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Tar Sands to Blame for Canada's Shame
Blogpost by Dave Martin - December 10, 2008 at 11:41

Poznan, Poland - There's no doubt that Alberta's tar sands are the reason that the Canadian government under Stephen Harper has refused to get serious about global warming. Canada continues to be widely criticized for its failure to take a leadersh... Read more >
McGuinty and Smitherman's Legacy - Radioactive Waste
Blogpost by Shawn Patrick Stensil - December 9, 2008 at 23:57

Whatever civilization exists in North America a million years from now, it will still be dealing with Dalton McGuinty’s most long-lasting legacy – radioactive waste.
No matter what members of the McGuinty government or nuclear lobbyists say, they can... Read more >
World on the Edge
Blogpost by Andrea Macdonald - December 6, 2008 at 11:06 1 comment

The Climate Rescue Centre in Poznan 2008

Yesterday I visited the Greenpeace Climate Rescue Station in Konin, almost two hours outside of Poznan, Poland, where the United Nations climate conference is talking place. The Rescue Statio... Read more >
Canada’s Shame at UN Climate Conference
Blogpost by Dave Martin - December 5, 2008 at 20:31 1 comment

Dave Martin at Fossil of the day
Public interest groups from around the world at the United Nations climate change talks in Poznan, Poland, gave an unprecedented four “Fossil of the Day” awards to Canada on December 4, 2008, for its failure to take glo... Read more >
Narwhals become canaries of climate change?
Blogpost by Sarah King - December 4, 2008 at 13:02 3 comments

A study published earlier this year in the journal Ecological Applications identified the narwhal as the species the most vulnerable to climate change. Sadly, we saw evidence of this tragic vulnerability as hundreds of these mythical creatures became ... Read more >