Archive for Ecology & sustainability

I got this message a few days ago from the Friends of the Lubicon.  It’s a very eye-opening glimpse into the political games of tar sands oil.     Read more »

In the US elections, all the major contenders now (Clinton, McCain and Obama) have serious climate change strategies in their platforms.  But Al Gore doesn’t think there’s enough focus on climate change and plans to push the candidates on this issue.

This Financial Times article points out that if the science on global warming is not clear, then we should be even more worried.

James Lovelock, the environmentalist who developed the Gaia hypothesis, suggests that we can party for about 20 years and humanity is doomed.

UNLESS

We convert to a wartime economy and radically change the way we all live.  Sounds like the Green Party may require a major policy rewrite.

In a report released on Friday, David Suzuki and economist Mark Jaccard have proposed a carbon tax offset by income tax relief.     Read more »