“All of the Above” or “Action now?”: Obama’s Natural Gas Contradiction
At a talk in Vermont last week, the nation's top energy official offered up his thoughts on a problem the White House has said calls for “urgent action”: climate change.“We need to mitigate the effects...
View ArticleMounting Global Warming Evidence Underscores the Need to Act
This is a guest post by David Suzuki.Because we enjoy relatively pure air, clean water and healthy food systems, Canadians sometimes take the environment for granted. Many scarcely blink if oil from a...
View ArticleAmericans More Worried About Global Warming Than Climate Change: Yale Study
Scientists, politicians, environmentalists and journalists have long been stymied by the difficult task of engaging people so that they will agree to begin curbing toxic greenhouse gas emissions.Some...
View ArticleWhy Are Pipeline Spills Good For the Economy?
This is a guest post by David Suzuki.Energy giant Kinder Morgan was recently called insensitive for pointing out that “Pipeline spills can have both positive and negative effects on local and regional...
View ArticleLord Stern: We’ve Underestimated Economic Costs of Global Warming
Nicholas Stern, one of the world’s most influential economists, has come out with a new report showing that the future costs of climate change have been incredibly underestimated.The report, Endogenous...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki: Northern Gateway Approval Flies in Face of Democracy and Global...
This is a guest post by David Suzuki.There was little doubt the federal government would approve the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, regardless of public opposition or evidence presented...
View ArticleTackling Global Warming Would Increase GDP (And Save 94,000 Lives a Year):...
Aggressively tackling global warming through better public transportation and increased energy efficiencies could increase global GDP by between $1.8 trillion and $2.6 trillion annually, a new report...
View ArticleMeme with Wings: Are Western Anti-Fracking Activists Funded by Putin's Russia?
At a June 19 speaking event at London's Chatham House, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen claimed the Russian government is covertly working to discredit...
View ArticleRejection of Colorado Coal Mine on Global Warming Grounds Could Be Game-Changer
A U.S. District Court judge ruled on June 27 that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service both wrongly approved expansion of the West Elk coal mine in Somerset, Colo., because they...
View ArticleU.K., U.S. Militaries Prepare For Severe Global Warming Consequences
Two new reports prepared for the U.K. and the U.S. militaries suggest that the consequences of climate change are immense in scope and will create severe, sustained challenges for the world and its...
View ArticlePope Francis a Powerful Voice For Climate Change Action
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, has taken a very strong stance recently on the need to address climate change, to protect the environment and respect “God's creation.” In an address at...
View ArticleAddressing Global Warming is an Economic Necessity
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. Those who don’t outright deny the existence of human-caused global warming often argue we can’t or shouldn’t do anything about it because it would be too costly....
View ArticleOil Companies Gambling Billions of Dollars Ignoring Global Warming Realities
Companies like Shell Oil really need to give their eyes a rub and see that a world with serious constraints on greenhouse gas emissions is not a possible future, but an eventual reality.Right now, oil...
View ArticleCNBC Again? Marshall Institute Chairman Brings Hitler Into Climate Conversation
In a live interview on CNBC, William Happer, chairman of the Marshall Institute, stated that the “demonization of carbon dioxide is just like the demonization of the poor Jews under Hitler.”This is not...
View ArticleThe Earth Hasn't Stopped Warming, Hate to Say It
I wish it were true, but the earth is not cooling and there remains an upward curve in the temperature of our planet. So next time you're at a dinner party and someone says the earth is cooling and...
View ArticleStates Led By Climate Deniers Stand To Gain The Most From New EPA Carbon Rule
A rising tide lifts all boats — even boats that, contrary to all evidence, openly doubt the moon's gravitational influence. A new study released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies...
View ArticleEPA Internal Audit Finds Flawed Pipeline Oversight Adds $192 Million a Year...
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog, the inspector general released a scathing report on the agency's failure to control leaks from the nation's natural gas distribution...
View ArticleGlobal Warming Deniers Grow More Desperate By The Day
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. The Heartland Institute’s recent International Climate Change Conference in Las Vegas illustrates climate change deniers’ desperate confusion. As Bloomberg News...
View ArticleBob Armstrong
Bob ArmstrongCredentialsB.A. Psychology, Northwestern University, 1969M.S. Mathematical Psychophysics, Northwestern University, 1976Source: [1]BackgroundBob Armstrong is “a bleeding heart...
View ArticleRussell Cook
Russell Cook Credentials Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts, Al Collins School of Graphic Design Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, University of New MexicoSource: [1]BackgroundRussell Cook...
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