Responses to Common Climate Myths
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Oh, Uncle Jeff is bringing up climate change and starting to spread misinformation. It's enough to suck the Merry right out of any room.
RESPONSES TO HELP YOU DEBUNK COMMON CLIMATE MYTHS THIS HOLIDAY
Despite knowing the truth for over 50 years, fossil fuel companies have been working for decades to muddy the waters on the science of climate change. (1) They paid scientists to publish phony studies and they used the same PR firms the tobacco companies used in the 1950s to confuse people and misrepresent clear science. (2) Because of this, there has been an unfortunate politicization of this existential threat to civilization.
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December 20, 2024
Putin, End the War in Ukraine
Photo credit: Elena Tita / the Collection of war.ukraine.ua
The human-caused climate crisis is the greatest threat facing humanity today. It presents challenges to populations in every corner of the globe. Food insecurity and more powerful natural disasters will fuel massive conflicts, migration on a scale never before seen in human history, and political unrest around the world. All of this will shake democracy to its core after we have already seen the emergence of far-right extremism in well-established liberal democracies. This is why it is important to keep tabs on current crises that are both contributing to global warming and hurting local populations. To solve climate change we need to be global thinkers and to be effective global thinkers we must concern ourselves with the plight of people in dire circumstances around the world. The people of Ukraine are desperate and they need our help.
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October 12, 2024
Mercury Poisoning in Grassy Narrows
The industrial poisoning of the Grassy Narrows and nearby Wabaseemoong First Nations communities in northern Ontario is a horrible saga that began over a century ago with the opening of the Dryden pulp and paper mill in 1913. Each chapter of the story reveals a provincial and federal government complicit in industrial pollution and neglectful of its consequences, thus amounting to a clear-cut case of environmental racism.
September 10, 2024
Rising Voices: Navigating Protests and Police Response
In Canada, everyone has the freedom of peaceful assembly; it is described as "speech in action".¹ A person’s right to protest is legal and protected under ss. 2(b) and 2(c) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which guarantees freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly.¹ Yet we are seeing an increasing crackdown on protests in Canada and across the globe, causing a growing concern for all activists.²
Photo from Canva
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May 27, 2024
No climate justice without peace, No peace without liberation
World conflicts and the environmental crisis are inherently linked. The violence and humanitarian injustices that can be seen globally not only have many of the same root causes as climate change but contribute to it. There is a need for unification amongst climate action and calls for justice in global conflicts as environmental and humanitarian issues become increasingly intertwined.
Photo by Markus Spiske
April 20, 2024
Post 3: Why better power storage is the key to a greener grid in Ontario
Post 3 of 3
Previous posts in this series have looked at why Ontario’s power grid is becoming less green, through more use of natural gas to generate power. We also looked at the role renewable energy plays in helping the province build a carbon-neutral grid.
January 18, 2024
Post 2: The trends pushing more need for speed in meeting power demand changes in Ontario
Post 2 of 3
In the previous post, we looked at the trend for Ontario to use more natural gas to power electricity generation. In this post, we’ll look at some of the trends in the market, and the changing role of renewable energy in the province’s electrical grid.
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January 15, 2024
Backgrounder: fighting back against more fossil fuel power in Ontario
Part 1: What are the trends pushing more natural gas fired generation in Ontario?
Doug Ford’s government wants to expand gas-fired power generation in Ontario, at a time when much of the world is trying hard to wean itself off fossil fueled energy. Why?
November 04, 2023
We Need Each Other to End Fossil Fuels.
October 12, 2023
Interview: Gateway Bikehub
For the Climate Justice Neighbourhood Mapping project.
We interviewed Ed from Gateway Bikehub, a community project in Thorncliffe Park. Gateway Bikehub started as a solid waste diversion program, but evolved into a social hub where residents can learn how to fix, ride, and maintain bikes. This helps them get around the area in a climate-friendly way.
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October 10, 2023