Comments earlysnows has made
tar sands
I agree Wolverine.
This is just PR. But, hey, still take the $500,000.On Syncrude faces fines for duck deaths posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago 4 Responsesclimate change
let's get on with it and think beyond boundaries. "the earth is one country.."On McKibben wonders if U.S. is mature enough to confront climate change. posted 10 months, 4 weeks ago 7 Responses
canada's election results
if a system of proportional representation was a reality in the Canadian Parliament, we would have had some action on climate change after this election. now, who knows?
provincial and local governments (everywhere) will have to take the initiative so we can get on with it.On Canada's election deals defeat to Liberal Party and carbon tax posted 1 year, 1 month ago 7 Responseselectric cars
great, another decade and the ICE's will be gone!On Tesla Motors to build electric-car plant in San Jose, Calif. posted 1 year, 2 months ago 4 Responses
55 mph, great idea
Americans just consume too much of world's resources and should realize some limits on that. 55mph would be great. some folks will speed. a lot of others will not because they realize the gravity of the situation and can see the big picture. the post world war 2 party is closing down.....let's get on with a reformation of the way society works.On Advocates push for return to 55-mph speed limit posted 1 year, 3 months ago 20 Responses
nuclear waste
beyond the safety of the plants, this is the issue--nobody wants nuclear waste, what will you do with it? the thought of more nuclear is ridicluous.On McCain tours nuke plant, renews call for nuclear power expansion in U.S. posted 1 year, 3 months ago 19 Responses
next up
next up for rearrangement is agribusiness. i can hardly wait.On High fuel prices causing globalization to lose momentum posted 1 year, 3 months ago 8 Responses
tweedledum and tweedledee
the green party might be an option...On Obama softens opposition to offshore drilling, and more political news posted 1 year, 3 months ago 9 Responses
baseball for the environment
how about every sports league going back to its original length of season (based on the weather outside). that means no baseball in october, no basketball or hockey in june and no football in february. shorten the playing seasons, save the planet.On Major League Baseball going, going, green! posted 1 year, 4 months ago 9 Responses
ontario and wci
the train is picking up speed...way to go dalton.On Ontario joins up with Western carbon cutters posted 1 year, 4 months ago 2 Responses
drilling
isn't the petroleum age supposed to be ending? oil prices will not go down no matter how much new oil is found. let's nationalize oil companies so the transition to renewables is more orderly. On House Dems fail attempt to make Big Oil drill on the land it's got posted 1 year, 4 months ago 5 Responses
no solution
Most days I enjoy being a Canadian, but this isn't a highlight. And the biggest dump of all---the Alberta tar sands. Sad stuff, all of it.On Canadian lakes set to be reclassified as mining-waste dumps posted 1 year, 5 months ago 8 Responses
corporate welfare
these guys don't deserve any government money.On Big Three automakers get plug-in funding from feds posted 1 year, 5 months ago 4 Responses
passion for public transit
What passionate discussions on public transit.
Let's nationalize oil companies and use those whopping profits to wean ourselves off car culture. It's taken sixty years to get to urban sprawl, long commutes to work, etc and now the system is no longer sustainable or affordable. Government built the infrastructure for the car. They should totally build mass transit and I gladly would pay taxes to support that.
Exciting times we live in.On U.S. public transit overwhelmed by increased ridership, higher fuel costs posted 1 year, 6 months ago 13 Responsesexxon leadership
At least 40% have the right idea, maybe it will pass next year.On Exxon shareholders reject resolution to shake up management posted 1 year, 6 months ago 3 Responses
green burial
how about placing the corpse on a raised platform in a green space open to the sun? birds are very efficient at recycling and it somehow seems honourable to face nature after death instead of being preserved and put in a hole.On Dissolving your corpse is the green way to go posted 1 year, 6 months ago 12 Responses
gas tax relief for the summer
I work in a business that in the past has seen summer travellers from the States come to my studio--via the highway 100 metres from my door.
I should be for gas tax relief, right? it would keep the traffic coming.
Well, some time ago I realized that the post world war II party America has been on is now over. I'm wondering, though, how many people in the States realize this.
It ain't business as usual anymore and we all better "make other arrangements".
One more summer of great driving because of gas tax relief? Get a life.On McCain, Clinton support summer gas-tax rollback posted 1 year, 7 months ago 17 Responsesev's
so who would want an electric car anyhow? if wind and solar generate electricity they are neutral in impact. they have one moving part to replace and are quiet and nonpolluting. so who would want one anyhow? On Fewer zero-emission vehicles will be required on California roads by 2014 posted 1 year, 8 months ago 7 Responses
lng terminal
more lunacyOn Feds approve floating liquefied-natural-gas terminal in Long Island Sound posted 1 year, 8 months ago 12 Responses
alberta tar sands
sorry, it's pembina.org
On Canadians fear U.S. energy bill clause could disallow oil-sands exports posted 1 year, 8 months ago 9 Responsesalberta tar sands
When they get done destroying northern Alberta to extract this oil, an area the size of Florida will be a wasteland.
It is currently full speed ahead in the tar sands since global warming does not seem to be a concern for the developers--who happen to hail from all over the planet.
Go to pembinainstitute.org for the complete story.On Canadians fear U.S. energy bill clause could disallow oil-sands exports posted 1 year, 8 months ago 9 Responsesgood news for gonzo don
Geography of Hope by Chris Turner, Random House, Canada, 2007, ISBN 978-0-679-31465-3, will give you a lift. All the technology is in place, political will is what is needed. It's an entertaining read at the same time.
I think the glass is half full and momentum is filling the glass. I heard the talk by Paul Hawken and I think he's right about the many, many people and groups beavering away for the good the planet.
Bali was only one stop of a planetary journey which will see the human species rise to the occasion.On High drama leads to compromise at climate conference posted 1 year, 11 months ago 18 Responses