There has recently been a renewed interest in the question of whether the ecological crisis means we need to see (or plan for) a stabilization or even a decline in economic growth. This week there is a major conference on degrowth in Montreal. York Uni…

Well kids, here is another example of a left wing nut blowing things out of all proportion just to make a point. Yes, there are some environmental concerns with using ‘tar sands’ oil, but it hardly means the end of the world, folks. A guy with a job as a NASA scientist should know better [...]

We need to leave the tarsands oil in the ground. We need an increasing carbon tax. We need to stop subsidizing carbon energy producers. We need public money invested in post-carbon energy. We need to do it now. I say all this, as does this NASA physicist: The science of the situation is clear — [...]

Healing the Earth Radio was produced in Guelph, Ontario, on CFRU 93.3 fm, from 2005 to 2010. Healing the Earth also had a popular podcast on the Rabble Podcast Network. Since the end of the show, producer Matt Soltys has been working on a book that is …

Allan; David Suzuki misleads readers when he writes: “the revelation that Ottawa’s Carleton University hired Tom Harris, a PR man for a number of “astroturf” groups with a mechanical engineering background, to teach a course on climate change.” It is old news, not a “revelation”, that I taught a climate course at Carleton for the [...]

By Morgan ModjeskiMetro SaskatoonThere a­s a marshy spot in central Alberta where majestic flocks of white tundra swans make a decorative pit stop on their 3,700-kilometre journey from central California to their spring breeding ground in the Northwes…

By Ali KadriTriple CrisisApril 12, 2012Every market is a process of social and power relationships. In every market there are price makers and price takers. The oil market, however, is no ordinary market, and the struggle to control the oil market, the…

By Tom LaskawyThe GristApril 10, 2012  Photo by T.P. Martins.When I examined the reasons agriculture often gets a pass in climate negotiations recently, I pointed to the fact that precise measurement of the climate impact…

By Terry WilsonCanadian Awareness NetworkApril 9, 2012In the fall/winter of 2011 the debate over scraping the Canadian Wheat Board was in full tilt. The Conservative government seemed to be hell bent on getting rid of it. Regardless of the farmers voti…

By Brent PattersonCouncil of CanadiansMarch 21st, 2012Rick SawaIn mid-February, Council of Canadians Prince Albert chapter activist Rick Sawa wrote the Mayor and Council of his city asking them to proclaim March 22 as World Water Day.In his letter…

For three decades, Bernie Krause has collected the sounds of nature, from Amazon jungles to Antarctic glaciers and even ant colonies. For Krause, the sounds aren’t ambience, but biological orchestras of extraordinary beauty and complexity. In this gallery, you can hear some of his favorite recordings.

Dr. Jim HardingApril, 2011Canada’s deadly secretBook reviewBY BERNADETTE WAGNER • AUG 1, 2008 Canada’s Deadly Secret: Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear SystemJim HardingFernwood, 2007The nuclear industry has seized u…

FSIN Executive CommuniqueMarch 9, 2012One of the most important issues to note in the proposed park development will be the identification of First Nations Sacred Sites. There must be the proper steps taken to ensure that all Sacred Sites are identifi…

You can join the Creative Avenue Collective in this celebration of knowledge and love of eachother and the earth. This event will feature special guest speakers to discuss the effects of non-renewable energy on their lives and our communities, and most…

Book Review: Green Washed: Why We Can’t Buy Our Way to a Green PlanetClimate and CapitalismMarch 4, 2012Kendra Pierre-Louis. Green Washed: Why We Can’t Buy Our Way to a Green Planet. IG Publishing, Brooklyn NY, 2012. 216 pages. ISBN 978-19354394-1R…

Green Party of SaskatchewanFebruary 29, 2012The Green Party of Saskatchewan is questioning the Saskatchewan Government’s $30-million investment in nuclear research. The funding is going to the Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation.Party Leader Victo…

Tonight at 6pm [East Vancouver time], Politics, Re-Spun teams up with The Rational on COOP Radio with an analog radio show at 102.7fm in Vancouver, which will be streaming live at COOPRadio.org and interactively in a multimedia liveblog here below. Here is what we’ve got tonight: 1. Tia Everitt interviewing Glen Thompson about saving spotted [...]

Today’s NDP leadership debate lands in Quebec. I’m using 14 criteria to evaluate who I’ll be voting for. Let me know if you have suggestions for improved criteria. 2012.02.12 NDP Leaders Debate People who read this page, also read:Is It Just Me, or Do These Pork Barrels Reek of Bitumen?NDP Leaders, By the Numbers and [...]