Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN
This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be standing here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to me for hope?…
Vancouver climate strike
– Ana Arciniega photo – On September 27, 2019 100 thousand people of all ages met at Vancouver City Hall crossed the Cambie Bridge and joined 7 million worldwide. Tim…
Climate crisis also an opportunity
– by Peter G. Prontzos – Political Ecology: System Change Not Climate Change Dimitrios Roussopoulos Black Rose Books, 2019 When more than 97 percent of meteorologists, the federal Conservative party,…
A turning point
– by Elizabeth May – There comes a time when it becomes evident that society is at a turning point. The climate strikes in Canada – part of a massive…
Let the children vote?
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki Young people have been speaking out for their rights. Many are wise beyond their years. Without the blinkers of ideology, work-a-day priorities and ingrained values,…
Build your resilience!
We need to prepare for ecological collapse – by Fred Bass – Ecological collapse is both threatening and overwhelming. Massive species loss, overuse of natural resources, ocean acidification, failing economic…
For what purpose?
Canada’s weapons spending flies under the election radar – by William S. Geimer – As governments of every stripe come and go, the quaintly named Department of National Defence (DND)…
Arne Boye Hansen (1951 – 2019)
– by Maret Christiansen – One day we will no longer be called to quantify nature and put a dollar value on Ancient Trees, Mountains, and Wildlife – from Carmanah:…
Redefining protein quality
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina A new paper published by the American Society for Nutrition makes the case for modernizing the definition of protein quality. This is a welcome development. The…
IPCC report flags diet and land-use changes to curb climate chaos
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki Land and agriculture are critical components in the climate crisis. According to a new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, land use – including agriculture…