Ethical Oil: A truth that’s told with bad intent
Of the many contradictions and hypocrisies in the Ethical Oil Campaign, one of the most ironic is the fact that while the abuses of human rights and the environment cited by the EOC are permitted by the countries in question, many of the abuses are actually committed by the very oil companies EOC is working on behalf of.
Dr. James Hansen’s Report from Norway, of Interest to Canadians
Dr. James Hansen’s experience in Norway, including a letter to the Prime Minister and the government response, have been posted to Dr. Hansen’s website. He condemns the Norwegian government for supporting Statoil’s development of the Canadian Tar Sands.
Two Articles on Dangers of Tar Sands Expansion
Friends of the Earth reports the successful development of the controversial oil sands in Canada has prompted oil companies to invest in similar operations elswhere, including Russia, Venezuela, the Congo, and Madagascar.
But the dramatic impact of oil sands expansion should give the companies involved and their investors pause, cautions a new report commissioned by Ceres, a coalition of investors and environmental groups, and authored by the financial risk management group RiskMetrics
The Rachel Maddow Show, March 31: Climate Change Denial, Brought to You by the Koch Brothers
Climate Change Denial, Brought to You by the Koch Brothers. Jim Hoggan, co-founder of the DeSmog Blog, discusses how the oil and gas industry’s massive efforts to direct the climate change debate have “poisoned” public discussion on the issue.
A Message from James Hansen on Hope of Cutting Global Carbon Emissions
Is it feasible to phase out coal and avoid use of unconventional fossil fuels? Yes, but only if governments face up to the truth: as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, their use will continue and even increase on a global basis. Fossil fuels are cheapest because they are not made to pay for their effects on human health, the environment, and future climate.
Intergenerational inequity is a moral issue.
A Conversation With Dr. James Hansen – The Earth Island Institute
The approach that Copenhagen is using to specify goals for emission reductions and then to allow offsets to accomplish much of that reduction is really a fake. For the general public, it actually makes sense to move more rapidly beyond fossil fuels. If world leaders won’t act, civil resistance may have to be an option.
James Hansen Advises the Canadian Government to Say “No” to the Alberta Tar Sands
At Stephen Harper’s meeting with Barack Obama, close attention should be paid to any special treatment he attempts to gain for Canada’s tar sands, the country’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, and a problematic industry linked to serious environmental degradation and human health issues.
One Canadian Mother Calls for Action on Climate Bill
Even though many Canadians lobbied the Environment Committee on the urgency of addressing Bill C-311, it was not expedited on the Committee’s schedule and was only first addressed on June 18th, at the final meeting before Parliament recessed for the summer – almost three months after it passed second reading. It will not be discussed in Committee again until Parliament resumes in the latter part of September. And some Committee members have indicated a preference for drawing out the bill’s process even longer, by debating the Climate Change Accountability Act over numerous sessions, something that was already done last year in the Environment Committee. It does not appear that our government officials have grasped the urgency of the climate crisis.
Inspirational Whimsy: The Great Flower Pot in the Sky
Here we are, after all this time of evolution in danger of “losing it,” of allowing the disruptive forces of runaway climate change to devastate our species and most of the living organisms that share our “pot.”
Let’s not let this happen. We’re becoming beautiful, and with all our faults, we’re worth saving. Let’s fight, let’s shout, let’s shake things to ensure our survival.
