Tag: Environment
Is Sustainable Growth an Oxymoron?
We do a lot without thinking, like using GDP growth as a standard of excellence. Most 21st century activity is based on a ‘given’...
Carbon Fee and Dividend. Its Time Has Come
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. According to Joseph...
Why Energy East is Bad for the Climate – Top 7 Reasons
If approved, the Energy East pipeline would stretch 4,600 kilometres from Alberta through Ontario to ports in Quebec and New Brunswick. Energy East would...
Attacks on Divestment by Fossil Fuel Lobby Backfiring
The fossil-fuel divestment movement is gaining momentum as people around the globe are waking up to the reality that climate change is upon us. It...
Ten Energy Saving Myths – See How You Rate
I'm pleased to welcome Barry Cinnamon to BoomerWarrior. Barry is the host of the Energy Show on Renewable Energy World, a weekly 20-minute podcast that provides...
The Ten Hottest Years Ever
This article is cross-posted from the ClimateMama website managed by Harriet Shugarman. It was written by Laura Faye Tenenbaum who is a science communicator at NASA’s Jet...
How You Know You’re in Climate Change Denial
I'm very pleased to welcome Margaret Klein, The Climate Psychologist, to the BoomerWarrior team of contributors. Margaret has a very positive and uplifting approach...
Why the Oil Shock is a Climate Opportunity
Cameron Fenton is the Canadian Tar Sands Organizer with 350.org. This week, the cover of the Economist proclaimed “the fall in the price of oil and gas provides a...
Why are we morally obligated to fight climate change?
In 2015 humankind will face its greatest challenge ever - to achieve a binding global agreement to reduce carbon emissions and avert catastrophic run-away global warming. The Conference...
Canada Must Talk About Carbon Pricing in 2015. It's Good Politics
In October of 2015, Canadians will elect a new government. One of the key issues during this election year will most certainly be the environment -...