Educational institutions have a large and powerful stake in the dirty energy business. – Todd Gitlin, Mother Jones Apocalyptic climate change is upon us. For shorthand, let’s call it a slow-motion apocalypse to distinguish it from an intergalactic attack out […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Warsaw climate talks signal missed opportunity amid some small signs for hope [Warsaw, Poland. November 23, 2013]: The UN climate negotiations wrapped up in Warsaw today with mixed results, even after over 24 hours overtime. Countries have […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Canada wins ‘Lifetime Unachievement’ Fossil award at Warsaw climate talks WARSAW, Poland, November 22, 2013 – Canada was dishonoured with an inauspicious ‘Lifetime Unachievement’ Fossil award this evening during the final official day of the UN climate […]
Thursday, August 1, 2013 Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a series of events that put Canada’s energy file into stark perspectives. With disasters like Lac-Mégantic and the ongoing Cold Lake spill, it’s hard to fathom the potential impacts […]
Thursday, July 18, 2013 Cabinet Shuffle: New Beginning or Business as Usual? On Monday, Stephen Harper announced a cabinet shuffle that ended Peter Kent’s term as Environment Minister, and promoted Leona Aglukkaq to that portfolio, a former Health Minister and […]
Thursday, July 04, 2013 Nobel Peace Laureates stand in Solidarity with First Nations affected by reckless Tar Sands development On July 5th and 6th, people from coast to coast will gather in Fort McMurray, AB to join First Nations and Metis in the Healing […]
Thursday, June 20th, 2013 World can’t wait until 2020 on Climate Action, says new IEA report Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a disturbing report warming that “the world is not on track to limit the long-term rise […]
Friday, June 07, 2013 Unlikely alliance urge Ontario for Price on Carbon This week, a group of Ontario based investors, industry, academics, civil society and environmental NGO’s wrote an open letter urging members of the Ontario government to put a […]
Thursday, May 29, 2013 Joe Oliver takes flight to fight for Canadian tar sands In the continuing effort to weaken climate policies abroad Natural Resources Minister, Joe Oliver, is spending the week in Europe to lobby against European legislation that […]
Thursday, May 23, 2013 If it Looks Like We Have a Chance, We Should Take it A recent article published in Nature Geoscience journalsuggests the earth will warm more slowly in the coming decades than previously projected. Many scientists and […]
