Global warming, climate change, activism
Posted in Canada, Climate Change Consequences, Climate Change Science, Politics on Jul 31st, 2009
While Anthony Watts runs around trying to convince Americans that the temperature record is flawed and global warming is a socialist commie plot, the Urban Heat Island Effect is melting the magical place that is Canada’s High Arctic. I mean, if you’re a denier, that has to be how you rationalize it, right? It can’t [...]
Posted in Climate Change Science, Double Dumb Ass Award, Global Warming Myths, Politics on Jul 30th, 2009
Anthony Watts, the scientifically-illiterate host of Watts Up With That, has been running a silly initiative called the Surface Stations Project through which he is trying to invalidate recent historical temperature records in the US to prove that global warming is a HOAX. His belief is that these surface stations are too often located close [...]
Posted in Climate Change Consequences, Climate Change Science, George Monbiot, Politics, UK on Jul 19th, 2009
Classic George Monbiot, the most persuasive voice writing on climate today. He’s arguing that the British and G8 climate strategy just doesn’t add up, and that politicians are hoping that no one can actually do math. Well, at least that clears up the mystery. Over the past year I’ve been fretting over an intractable contradiction. [...]
Posted in Canada, Climate Change Solutions, Politics, UK, USA on Jul 9th, 2009
It appears that the G8 pledge to do everything possible to keep global warming below 2°C by 2050 isn’t worth the paper it was written on. Less than 24 hours after leaders of the world’s largest economies were heralding a breakthrough in climate agreements, the bad boys of international climate negotiations — Canada and Russia [...]
Posted in Canada, Climate Change Consequences, Climate Change Solutions, Politics on Jul 1st, 2009
On the latest G8 Climate Scorecard (PDF) released in advance of the L’Aquila, Italy G8 Summit, Canada has fallen into last place now that the Obama administration is reversing the global warming policies of his predecessor. The report chastises Canada as one of the few developed countries in the world with dramatically rising greenhouse gas [...]
Posted in Canada, Climate Change Solutions, Politics, UK on Jun 29th, 2009
Scottish lawmakers have signed into law the world’s toughest climate regulations. The landmark legislation includes binding goals to cut greenhouse gases by 42 percent* by 2020 from 1990 levels, which knocks Germany into second place in the race to set the most ambitious GHG reduction targets. Scotland’s bill does hold an option to delay meeting [...]
Posted in Canada, Greenwashing, Politics, Red Letter Campaign on Jun 29th, 2009
In May, after Canada yet again failed to meet its international obligations on climate change, I sent this letter to the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister for Industry the Environment asking him to convene a press conference to better inform Canadians on the dangers of climate change. At the very least, I want our Environment Minister [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Clean Technology, Old King Coal, Politics on Jun 16th, 2009
In a wide-ranging and candid interview with The Globe & Mail’s Editorial Board, Canada’s Environment Minister has admitted what environmental activists have been saying for years — that carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology probably won’t work at the Alberta Tar Sands. Nevertheless, over the last 18 months, the provincial and federal governments have offered [...]
Posted in Climate Change Consequences, Climate Change Science, Politics, USA on Jun 16th, 2009
President Obama’s top science advisors have created a comprehensive climate change report which details the expected impact of global warming on the US, and urgently recommends decisive action. The report, by the Global Climate Research Program, is being unveiled by Dr. John Holdren, who heads the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and NOAA’s Dr. [...]
Posted in Climate Change Consequences, Energy Efficiency, Politics, USA on May 25th, 2009
A new report from a dozen retired US military leaders warns that climate change poses significant risks to its national security. Dependence on fossil fuels and the vulnerable energy grid threaten the country, according to Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Securityfrom the Military Advisory Board (MAB) of the Center for Naval [...]