Culture, Curiosities, & Humour
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Harrison Ford Scorches Trump Climate Denial, World Leaders’ Inaction
If you’re trying to get ahead in the fantasy world inhabited by climate deniers, you probably don’t want to get on the wrong side ... -
Climate-Driven Food Shortages Could Prompt U.S. to Annex Canada, Bill Nye Somewhat Suggests
Food shortages brought on by climate change might eventually prompt the United States to annex parts of Canada, Bill Nye the Science Guy kind ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Santa Barbara Activists Trace Green Awareness, Fossil Skepticism to 1969 Offshore Oil Spill
With the Donald Trump administration racing to deregulate the fossil industry and encourage oil and gas drilling off America’s coasts, Californians stopped on January ... -
Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownDrive to 1.5Pathways to 1.5Supply Chains & Consumption
Fuel-Efficient Trucks Would Save 6.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Increasing fuel efficiency in the global freight trucking industry places #40 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It could reduce atmospheric emissions of carbon ... -
CanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOpinion & AnalysisPipelines/Rail TransportShale & Fracking
Pipeline Investment ‘Goes Palliative’ in Wake of Unist’ot’en Blockade
Two separate news outlets are declaring the end of pipeline investment in Canada, while several focus in on the differences in jurisdiction between elected ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourDemographicsEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Negotiations Seek ‘Peaceful Solution’ at Unist’ot’en After RCMP Arrest 14 Blocking Coastal GasLink Pipeline
Negotiations were under way between RCMP and hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation Tuesday night, aimed at finding a “peaceful solution” to a standoff ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourHealth & SafetyOil & GasSub-National Governments
Calgary Artist Sets Up ‘Adoption Agency’ for Abandoned Oil Wells
In an incredible show of generosity to start the year, a Calgary-based artist has launched a non-profit adoption agency to help out the thousands ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & DivestmentOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Vipond and Keough: Alberta Can’t Win by Postponing the Transition Off Carbon
With climate change setting the house on fire (literally or metaphorically), it’s in Alberta’s best interest not to demand more lighters, Calgary emergency physician ... -
Climate Crisis Raises Tough Questions for Young Couples Considering Children
The climate crisis is changing and complicating the conversation for young couples deciding whether to have children, and for parents deciding how to explain ... -
UK Journalist’s Refusal to Debate Bannon Holds Lessons for Response to Climate Denial
UK journalist Laurie Penny wasn’t scheduled to discuss climate change when she refused to appear just ahead of white supremacist provocateur Steve Bannon at ... -
Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
New Mexico Candidate Climbs a Wind Turbine Tower to State Governor’s Mansion
A U.S. congresswoman from New Mexico climbed a 265-foot wind turbine tower to her state governor’s mansion in mid-term elections earlier this month. -
Club of Rome Plans EU Parliament Launch for 10-Point Climate Emergency Plan
Halting fossil expansion and subsidies by 2020, doubling wind and solar energy capacity every four years, pricing fossil fuels to reflect their true cost, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrawdownFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & Migration
Family Planning Would Save 59.6 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Family Planning places #7 in Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It could reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 59.6 gigatons by 2050—and without it, a ...
