Tag: Fossil Fuels
Interfaith Climate Action – Will Religion Save Us?
I'm not a religious person. I see myself as an agnostic or maybe even an atheist. I've been a passionate climate activist for several...
The Slow Death of Big Coal
This post is a collection of excerpts and quotes, plus my editorial comments, illustrating the slow death of Big Coal across the globe. We are...
The Path to a National Climate and Clean Energy Plan
The path to Canada's first national climate framework and clean energy program will not be straightforward or easy. It promises to be convoluted and full of...
It's Time to Change the National Dialogue on Energy
What Canadians need is a new national dialogue, not about the future of oil but rather about the promise of clean energy.
Credit: www.momscleanairforce.org - clean_dirty_energy
Are politicians...
Why Are We Still Talking Pipelines
We are incredibly still talking pipelines when the economic opportunities of a quick transition to clean energy are so alluring, so obvious. Where is the national...
Fifteen Leap Manifesto Demands
In Now is the Time to Leap, I posted a condensed version of the Leap Manifesto released on September 15 by representatives from Canada’s Indigenous rights,...
Paris Agreement: Twelve Days That Damned Our World?
The world is ruled by those who show up. And world leaders did show up last December in Paris to sign the first climate...
In The Afterglow of the Paris Climate Agreement
In this post, Nick Fillmore reflects on the aftermath of the Paris Agreement - the afterglow. Will the commitment for climate action of 195...
In 60 Words and Images – The Historic Paris Agreement
International Environmental journalist Stephen Leahy sums up the world's new climate plan in a few words. He very succinctly summarizes why the #ParisAgreement is...
From Climate Change Laggard to Climate Change Leader in Seven Weeks
How does a country go from climate change laggard to climate change leader in 7 weeks? I'm glad you asked.
Image: screen shot from "Future generations will...