Category: Climate Change

Yes, we should be very worried

Pat Mccutcheon is running for the BC Greens in Surrey Cloverdale. He recently pointed me to this video and said: “Probably the most powerful & disturbing video I have ever seen on climate change.  Renowned climate scientist, Johan Rockstrom, lays it all out in this July 2024 TED Talk.

Not worried about climate change?

Environmental Defence Canada says climate change is one of the main reasons why food prices are increasing. There are other factors too, but some of the prices in 2024 are shocking. Today I paid $16 for a small basket of BC raspberries and $1.50 each for local corn. Earlier I noted red onions at $3.50 a pound…

Canada is not a world leader on climate

I won’t be much affected by climate change, but my grandchildren will pay a very high price. For older folks, watching this country do the wrong things for the wrong reasons is difficult. Many of us care much about the world we leave to future generations. Political leaders in Canada care too little…

33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains law students and lawyers in their use, and provides the public with up-to-date resources on key topics in climate law and regulation. The center works closely with Columbia University’s Earth Institute and with governmental, nongovernmental and academic organizations.

Grim projections of warming underestimating the dangers?

According to GWU professor Dr. Uriyoán Colón-Ramos, raising concern about climate change requires that we talk less about fossil fuels and more about food. Because everyone is affected immediately by the availability and the cost of food. Dr. Colón-Ramo notes that extreme weather in 2023 was the main disrupter of food prices, She says important products are among those most susceptible to changes in weather patterns. Yields and nutritional quality are reduced. Crop failures lead to dwindling supplies, which means higher food prices…

Eye in the sky

MethaneSAT is equipped with advanced sensing technology that allows it to precisely identify methane emissions at oil and gas sites across the globe. The satellite was launched on March 4 and its data will be available to the public free of charge later in 2024…

Debunking LNG as a climate solution

It is worth considering a 2023 report authored for the David Suzuki Foundation by Daniel Horen Greenford, a postdoctoral researcher at Concordia University. It is titled ‘Debunking LNG as a Climate Solution.’ Unfortunately, it contains a great deal of bad news for people who care about future generations…

Truth and science versus lies and greed

Owners of social media platforms profit from tidal waves of hate and disinformation. Boy, do they profit. According to Forbes, Facebook’s Zuckerberg is worth C$230 billion, while co-founders Saverin and Moskovitz share C$50 billion. Twitter’s Elon Musk is said to be worth C$275 billion, while Google founders Page and Brin hold $320 billion between them. That’s almost a trillion dollars in the hands of six greedy men.

Zombie fires, part 2

The people of British Columbia will soon pay $3 billion a year in carbon tax. Yet actions of governments, fossil fuel producers, financiers, and people holding extreme wealth ensure that climate change is dealt with more by words and empty promises than by meaningful actions.