Global warming, climate change, activism
Posted in Activism, Astroturfing, Global Warming Myths, Greenwashing, Media on Apr 21st, 2009
I often write that the science supporting global warming is every bit as strong as the science that proves smoking causes cancer. But I then go even further by linking the fossil fuel and tobacco industries, suggesting deeper sins, claiming that oil companies actually stole a page from the tobacco industry by hiring right-wing and [...]
Posted in Activism, Housekeeping on Apr 13th, 2009
We have a Facebook group. And every once in awhile, I remember to tweet. You can also follow OBM if you’ve activated NetworkedBlogs at Facebook. Some other cool, progressive Facebook Groups or Facebook Pages: Stop Stephen Harper’s CBC Agenda One Million Acts of Green David Suzuki Nature Challenge 350.org Media Matters for America Project ABC [...]
Posted in Activism, Climate Change Consequences, Social Justice on Mar 17th, 2009
The Republic of Maldives — a bevy of coral atolls in the Indian Ocean that are particularly vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels — is becoming the change it wishes to see in the world by pledging to become the world’s first carbon neutral nation. President Mohamed Nasheed says that his country will [...]
Posted in Activism, Ain't Easy Being Green, Climate Change Science, Global Warming Myths on Mar 6th, 2009
When I was studying science at Dalhousie, one of my professors was Gordon Ogden who was publishing regularly in scientific journals to warn about the dangers of acid rain. At one lecture, he explained that the pristine lakes and rivers in Nova Scotia — we had a multimillion dollar sport fishery at the time — [...]
Posted in Activism, Old King Coal, Politics, USA on Mar 2nd, 2009
In a move rife with symbolism, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have asked a Washington, DC power plant to cut its GHG emissions by switching its fuel from coal to natural gas. “The Capitol Power Plant continues to be the No. 1 source of air pollution and carbon emissions in [...]