A climate-change message dressed in green pinstripes
TORONTO ? For a soft-spoken academic economist who only a year ago was almost unknown, Sir Nicholas Stern has suddenly … Continue reading A climate-change message dressed in green pinstripes
Category: Air and Climate
Steger to draw attention to melting Arctic
Igloolik dog-teamers help document climate change JANE GEORGE A rigorous four-month dog sled trip across Baffin Island. Read the original article from Nunastsiaq Online. Here is one more related article about this story: Adventurer plans youthful trek to Arctic Will Steger is fit and trim at 63, planning his latest grueling expedition to the far […] Continue reading Steger to draw attention to melting Arctic
Sierra Club laments Canada’s ‘lack of a plan’ on Kyoto
2006 was a “lost year” for Canada in the battle to stop global warming and meet Canada’s international obligations under … Continue reading Sierra Club laments Canada’s ‘lack of a plan’ on Kyoto
B.C. premier to present agenda to reduce green house emissions
British Columbia’s premier will present a green agenda as part of Tuesday’s throne speech, which will include a plan to … Continue reading B.C. premier to present agenda to reduce green house emissions
Adaptation equals doing nothing
A few weeks ago, before the direst report yet on climate change, a climate scientist told me he thought the … Continue reading Adaptation equals doing nothing
Branson offers $25-million climate change prize
British tycoon Sir Richard Branson on Friday announced a $25-million (U.S.) prize for the first scientist to come up with … Continue reading Branson offers $25-million climate change prize
The Years the Locusts Ate
Thank God it’s finally over! The blockbuster environmental report put out last week by a blue ribbon panel of scientists … Continue reading The Years the Locusts Ate
Human rights body reconsiders Inuit climate change petition
In a surprising about-face, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has decided it will hold a hearing to determine whether … Continue reading Human rights body reconsiders Inuit climate change petition
Getting warmer …
Stephen Harper’s environmental conversion continues as he recognizes the `enormous’ threat of global warming. But emission cuts? Not so fast … Continue reading Getting warmer …
Welcome to the New Climate
Climate change is no longer a vague threat. A new Globe polls finds that 4 out of 5 Canadians say … Continue reading Welcome to the New Climate
Climate Policy’s Odd Man Out
The view from Washington: Debate is fast passing Bush by.
Kyoto: The bottom line on climate change
Greenpeace has some basic demands for addressing global warming, beginning with implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. Full Greenpeace media release… Continue reading Kyoto: The bottom line on climate change