Global warming, climate change, activism
Posted in Activism, Canada, Politics, Red Letter Campaign on May 5th, 2009
Honorable Jim Prentice Office of the Environment 10 Wellington Street, 28th flr, Gatineau, Québec K1A 0H3 Dear Mr. Prentice: A recent Globe and Mail story (April 28, 2009) outlined an Environment Canada study which suggested that our country’s GHG emissions rose by 4 percent in 2007, and that oil, gas and mining emissions rose by [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Greenwashing, Old King Coal, Politics on May 5th, 2009
Although many countries are setting ambitious carbon reduction targets, a few are still struggling to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among G8 economies, Canada has the worst GHG record, and Environment Canada attributes Canada’s poor showing to large increases in oil and gas production. Environment Canada says that carbon dioxide emissions rose [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Energy Efficiency, Greenwashing, Politics on May 4th, 2009
OK, here’s the basic story. Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice says that his government will not allow any new coal plants to be built in Canada without carbon capture and sequestration technology, a sure sign that the US position on GHG emissions is even affecting policies north of the border. Prentice’s new position has already [...]
Posted in Canada, Clean Technology, Climate Change Solutions, USA on May 2nd, 2009
Nobel-Prize winning economist Paul Krugman writing in The New York Times about why a cap-and–trade policy is exactly what we need in the recession. An Affordable Salvation By Paul Krugman The 2008 election ended the reign of junk science in our nation’s capital, and the chances of meaningful action on climate change, probably through a [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Double Dumb Ass Award, Politics on Apr 24th, 2009
On Earth Day, Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice issued the following statement: As Canada’s Environment Minister and an avid outdoorsman, I am committed to preserving and enhancing our environment for current and future generations. Canada faces challenges and opportunities on the environment. We need to build a dynamic and vibrant economy, while balancing the need [...]
Let’s tell Canada — the World’s Colossal Fossil — to take its climate change responsibilities seriously! Sign the Oxfam Canada Petition.
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Greenwashing, Politics on Apr 13th, 2009
Reason #2 to Boycott Shell* The Pembina Institute — a sustainable energy think tank — has accused Royal Dutch Shell of abandoning written agreements to reduce GHG emissions at two Canadian tar sands projects. Before the Candian government had approved the projects at Jackpine Mine and Muskeg River Mine, Shell had committed to setting pollution [...]
Posted in Canada, Climate Change Solutions, Progressive Coalition on Apr 10th, 2009
They started with fireworks, but ended with a fizzle. The 175 countries at the United Nations climate talks in Bonn have made little progress on the key sticking points in the climate treaty that will succeed Kyoto. Under the Bali roadmap, a new international accord must be in place by December at the annual UN [...]
Posted in Canada, Climate Change Solutions, Energy Efficiency, Politics, USA on Mar 22nd, 2009
It’s easy to grow weary of the excuses and the bullshit. In Canada, we pretend that nation is singular and unique, that it’s somehow harder for Canadians to cut their greenhouse gas emissions because of our special circumstances. The Great White North, so cold and vast and unforgiving. It’s easy for the British to cut [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Politics on Mar 16th, 2009
Andrew Nikiforuk‘s important book — Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent — is available until March 20 as a free, downloadable PDF. thanks to publisher Greystone Books. You can also pick it up at Amazon and Chapters.