicly available and ready for watching below. Following up on the previous chapter focusing on human-caused resource depletion, the other disheartening part of the story of the environment concerns the things we humans put back into […]
Political Will Pushing Energy East Pipeline In Canada
Political Will Pushing Energy East Pipeline In Canada Alberta Premier Jim Prentice met his Ontario peer Kathleen Wynne Wednesday as he presses for approval of TransCanada’s (NYSE, TSE:TRP) proposed Energy East pipeline, which would pass through the Central Canadian province. After their first face-to-face meeting they sounded conciliatory, saying they consider the controversial $12 billion […]
Ontario’s Greenbelt is under threat | – Environmental Defence
Ontario’s Greenbelt is under threat | – Environmental Defence. Ontario’s Greenbelt protects farmland and natural areas like forests and wetlands from urban sprawl. It ensures that nature isn’t a long drive away, and protects the sources of drinking water for millions of GTA residents. And it ensures that we in the Greater Golden Horseshoe have […]
The Environment: Depleting Resources – Crash Course Chapter 23 | Peak Prosperity
The Environment: Depleting Resources – Crash Course Chapter 23 | Peak Prosperity. Chapter 23 of the Crash Course is now publicly available and ready for watching below. When we wander over to the third E in this story – the Environment – we note two things: both the increasing demand of exponentially more resources being […]
Eco-tourism on agenda in Tasmania as government accepts proposals for development in national parks, World Heritage Areas – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Eco-tourism on agenda in Tasmania as government accepts proposals for development in national parks, World Heritage Areas – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). A new environmental battle is looming in Tasmania as the state opens up untouched areas for eco-tourism. The Hodgman Government wants tourism operators to take advantage of development opportunities inside national parks […]
The Real Cost of Fracking: How America’s Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food
The Real Cost of Fracking: How America’s Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food. The first researchers to systematically document ill health in livestock, pets, and people living near fracking drill sites were Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald. Bamberger, a veterinarian, and Oswald, a professor of molecular medicine at Cornell University, used […]
Waking up to the Water – An ecocentric vision of human identity in the 21st Century | The Dark Mountain Project
Waking up to the Water – An ecocentric vision of human identity in the 21st Century | The Dark Mountain Project. Life is all about information. Whether you are a plant, a tree, a chimp or a human, all living things are continually influenced by information from the past. The more useful the information we […]
