http://westcoastclimateequity.org Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/11/05/ethical-oil-a-truth-thats-told-with-bad-intent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethical-oil-a-truth-thats-told-with-bad-intent http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/11/05/ethical-oil-a-truth-thats-told-with-bad-intent/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:48:05 +0000 Greenfyre http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=7318 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.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2011/11/05/ethical-oil-a-truth-thats-told-with-bad-intent/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/31/dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/31/dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:20:52 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6382 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.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/31/dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/05/18/two-articles-on-dangers-of-tar-sands-expansion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-articles-on-dangers-of-tar-sands-expansion http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/05/18/two-articles-on-dangers-of-tar-sands-expansion/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 19:23:12 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=5983 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

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/05/18/two-articles-on-dangers-of-tar-sands-expansion/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/01/the-rachel-maddow-show-march-31-climate-change-denial-brought-to-you-by-the-koch-brothers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rachel-maddow-show-march-31-climate-change-denial-brought-to-you-by-the-koch-brothers http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/01/the-rachel-maddow-show-march-31-climate-change-denial-brought-to-you-by-the-koch-brothers/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:32:33 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=5449 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.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/01/the-rachel-maddow-show-march-31-climate-change-denial-brought-to-you-by-the-koch-brothers/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/01/barack-obama-stephen-harper-and-copenhagen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barack-obama-stephen-harper-and-copenhagen http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/01/barack-obama-stephen-harper-and-copenhagen/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:07:30 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4028 There is not a single policy in place to reduce global warming pollution since Stephen Harper came into power. And Canada’s emissions are going up, not down. We’re one of the top ten polluters in the world. And we’re one of the only countries—in fact, the worst record of any G8 country in terms of how fast our global warming pollution is going up.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/01/barack-obama-stephen-harper-and-copenhagen/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/11/30/a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/11/30/a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:41:37 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4011 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.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/11/30/a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions/feed/ 2 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/30/a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen-the-earth-island-institute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen-the-earth-island-institute http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/30/a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen-the-earth-island-institute/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:30:59 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3734 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.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/30/a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen-the-earth-island-institute/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/17/james-hansen-advises-the-canadian-government-to-say-no-to-the-alberta-tar-sands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-hansen-advises-the-canadian-government-to-say-no-to-the-alberta-tar-sands http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/17/james-hansen-advises-the-canadian-government-to-say-no-to-the-alberta-tar-sands/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:51:02 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3687 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.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/17/james-hansen-advises-the-canadian-government-to-say-no-to-the-alberta-tar-sands/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/10/one-canadian-mother-calls-for-action-on-climate-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-canadian-mother-calls-for-action-on-climate-bill http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/10/one-canadian-mother-calls-for-action-on-climate-bill/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:35:27 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3363 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.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/07/10/one-canadian-mother-calls-for-action-on-climate-bill/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/05/28/inspirational-whimsy-the-great-flower-pot-in-the-sky/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspirational-whimsy-the-great-flower-pot-in-the-sky http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/05/28/inspirational-whimsy-the-great-flower-pot-in-the-sky/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 19:46:35 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3084 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.

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