In the last week I have become cautiously optimistic that the world may have turned the corner on global warming. On May 18, 2021 the International Energy Agency (IEA), long considered close to the fossil fuel industry, made an announcement that would have been unheard of until recently. They called on all energy companies and…
Category: climate change
Reading the tea leaves of Joe Biden’s presidency
With excitement and a fair bit of relief, much of the world watched an inauguration day like no other unfold safely — even with celebration — as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn into office Wednesday. At long last, we’re finally able to say good riddance to the most dangerous president the US has…
Let’s take a page from Joe’s bold, green, economic plan to recover post-pandemic
Centuries ago, I sat on the board of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union. Toward the end of my tenure, in the mid-1990s, we provided a significant amount of seed money to help get a brand-new, left-wing version of the Fraser Institute off and running. It’s called the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — an independent,…
Old habits vs. new ways
A while ago, I blogged about some of the silver linings in this terrible COVID-19 pandemic. One of the plusses I haven’t mentioned is the increased use of video communications, like Zoom or Jitsi Meet, for conferencing, webinars and more. In my law practice, we’re now doing all examinations for discovery by Zoom. A discovery…
A True North strong and free — from carbon
It’s time, in more ways than one, for a made-in-Canada Green New Deal. The COVID 19 pandemic seems to have convinced the federal Liberals that large deficits are now appropriate given the economic collapse we’re experiencing that echoes the Great Depression. I can think of a very good way to invest this deficit spending. Last…
The challenge: A progressive in ultra-nationalist times
I watched President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night and, like me, if you did, too, you probably were turned off big time. It was a typical Trump event — a speech filled full of false facts with a lot of reality TV gimmicks thrown in for good measure. It was anything…
The irony at Davos
The World Economic Forum annual meeting of business executives and political leaders held in Davos, Switzerland, is now underway. This year, nearly 3,000 participants from 117 countries are attending. The theme: Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World. One of the keynote speakers was Greta Thunberg who spoke on Tuesday, January 21. This is Greta’s…