Global warming, climate change, activism
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Politics, USA on Feb 25th, 2009
Geoff Simpson, still one of the smartest journalists in Canada, on the disconnect between Canadian and US policy on climate change. Most definitely worth a read. Heads firmly in the sand, such as those in the Alberta cabinet, might miss what will be proposed, but no one else will. Mr. Obama will propose what he’s [...]
Posted in Climate Change Consequences, Climate Change Science on Feb 25th, 2009
Scientists throughout the world have spent the last year research the Arctic and Antarctica in what has been dubbed the International Polar Year (IPY), and their aggregated results are stunning. Both regions are warming far faster than expected and that makes drastic climate change — and dramatically rising sea levels — far more likely. Researchers [...]
Posted in Red Letter Campaign on Feb 24th, 2009
Editor’s Note: To learn more about our Red Letter Campaign click here; More details on our first-ever Red Letter Day can be found here) Let Environment Canada’s Scientists Speak! Red Letter Day Sample letters Remember to include your name and mailing address. If your first name begins with the Letters A-G, please send a letter [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Clean Technology, Climate Change Solutions on Feb 23rd, 2009
The West Coast Climate Equity has two worthy articles on Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS). I think you should read them both. The first post takes issue with Lawrence Solomon’s misguided editorial* on CCS that The National Post — that bastion of high school journalism — ran over the weekend. It’s written by Dorothy Cutting,** [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Climate Change Solutions, Energy Efficiency, UK on Feb 22nd, 2009
Novacem, a spin-off from London’s Imperial College, has won the coveted Rushlight Award for its novel CO2-capturing cement process that could turn one of the world’s most CO2-intensive industries into an important CCS solution. Cement production is a huge environmental problem, producing between six to eight percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions — and [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Clean Technology, Old King Coal, Politics, Spirit Moving, USA on Feb 19th, 2009
Editor’s Note: This is a movement that I’ve been following for about a year; in a nutshell, ethical investors are becoming a force for change in corporate boardrooms and making a real difference.* Each year in the US, Ceres and Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility take companies to task for failing to live up their [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Clean Technology, Politics, USA on Feb 19th, 2009
Does the US need tar sands oil? Our analysis shows that we don’t Liz Barratt-Brown Senior Attorney, The National Resources Defense Council We are at an energy crossroads with Canada We are at a critical crossroads with Canada as our President and Canada’s Prime Minister meet. Expanded reliance on tar sands oil will require a [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Climate Change Science, Climate Change Solutions, Politics, Red Letter Campaign on Feb 18th, 2009
Let Environment Canada’s Scientists Speak! We’re calling on the Liberals, NDP, Green Party, and Bloc Quebecois to work together to overturn a preposterous and dangerous situation: Environment Canada’s top climate scientists have been muzzled so they can no longer speak to the media without approval from their Conservative overlords. Since when has it been against [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Politics on Feb 18th, 2009
National Geographic says it better than I ever could with such pale words. See the slideshow. Photos by Peter Essick.
Posted in Double Dumb Ass Award, USA on Feb 17th, 2009
George Will wrote an embarrassingly inept column for The Washingston Post entitled Dark Green Doomsayers that would almost be laughable had it not been written by a supposedly respected member of the elite press corp. Will begins by opening a few canards, including the old classic line about scientists worried about global cooling in the [...]