According to this professionally conducted telephone poll: 77% of Canadians support increased taxes on carbon based fuels, with revenues used to fund research and development for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs; and 84% agree that “Rich countries like Canada have a moral obligation to show international leadership by reducing their […]
In this clip from the documentary Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, which aired on PBS in March 2011, Lester Brown, Founder and Director of the Earth Policy Institute, uses the example of a lily pond to demonstrate the accelerating effect of carbon emissions on our climate. This is a simple, […]
On June 5th, we sent the following letter to leaders and local candidates from the three major parties in Ontario, plus the Green Party of Ontario: In light of the coming provincial elections, we look forward to hearing your responses to the following questions. 1. How does your […]
Jason Thistlethwaite talks about our new era of risk disclosure and risk governance for the fossil fuel industry – and the implications for insurance and investing. In this video from CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation), “Jason Thistlethwaite, Director of the Climate Change Adaptation Project at the University of Waterloo, joins […]
The realities of climate change require prophetic and strategic action by people seeking to be faithful to the covenant God has made with us, with every living creature and with all future generations. As people of faith, we must summon the courage to look at the world honestly and respond […]
The Royal Geographic Society has recently put together an “Energy IQ” education program to be used nationally at all grade levels. Problem is, it’s funded by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). Anyone smell a rat? Two high-school students, Sydney Emo & Sophie Yamauchi, were quick to start this […]
