SIGH — another report from a respected environmental institution lambasting Canada for its atrocious and morally/legally defiant climate performance. I tire of reading them, but find this one an especially good summary of our collective shame.
Leading up to next weeks’ G8 summit in Japan, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released a report examining the [...]
Canada/US lead G8 climate criminals: WWF Report 07.03.08
The nature of the Liberal-Tory climate war 06.23.08
The Tories have been in full swing demonizing the Liberal Green Shift plan. Liberals rebutted last week with an official launch and media campaign.
Choices each party have made reveal much about their perspectives on Canada and Canadians.
The Tories, apparently, think Canadians are ignorant five-year olds on a Sunday morning. Comparing the two spots, the Conservative [...]
Alberta celebrates criminal corporate greenwashers 06.06.08
Well folks, it’s Environment Week! While most of the rest of the civilized world is preparing for post-Kyoto measures we’re doing our own thing here in Alberta.
Our forward-thinking government reports that, in celebration of Environment Week, Premier Ed Stelmach made a personal commitment to plant a tree on the Alberta Legislature grounds. I found [...]
Harper government under investigation over Kyoto 05.07.08
An investigation will be held into suspicions that the Harper government illegally registered greenhouses gas emissions with the enforcement branch of the UN Kyoto Protocol.
This revelation means that Canada might be barred from the right to trade carbon dioxide in a global market. Greece was suspended for similar reasons last month, the first such state [...]
News headlines I’m tired of seeing 04.18.08
A luxury/horror of my work is that I read about a dozen newspapers a day. I’ve discovered that these headlines could be from any indiscriminate period and are repeated weekly as if it was new news.
“Greenhouse gas emissions reach record highs”
“Climate change is occurring more quickly than expected”
“Price of oil reaches record high”
“Income inequality [...]
CCS SUX? : Is Clean Coal Possible? 04.16.08
The Real News has been talking about “clean coal” a lot. So has Canada’s Old Government and their industry supporters. The most recent federal budget included huge dollars for “clean coal” and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).
With what little I know and understand about CCS, I’m under the impression that it’s worthwhile and positive [...]
“A Critical Conversation on Climate Change” 02.06.08
A few weeks ago, I attended a lecture by Larry Lohmann, the editor of “Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, Privatisation and Power.”
I entered being a strong supporter of cap-and-trade systems and left — although not 180 degrees altered — seriously more critical of such initiatives and generally suspicious of existing programs. And [...]
Costly fuel means costly food 01.20.08
I watched the Calgary Flames beat the L.A. Kings with some friends at the Saddledome on Friday. Afterwards, the conversation among my fellow hockey-goers turned to peak oil and the cost of living… naturally.
When talk of the sharply rising price of food and potential mass starvation and food crises came up there were incredulous [...]
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Carbon Trading Lecture at UofC [Event] 01.10.08
Larry Lohmann, the editor of “Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, Privatisation and Power”, an exhaustively-documented new book critiquing “carbon trading” is speaking in Calgary on January 14th.
He argues that carbon trading is an ineffective method for reducing carbon emissions.
I believe that carbon trading IS an effective, available, and actionable approach to reducing [...]
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