Climate Policy’s Odd Man Out
The view from Washington: Debate is fast passing Bush by.
Tag: global warming
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
Read the writing on the wall
A few weeks ago, I did some junk science ? as the Bush/Harper people used to call studies about global … Continue reading Read the writing on the wall
Landmark UN study backs climate theory
2,000 scientists all but end the debate: Human activity causes global warming. Read full article… Continue reading Landmark UN study backs climate theory
B.C. citizens reject coal-fired power
New poll shows British Columbians demand provincial law to reduce global warming.
Fresh alarm over global warming
Last week’s report of an ancient ice sheet breaking from Ellesmere Island is but one more real-world event bearing out scientists’ warnings about global warming.
Polar bears in peril, says U.S.
Polar bears are in deep trouble because of global warming and other factors and deserve federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration is proposing Wednesday.
Olympic skiers play it cool with Suzuki
Two of Canada?s leading winter athletes are fighting global warming by joining the David Suzuki Foundation to play it cool.
Extreme weather extremely costly
Global warming may have been the last thing on the minds of Vancouverites as they dug out from a record November snowfall and cold snap. But it?s another reminder of how much we all depend on the stability of our atmosphere.
Address climate change or risk global depression: economist
Failure to tackle the problem of climate change could trigger a worldwide economic slowdown along the same level as the Great Depression, warns a new report from a British economist.
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Most provinces still failing on global warming
Most provinces persist in doing little or nothing to address global warming, says a new David Suzuki Foundation analysis of provincial climate change plans. And they?re not getting the push they need from the federal government.
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Winter sea ice in Arctic melting more rapidly
Arctic sea ice in winter is melting far faster than before, two new NASA studies reported Wednesday, a new and … Continue reading Winter sea ice in Arctic melting more rapidly