Global warming, climate change, activism
Posted in Canada, Politics, Progressive Coalition on Oct 28th, 2009
I sent this letter today to several key members of the Liberal Party.
To the Honourable Michael Ignatieff, David McGuinty, Bob Rae, and Michael Savage (who is my MP):
I am not an NDP supporter, but I am urging the Liberal government to put partisan politics aside and vote in favour of Bill-311.
I’m discouraged by Canada’s slow, [...]
Posted in Activism, Canada, Politics, Progressive Coalition on Sep 24th, 2009
More than 100 of world’s leaders met this week in New York at the United Nations Climate Conference.
And where is Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper? He didn’t attend, preferring to meet New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a coffee shop. He just sauntered in to the UN in time for dinner.
For the sake of the [...]
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 Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Climate Change Consequences, Politics, Progressive Coalition, USA on Feb 17th, 2009
Nova Scotia is home to the Sydney Tar Ponds, 31 hectares surrounding the old Sysco steel plant that have been poisoned with 700,000 metric tons of toxic waste. Sysco went bankrupt years ago, leaving this mess for government to wipe clean with taxpayer money — more than $400 million if the project comes in on [...]
Posted in Canada, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Progressive Coalition, USA on Feb 8th, 2009
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary, Department of Energy
An interview with the Wall Street Journal revealed that new US Department of Energy chief Dr. Steven Chu plans to dispense billions in loans to jump-start the US’s low-carbon future. Chu plans to spend half of his department’s federal stimulus money — which will total between $35 and [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Clean Technology, Climate Change Consequences, Climate Change Science, Energy Efficiency, Old King Coal, Politics, Progressive Coalition, Red Letter Campaign on Feb 3rd, 2009
We need to reach Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Party of Canada. We think he’s biding his time, and preparing to bring down the Conservatives later this year. That’s all well and good. But even if the Conservatives are defeated in a general election, and the Liberals gain a majority, we still believe that our [...]
Posted in Alberta Tar Sands, Canada, Clean Technology, Climate Change Solutions, Energy Efficiency, Politics, Progressive Coalition on Jan 29th, 2009
As a progressive voter, it won’t surprise anyone to learn that I’m disappointed that Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has once again taken the upper hand in Canadian political discourse, outmaneuvering Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff in the process. Not only did Harper manage to avoid a Vote of Non-Confidence that would have brought down his [...]
Posted in Canada, Clean Technology, Climate Change Solutions, Energy Efficiency, Politics, Progressive Coalition, USA on Jan 24th, 2009
Poster by Darrin White
With one bold stroke, President Barack Obama has changed the game. If Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff are not paying attention, Canada’s economy will soon be in tatters.
How do I know? Easy. Just this week, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said that his government will work closely with [...]
Posted in Canada, Climate Change Science, Politics, Progressive Coalition on Jan 9th, 2009
Reason #3 to support the Liberal-NDP Coalition
In the last federal election in October, Dr. Andrew Weaver — a noted climate scientist and author honored by the Nobel Prize Committee — urged Canadians to vote for the environment and remove Stephen Harper from the Prime Minister’s office. He was joined by 120 of Canada’s top scientists [...]
Posted in Canada, Politics, Progressive Coalition on Jan 3rd, 2009
When it comes to climate change, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has no international credibility. But if we’re going to be honest, the Liberal Party under Jean Chretien and Paul Martin also did very little to prepare Canada for the challenges we now face. (Also see our first entry in this series).
Still, we didn’t know then [...]
