A big story in Canada these days is oil pipelines. The federal government wants to ramp up the tar sands industry through international exports. The easiest way to transport crude is through pipelines stretching across the country, and several such projects have been proposed during the past year. First there was the Keystone XL pipeline, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘canada’
Apparently, I’m an enemy of Canada
Posted in Musings, tagged alberta, canada, climate change, enbridge, environment, first nations, global warming, joe oliver, keystone, northern gateway, oil sands, peter kent, politics, science, Stephen Harper, tar sands, transcanada, youth on February 15, 2012 | 14 Comments »
Winter in the Woods
Posted in Musings, tagged black-capped chickadee, canada, climate change, environment, global warming, nature, prairies, science, white-tailed deer, wildlife on December 21, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast… a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it [...]
Recommended Reading
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, Other Advocates, tagged canada, climate change, durban, economist, global warming, globe and mail, guardian, kyoto, monbiot, policy, Stephen Harper, youth on December 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
A lot of great articles reflecting on the Durban talks have come out in the past few weeks, particularly in the mainstream media. Some of my favourites are Globe and Mail articles by Thomas Homer-Dixon and Jeffrey Simpson, The Economist writing that climate change, in the long run, will be more important than the economy, [...]
A Little Bit of Hope
Posted in Media and the Public, tagged canada, carbon dioxide, climate change, education, global warming, science, sea level rise, skeptical science, solar activity, volcanoes, youth on December 15, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I went to a public lecture on climate change last night (because I just didn’t get enough of that last week at AGU, apparently), where four professors from different departments at my university spoke about their work. They were great speeches – it sort of reminded me of TED Talks – but I was actually [...]
Good News
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged alberta, australia, canada, cap and trade, carbon tax, climate change, ethical oil, global warming, julia gillard, keystone, nebraska, obama, oil sands, Stephen Harper, tar sands, united states on November 15, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Two events to celebrate today: First, the Australian Parliament passed a carbon tax last week. Although it is relatively weak (oil for cars is exempt, and most emission permits are given out for free), it gets the country off the ground, and will hopefully strengthen in the future. It will be interesting to watch the [...]
Climate Change and Young People
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged agriculture, bachmann, canada, cap and trade, carbon tax, climate change, economy, geology, global warming, harper, obama, perry, policy, science, sea level rise, united states, youth on October 18, 2011 | 25 Comments »
Cross-posted from NextGen Journal What is the most important policy issue facing today’s young people? Climate change might not seem like an obvious contender, as it feels so distant. Indeed, the majority of impacts from global warming have yet to come. But the magnitude and extent of those impacts are being determined right now. Only [...]
The Pitfalls of General Reporting: A Case Study
Posted in Media and the Public, tagged arctic, atmosphere, canada, canadian press, CFCs, climate change, communication, education, environment, global warming, journalist, manitoba, media, nature, ozone, reporter, science, stratosphere, troposphere, weather, winnipeg free press on October 2, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Today’s edition of Nature included an alarming paper, indicating record ozone loss in the Arctic due to an unusually long period of cold temperatures in the lower stratosphere. On the same day, coverage of the story by the Canadian Press included a fundamental error that is already contributing to public confusion about the reality of [...]
The Tar Sands
Posted in Mitigation and Policy, tagged 350.org, alberta, athabasca, bill mckibben, canada, civil disobedience, climate change, environment, global warming, james hansen, keystone xl, obama, oil sands, protest, science, Stephen Harper, tar sands, united states, white house on September 7, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Apologies for the few weeks of silence. Moving cities again, combined with the beginning of a new term, meant hardly any writing time! I should be back into a regular routine now, though. Enjoy. In the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama seemed serious about climate change action. He promised an 80% reduction in American greenhouse [...]
What Can One Person Do?
Posted in How Science Works, Media and the Public, Mitigation and Policy, Science Lessons, tagged agreement, canada, carbon dioxide, climate change, climategate, communication, CRU, denial, education, environment, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, hansen, ice age, IPCC, journalism, media, politics, republican, risk management, science, skeptic, sustainability, united states, youth on May 5, 2011 | 23 Comments »
Next week, I will be giving a speech on climate change to the green committee of a local United Church. They are particularly interested in science and solutions, so I wrote the following script, drawing heavily from my previous presentations. I would really appreciate feedback and suggestions for this presentation. Citations will be on the [...]
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