Prime Minister Stephen Harper was prominently featured, along with George Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda, in this global warming newspaper ad that appeared in Asahi Shimbun. The ad, featured on a page in Japan’s second largest newspaper discussing the Bali Climate Change Summit, shows the trio above a picture of the Titanic. The ad […]
The production of junk mail is without a doubt one of the most annoying contributors to the climate crisis, because it is completely wasteful, and because it is, well, junk.
At my house we receive around 20 pieces of junk mail a week, which probably isn’t bad compared to some locations. It may be worse […]
Warmer springs in the UK are causing species to appear earlier, and is also causing mismatches in the timing of species dependent on one another.
The Woodland Trust, which has run the Springwatch survey for three years, also expressed concern that rising temperatures are causing increased competition between species, and life cycle problems.
The survey found […]
realclimate.org is a tremendous resource for those seeking to learn more about the real nuts and bolts of climate change. The site describes itself as
a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes […]
Scientists are finding that plants and animals are evolving faster, more than twice as fast in tropical zones, as the planet warms up.
According to Smithsonian Magazine, there could be a “bumper crop” of new species coming, as plants and animals expand their ranges and adapt to differing conditions.
Swordfish traditionally seen in the Gulf of Mexico […]
Although it may be a while before electric vehicles begin to make a serious dent in the sales of conventional combustion-driven vehicles, environmental concerns mean there are more options becoming available than ever before (and we don’t mean the Waverley Electric either).
One of the latest examples is the ZENN (Zero Emission, No Noise), produced by […]
Is it possible that the Bush administration contains the largest group of self-serving liars ever to be trusted with running the United States? It certainly appears that way.
The latest news out of Washington? Bush-appointed Interior Department officials have repeatedly manipulated science in order to serve corporate interests, by suppressing protections for endangered species.
An Interior Department […]
When it comes to my lawn, I used to use whatever the latest and greatest chemicals were to keep it looking “green and healthy”. The only problem with this approach is that the lawn looks green, but the chemicals are bad for the health of the soil, water, and most other life that comes into […]
A major announcement this week out of Chile, where a conference of South Pacific nations has agreed to ban the practice of bottom trawling, effective September 30.
Bottom trawling is a practice where huge nets are dragged across the bottom of the ocean floor, catching large schools of fish that live near the ocean floor, and […]
Surprise, surprise, another crooked politician.
This time its Federal Heritage Minister Bev Oda, who is also Canada’s copyright minister. Oda, it turns out, has been taking money from the very entertainment companies she is supposed to be keeping an eye on.
Oda financed her campaign with giant, unseemly donations from the entertainment and pharmaceutical companies — many […]
