If you believe Stephen Harper is actually interested in combatting climate change, read this history of some of his statements. [Link broken, but here’s a similar list and yet another timeline.] Even more significant to me is the fact that in Mr. Harper’s history, he solicited money to fight against the Kyoto protocol. That ties him firmly to a base of support with an entrenched interest in defeating meaningful progress. Read more »
A few days ago I was upset to see headlines all over the city announcing that the NDP would pump another $600 million dollars into the auto sector.
Reading the details, the plan is not quite as crazy as the headline sounds. Only $100 million is new money. It is contingent on maintaining agreed on jobs and includes a special incentive for developing green technologies.
I still oppose it. Read more »
There will be two follow-ups to the original Power to Choose forum. One will be in Ottawa on Friday and the other will be here in Toronto this Saturday:
Power to Choose
Public consultation on Ontario’s Energy Plan
Saturday, 2007 September 29, 9 am – 5 pm
OISE Rm 4-414, 252 Bloor St W (at St. George TTC)
Come for all or part of this free all-day event.
Contact Paul York for details about the event. If you’d like to make a presentation, you can email Adriana.
If you can’t attend, you can still make your views known using the online survey form.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has once again been forced to admit that the outlook for climate change is bleaker than they had previously predicted. The reason I joined the Green Party is that no other party comes close to addressing the scale and severity of the problem. Read more »
I’ve been approached by several people recently with stories about what Peter Tabuns said at the all-candidates debate on Tuesday night. While I wasn’t there to hear exactly what was said, it is clear that something he said gave people the impression that the Greens supported a power plant on the Portlands. This impression is false. Read more »
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