Here is a really good video that talks about the effects of climate change on the mountain pine beetle population. These tiny little beetles normally are killed off during cold winters but British Columbia hasn’t seen cold weather for over ten years now. As a result, the mountain pine beetles are multiplying at an exponential [...]
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Here are some organizations that are pushing for change during these climate talks in Copenhagen:
http://hopenhagen.org – “Turn Copenhagen into Hopenhagen”
http://tcktcktck.org – “Tck Tck Tck – The world is ready”
www.sealthedeal2009.org – Seal the Deal – United Nations Environment’s website for Copenhagen
The Guardian has a comprehensive website on the Copenhagen Climate Summit. Visit www.guardian.co.uk/environment
Another informative site is the Green Detectives www.greendetectives.net which talks about the climate talks from an American perspective.
Just around the time of Prime Minister Harper’s visit to Beijing last week, some brave protesters from Greenpeace China showed their views of what the world thinks of the Canadian government’s stance on the Tar Sands in Alberta.
Petro-China, Shell, Suncor and and British Petroleum are all backing the development of the Tar Sands.
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The Inuit in Canada’s Arctic are facing new challenges to their environment: oil and gas drilling, new highways, more shipping, less fresh water and melting permafrost.
From 1948 to 2005, the Arctic warmed by 2 degrees, compared to the rest of North America which warmed only by 1.2 during that time.
Since that time, melting permafrost has [...]
Captain Cook and Lord Nelson may be known for their dramatic sea voyages and their victorious battles, but who could have predicted that their ships log books would the most important part of their legacies?
Environmental History is gaining ground as a new field of study. There are several centres in Europe where researchers are going [...]
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Last Spring, someone from the Canadian Environmental Agency typed out a memo addressed to the top level of the Canadian government, urging a public inquiry into the proposed Enridge Gateway project. I believe that this memo should be out there for us all to read, especially considering that the Port of Kitimat is privately operated [...]
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When John Macrae wrote his poem In Flanders Fields, he saw not only the hardship and misery of war, but also nature’s attempt to continue on in spite of the chaos. When we observe this day to remember those who gave their lives, let us remind ourselves also of “the larks, still bravely singing, fly [...]
Every time you pick up a Canadian quarter, you will see an image of the Queen on one side and the other side is an image of a woodland caribou.
Let this be a reminder to us all how important woodland caribou are: they are like a canary in a coal mine. If they can survive [...]
