Climate and Environment
Putting the polar bear myth to rest
“My humble plan was to become a hero of the environmental movement. I was going to go up to the Canadian Arctic, I was going to write this mournful elegy for…
Environmentalism
6 posts on Environmentalism from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Climate and Environment
Eco-authoritarians
From the global movement that brought you “the debate is over” and the push to tax that which is most intricately linked with productivity, industry, er, life……
Climate and Environment
How many birds must die while you pour refrigerated soy milk on your granola?
According to The Province: More than 300 sea birds, mostly brown pelicans and northern gannets, have been found dead along the U.S. Gulf Coast during the first…
Climate and Environment
The brightest bulb in energy conservation
As a follow-up to my earlier David Suzuki post, here’s a picture that was taken on a trip to Kingston last fall. I’ve been looking for a reason to post it…
Climate and Environment
How fine of a line is David Suzuki walking?
David Suzuki is the head of the eponymous David Suzuki Foundation, a registered Canadian charity that advocates on environmental issues. Among the issues that…
CBC
Earth Hour
Earth Hour was ‘celebrated’ worldwide on Saturday in order to raise “awareness” of climate change and our wasteful consumption of energy. I was made aware of…