Will this stunning achievement avert the imminent climate collapse? On the morning of Tuesday, December 13th I turned on the CBC radio news as soon as I woke up, as I always do. The top news story brought me to immediate and complete consciousness while simultaneously putting an enormous smile on my face. Was it…
Category: climate change
TransLink’s Climate Action Plan
On Wednesday November 30th I was one of a number of people invited to a virtual meeting at which TransLink revealed its Climate Action Plan. The meeting began with an inspiring and motivating speech by TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn. He was firing on all cylinders. He clearly gets it. Mr. Quinn stressed TransLink’s commitment to…
Another Dire Warning
Over the past year – beginning with my March 11th blog A Dire Warning– I have written a number of times about our Earth’s climate crisis, and in particular very real possibility that we may have passed the point of no return. I have explained that once negative carbon feedback loops are put into play,…
Charity: water
This week’s blog is about the most powerful and moving video I have ever watched. The movie documents Scott Harrison’s life up until and after he created the non-profit organization charity: water. The mission of charity: water – the mission that drives Scott Harrison’s life — is to bring clean water to everyone on the…
John Horgan and the NDP need to get serious about the survival of our species
Over the last few weeks, British Columbia has experienced more severe and extreme weather events than ever in our history. The total rainfall in Abbotsford during the month of November was a record 541 millimetres, compared to its typical annual amount of 245 mm — 119 mm higher than the previous record monthly rainfall of…
Ministry for the Future: a book to change our climate change future
I have been back from summer vacation now for just over a month. Summer vacation is a time to do reading and I would have blogged about the most incredible book I read this summer immediately upon my return but wanted to blog instead about the need for a Canada Disability Benefit and my support…
Unprecedented heat wave demands unprecedented action
Wow, has it ever been hot! Past temperature records throughout the province are being surpassed. The town of ‘Q’əmcín (also known as Lytton, BC) has broken temperature records three days in a row, reaching an all-time high of 49.6°C on June 30, which was the highest ever recorded anywhere in Canada since record keeping began. In…