Archive for Hope

I’ve never been to a COP before, but I’ve been involved in climate change issues long enough to recognize a very sad trend from fighting to prevent it to squabbling over the money to deal with it.  Far more energy is being spent today to discuss the costs of adaptation, primarily for countries that have had very little to do with causing it.  More and more effort is spent by scientists not in evaluating the broad implications of a warming planet, but in evaluating the much more narrow human-scale impacts it will cause.     Read more »

Pembina Institute has been great at this conference and as a back up organization with tremendous resources you might want to look at.  They have a new report just out this morning that might be of interest, pointing out how Canada is not keeping up with the United States.

[Adriana is blogging from the UN climate change negotiations in Cancun, in an attempt to keep the Canadian delegation honest.]

I invite everyone to enjoy a solar-heated potluck Thanksgiving dinner with my family at our home.  My friend Rita is lending us her solar oven, which we’ll set up in the yard.  Bring something to share.  Make it local if you can to cut down on emissions because this event is one of the Global Work Day events to fight climate change.  We’ll share whatever is left over with a soup kitchen to honour the first annual World Homeless Day.

Thanksgiving solar potluck dinner
Sunday, 2010 October 10, 5pm – 9pm
18 Victor Ave (2 blocks north of Gerrard; just east of Broadview)
all welcome

I’ll be at the Ride for Renewables on October 3.  We meet at the Exhibition Place wind turbine with our bikes.  You can come early if you need a tune-up.  We’ll be visiting six green energy projects as inspiration for the 10/10/10 events the following week.

Ride for Renewables
Sunday, 2010 October 3, 11am – 3pm
Exhibition Place wind turbine (with bicycle)
All cyclists welcome – free

It has been many years since I’ve had a moment of true pride in my government but yesterday I had such a moment.     Read more »