January 28, 2010
The Most Depressing and Dangerous Part of Obama’s Speech
by Chris HatchThe most depressing part of Obama’s speech last night wasn’t the olive branch offered to offshore drilling and other sops. It was the fact that not only Canadian policy but the whole world is hostage to the US Senate. And this is where they’re at (h/t Romm):
For want of a Senate vote, the U.S. was lost. And for want of the U.S., a global deal. And for want of a….
OK, it’s a bit clunky but you get the idea. Science is not carrying the day in the indispensable nation.
Small consolation perhaps but as Dyer points out this is mainly an Anglosphere problem.
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Chris Turner Video: The Great Leap Sideways
Rogerlg, Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Oh, so that's our Calgary author Chris Turner! Boy, he talks fast! But can there be any doubt that we need leaders and proponents like him? I had a wake up call about the ocean acidification from a CBC radio program about six months ago, and I cried... What can I do to speed up this great leap sideways? When I'm not praying and advocating for a carbon tax, I remember two of my favorite quotes: "A twig can turn a flood, but the twig must be well placed." spoken by Coll in The High King, by Lloyd Alexander; and "When we study the biographies of our heroes, we learn that they spent years in preparation, doing tiny, decent things before one historic moment propelled them to center stage and used them to tilt empires." by Danusha Veronica Goska Read More 3 comments
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Chris Turner Video: The Great Leap Sideways
jflsys, March 8, 2010 What a tightly packed 15 minutes! The parts about urban development reminded me of the great Canadian documentary film... Read MoreChris Turner Video: The Great Leap Sideways
jflsys, March 8, 2010 What a tightly packed 15 minutes! The parts about urban development reminded me of the great Canadian documentary film... Read MoreChris Turner Video: The Great Leap Sideways
Rogerlg, March 7, 2010 Oh, so that’s our Calgary author Chris Turner! Boy, he talks fast! But can there be any doubt that we need... Read MoreUPDATED – Ex-Foreign Affairs Minister Defends “Skeptics,” Condemns Climate “Alarmism”
Barry Saxifrage, February 25, 2010 LOL. Own goal. Even... Read MoreKeep Calm But Don’t Carry On
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Open letter to Harper on UN Climate Summit Copenhagen
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Tzeporah Berman, December 3, 2009 Tzeporah Berman addressing Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Read MoreCanadian Industry Leaders Call For Carbon Caps
Chris Hatch, October 20, 2009 Some of the leading player in Canadian industry are calling on the federal government to set hard, declining caps on global warming emissions in a statement released today. Read MoreOttawa Dashes Hopes? Not Of the Canadians I’m Meeting
Tzeporah Berman, October 23, 2009 Ottawa Dashes Hopes for Climate Treaty in Copenhagen blares the front-page headline facing Canadians across the country today. Read MoreHope Blowing in the Wind
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I wish Canada was actually hostage to USA on climate emissions and policies!
If so our emissions would be far lower than they are now.
Harper and Prentice love to say that Canada must “harmonize” climate policy and actions with USA. But we are doing the very opposite and have been for years.
For all the stalling around USA national cap & trade law, the fact remains that USA emissions peaked and are declining. And per-capita the Americans are already 7% below 1990 levels.
Canada has not “harmonized” current actions or current emissions with USA. Our emissions are still rising and are 10% higher than USA. Even per-capita our emissions are up 7% since 1990.
Please Harper, make good on your promise and “harmonize” our climate emissions with USA!