(Edited) by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive | Jan. 26, 2013: The Eco Tour comes to Ottawa! Join award-winning geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki and award-winning, bestselling author and economist Jeff Rubin for an evening of discussion of how to create a truly sustainable future. The finer details: What: An Evening with David Suzuki and Jeff Rubin: The ECO READ MORE
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Joyce Murray’s campaign for Liberal leadership gets a nice boost today: DAVID SUZUKI OPEN LETTER February 20, 2013 “An open letter to Canadians: I am writing this as an individual citizen, not on behalf of any organization or political party. In fact, I do not belong to any political party. I will support candidates, platforms and policies of any party that move our country towards a more just and sustainable future. I was delighted to see that the federal Liberal party allows any Canadian to participate in the choice of its leader. I urge everyone who is concerned about (Read more…) By Dr. David Suzuki | Published by Troy Media on Feb. 13, 2013: When the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in 2010, killing 11 people and spewing massive amounts of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, it cost more than $40 billion to mop up the mess. In Canada, an oil company would be liable for only $30 million, READ MORE 
 audit, Canada, Canada Politics, carbon emissions, David Suzuki, David Suzuki Foundation, deepwater horizon, economy, environment, environmental, Featured, fracking, Government, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Guest Blog, Harper government, Health, kyoto protocol, Natural Resources, Oil Spill, opinion., Policy, Progressives, Scientific Evidence, Sustainable Development by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 15, 2013: Support from Naomi Klein, Maude Barlow, David Suzuki, and others: OAKLAND, Calif — Prominent Canadians from a variety of backgrounds have signed on to a letter in support of the “Forward on Climate” rally on February 17, when tens of thousands of committed activists will converge on Washington READ MORE Chief Theresa Spence (by Regina Southwind, Rabble, December 17) As we enter 2013, how is Canada doing? How do we stack up against other rich countries? Emerging from the year of the 50th anniversary of medicare, the 30th anniversary of the Charter, are we making progress? Do we even have any shared notion of what progress would look like? How we measure our success as a country matters. It tells us a lot about what we value most. It shapes what we ask of our politicians and how we judge the performance of our governments. It shapes . . . → Read More: Alex’s Blog: The mean test: how we measure success
Accommodating religion, diversity and common citizenship, Adapting health and social architecture, Chief Theresa Spence, David Suzuki, gdp, gross national happiness, Idle No More, migrant workers, Post featured on front page, punitive crime policy, refugees, roy romanow, stephen lewis, trickle-down meanness Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - David Suzuki makes the case for evaluating our well-being through Gross National Happiness rather than GDP alone: There’s more to happiness than just having a clean environment – and Bhutan has yet to get there. According to research for the UN Conference on Happiness, “The happiest countries in the world are all in Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Finland, Netherlands).” Although these countries are wealthy, the study points out that money isn’t the only factor, as happiness is decreasing in countries like the U.S. “Political freedom, strong social networks and an . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links TweetWith one week left until voting day, a new survey released by Forum Research continues to show a three-way race in the Calgary-Centre by-election between Conservative Joan Crockatt, Liberal Harvey Locke, and Green Chris Turner. As reported by … . . . → Read More: daveberta.ca – Alberta politics: IT’S STILL A RACE! With one week left, a second poll shows three-way race in Calgary-Centre.
Alberta Politics, Alison Redford, Avalon Roberts, Bob Rae, Chris Turner, Craig Cheffins, Dan Meades, Darshan Kang, David Suzuki, Diane Colley-Urquhart, elizabeth may, Fred Stenson, Gary Dickson, Grant Mitchell, Harvey Locke, Jay Ingram, Joan Crockatt, Joyce Murray, Justin Trudeau, Kent Hehr, Martha Hall Findlay, naheed nenshi, Paul Hinman, Raj Sherman, Ralph Goodale, Ralph Klein, Sheldon Chumir, Shiraz Shariff, Terry Mercer TweetA new survey conducted by Forum Research shows a three-way race in the Calgary-Centre by-election between Conservative Joan Crockatt, Liberal Harvey Locke, and Green Chris Turner. As reported by the Globe & Mail, the November survey of 376 ran… . . . → Read More: daveberta.ca – Alberta politics: IT’S A RACE! New poll shows emerging three-way race in Calgary-Centre by-election. TweetThe by-election in Calgary-Centre is in full-swing with accusations and high-profile becoming a distinguishing characteristic of the campaign in advance of the November 26 vote. 1CalgaryCentre, the group bidding to unite progressive voters behind … . . . → Read More: daveberta.ca – Alberta politics: Calgary-Centre By-Election: Accusations and high-profile visits.
Alberta Politics, Alison Redford, Andrew Cash, Antoni Grochowski, Ben Christiensen, Chris Turner, Dan Meades, Darshan Kang, David Suzuki, Diane Ablonczy, elizabeth may, Harvey Locke, Jim Hawkes, Joan Crockatt, Jonathan Denis, Justin Trudeau, naheed nenshi, Pat Walsh, Rob Hawkes, Stephen Carter Mike Moffat has a valid point. It isn’t, as David Suzuki sometimes contends, that economists don’t understand “externalities” or claim we should ignore them. The term is a bit of economic jargon, after all. No. The people who ignore/downplay externalities are those folk who, for example, say they want to help clean-up the environment but decry a carbon tax or whine when somebody sticks a turbine out in the lake. The rest of us, in other words. I had the good fortune this week to be in the audience during Dr. David Suzuki and Jeff Rubin’s Eco Tour stop in Winnipeg, part of a cross-country book tour. Dr. Suzuki is a world-renowned geneticist and Canadian television personality who has hosted the CBC science show, The Nature of Things, for 31 years. He [...] Despite its rather lengthy history, yesterday was the first time my wife and I attended Toronto’s Word On the Street, a celebration of books, literacy, and the dispelling of ignorance. As a retired English teacher and keen observer of the political machinations that envelop our society, it was very heartening to see so many thousands of people, many families with their children in tow, recognizing the crucial role that reading plays in a balanced and productive life. This morning’s Star reports the following: Amidst the myriad of folks of all ages swarming Queen’s Park Circle for the Word on the . . . → Read More: Politics and its Discontents: A Celebration of Literacy Over 80 influential leaders from the business, First Nations, environmental, labour, academic, medical and artistic communities across Canada today announced an upcoming mass sit-in in front of the provincial legislature in Victoria, British Columbia on October 22. The sit-in will oppose tar sands pipelines and tankers and the threats they would pose to the west coast. “There are moments in history when it’s clear that our elected leaders are failing us and it is necessary to take a stand,” said prominent author and environmentalist Tzeporah Berman. “Today we are stating our intention to defend our coast and calling on others . . . → Read More: Canadian Progressive: Massive Peaceful Tar Sands Protest Before B.C. Provincial Legislature Planned For October 22
Activism, Activist Communique, Blog, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Politics, Canadian Politics, Civil Disobediance, civil society, David Suzuki, Enbridge, environment, Feature, First Nations, Keystone XL Pipeline, Maude Barlow, Movements, Movements & Organizations, naomi klein, oil spills, oil tankers, pipelines, Politics News, protest, rights, Tar Sands David Suzuki’s column today on the government’s choice to close the Experimental Lakes Area magnifies the tremendous cost to taxpayers: The world-renowned Experimental Lakes Area in Southern Ontario has served as an outdoor laboratory for this purpose since 1968. By manipulating and studying conditions in 58 small lakes and their watersheds, scientists there have made many discoveries about the effects of human and natural activity on freshwater ecosystems and fish. Over the past 45 years they’ve taught us about the impacts of acid rain, mercury pollution, nanoparticles, nitrogen overload, climate change, fish farming and many other issues. That’s about . . . → Read More: Impolitical: Bad environmental choices, bad economics too On the heels of the failures of Rio+20 initiatives, the US has been hit by environmental wake-up calls in the form of a devastating heatwave and flooding. These are hardcore warnings of what the future holds unless we act to address the devastating impact of global warming. Our children’s future, the future of planet itself is being traded away by politicians who place a higher priority on short-term economic gain than long term sustainability. They justify their untenable position by offering up economic and ideological rationales – nothing more than cover for what is essentially service to power and unbridled . . . → Read More: Drive-by Planet: 350.org’s Bill McKibben on Colorado fires and the global warming threat Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Dan Gardner draws some parallels between the Cons’ attacks on Europe and the well-worn (and entirely false) Reagan-era “welfare queen” line of spin. But I wonder whether the Cons are making matters somewhat more difficult for themselves by trying to negotiate a free trade agreement with exactly the enemy they’re otherwise trying to vilify. - Mia Rabson and Tim Harper both wonder how efforts to unite against the Harper Cons might play into the Libs’ leadership race. But I wonder whether the question of how a “natural governing party” reacts to falling to . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links In Tuesday’s Huffington Post Cameron Fenton, National Director of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, wrote an excellent article about the Harper government’s hounding of environmentalists and First Nations opposed to the Northern Gateway Pipeline. In Harper Government Can’t See the Forest For the Trees, Mr. Fenton starts off by describing a repetitive nightmare he is [...] The Globe has sown confusion in the blogosphere this morning with this story, which begins: Seeking to blunt Conservative attacks, Suzuki quits board of environmental foundation Canada’s most famous environmentalist, David Suzuki, says he left the board of his charitable foundation to avoid being a lightning rod for criticism and government attacks that would undermine its work. Still, Peter Robinson, who is the head of the David Suzuki Foundation, said the group is facing a “chill” that is leading it to pull back from important environmental debates lest it be accused by the federal government of exceeding its charitable . . . → Read More: BigCityLib Strikes Back: Clarification On David Suzuki: The Globe Misleads So the real costs of the F-35 program continues to make news, while from the opposition we hear calls for the resignation and/or firing of the Defense Minister who is described by Liberal House leader Marc Garneau as being, “…either incompetent or not too bright!” I don’t see why it’s an either/or situation. It could be both. I’ll admit it also could be neither. Perhaps the Minister simply lied. Those numbers are pretty much the same as the ones the PBO announced them back in March of 2012. So where are the media at currently on the issue (Read more…) Should Tigers be saved from extinction? I think so. Should you have a tiger as a pet? Very dangerous.David Suzuki had a fascinating documentary about Tigers on CBC. Here is a preview. You may watch the full episode here. David Suzuki.png Cross-posted from the David Suzuki Foundation's Science Matters blog. By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Editorial and Communications Specialist Ian Hanington. Let's suppose the world's legitimate scientific institutions and academies, climate scientists, and most of the world's governments are wrong. Maybe, as some people have argued, they're involved in a massive conspiracy to impose a socialist world order. Maybe the money's just too damn good. It doesn't matter. Let's just imagine they're wrong, and that the polar ice caps aren't melting and the climate isn't changing. Or, if you prefer, that it's happening, but that . . . → Read More: DeSmogBlog: Climate Change Denial Isn’t About Science, or Even Skepticism It is good to see yet another right wing fanatic has a crunchy crazy wing-nut history savour when suddenly(?) they attempt to get all serious and try interacting with empirical reality. Ezra Levant has little traction with reality and seems to have more interest in keeping his oil friends happy and trying to convince you to do the same. Lets take a look at how well EL-Douche’s latest work stand up to criticism from a writer in the U.K. - “Apart from being based on a premise that is largely irrelevant to the concerns of tar sands . . . → Read More: Dead Wild Roses: Ethical Oil? – Ezra Levant Still a Douche A tiny community called out to world. And the world answered. Foreign aid arrived in Canada courtesy environmental organizations which, if you’ll remember, dear Reader, are “radical groups” with “radical agendas” trying to “derail” the Northern Gateway Pipeline project. Our radical agenda, backed by independent science, demands acknowledgement that the continued expansion of the tarsands is killing the environment, people, creatures. Our audacity to challenge the continued expansion to the tarsands, including the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. It’s likely the HarperCon governments’ condemnation of the earth-based movement was a way . . . → Read More: This is my SOS to the world The David Suzuki Foundation has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the lack of ice coverage at the North Pole. Where Will Santa Live? is a fun spin on a serious issue and looks like a good way to talk about ice coverage while keeping the conversation entertaining. “We’re asking Canadians to do something novel and give a gift to Santa this holiday season,” says David Suzuki. “We have to help Santa, the elves and the reindeer evacuate the North Pole and find a suitable temporary workshop in Canada.” Why give? We hope you'll forgive us for having . . . → Read More: Things Are Good: Help Santa Keep His Home This Christmas David Suzuki.png By David Suzuki (originally published on the David Suzuki Foundation website) Who is influencing Canada's resource priorities? In a puzzling appeal to anti-American sentiment, some industry supporters claim that U.S. foundations are threatening Canadian policy by donating money to environmental groups here. These arguments have appeared in publications such as the Vancouver Sun and Calgary Herald, and on Sun TV. Greenpeace has released research that points in a different direction, one that seems more logical. The Greenpeace report, "Who's Holding Us Back?", shows that multinational and U.S. corporations in . . . → Read More: DeSmogBlog: The twisted logic, and ethics, of nature’s opponents |
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