Reflections from an elder in isolation
I’m fortunate. This slowdown is giving me time with my grandchildren who are with me,…
Browsing: Climate Change
‘Climate Aware’ Diverse Travel introduces new carbon offsetting scheme
UK Specialist Dive Tour Operator Diverse Travel is now a ‘Climate Aware’ company, partnering with…
If corporations have legal rights, why not rivers?
Under Western legal systems, the concept of “personhood” includes rights, powers, duties and liabilities. In many countries, corporations are recognized as having legal “personhood” and accompanying rights as well
Conservation and climate action go together
Climate-wise connectivity looks at a number of strategies for conservation planning amid the climate crisis, as emergent ecosystems appear.
A 2020 vision for climate action
Let’s hope 2020 marks the start of a year and decade when we finally take…
As fracking booms, report finds we know little about impacts
With easily accessible gas and oil deposits becoming depleted, companies have turned to fracking to extract it from shale formations. This involves drilling deep, often horizontal wells and pumping large amounts of pressurized water, sand and chemicals into them to fracture rock and release gas or oil.
April Fools: Ontario’s climate policy is a scary joke
Ecojustice will see the Ford government in court today, April 1, for its gutting of Ontario’s cap and trade program in July 2018 with no public consultation.
Children should be seen and heard
Too many adults become complacent, unwilling to even imagine making sacrifices for their children and grandchildren — even though many changes required to bring emissions and warming under control would confer numerous benefits, from healthier diets to reduced pollution to greater employment and economic opportunities in clean energy.
Decades of denial and stalling have created a climate crunch
In a 1965 speech to members, American Petroleum Institute president Frank Ikard outlined the findings…
Political climate is heating up
Global warming isn’t a partisan issue — or it shouldn’t be. The many experts issuing…