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Pictures Worth Thousands of Words

// June 4th, 2010 // Comments Off // Miscellaneous

See more at: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html

Let’s get the Robin Hood Tax ‘At the Table’

// May 24th, 2010 // Comments Off // Miscellaneous

Long time, no post.

So about that G20 coming to Toronto late June…

Once again, world leaders have the opportunity to put their heads and hands together and commit to climate action. Once again, we have the opportunity to show them collectively how gung-ho we are about turning the ship around before it is too late.

Around the world, governments have been embracing what is known as the Robin Hood Tax. This is a 0.05% tax on “speculative banking transactions – such as bonds, derivatives, currencies and hedge fund trading.” The funds generated by such a tax would be directed towards mitigating and adapting to climate change, meeting Millennium Development Goals, and other noble causes. It’s a simple concept with huge potential. Please check it out and get involved.

Robinhoodtax.ca

Watch the StupidShow

// December 11th, 2009 // Comments Off // Media, Multimedia

Opinion: Julia’s beef.

// December 10th, 2009 // Comments Off // Blog

Pushed over the climate-change edge.

Julia Hawthornthwaite

November 28: Op/Ed – Rant

I’ve got a head like a ping-pong ball, I’ve got a head like a ping pong ball. Anyone know that song? Does anyone else feel like a ping-pong ball in the middle of an intense match when reading the headlines surrounding the Copenhagen climate talks? I sure do.

One day it’s – “Climate Talks Doomed”, the next day, Barack Obama is pledging to make cuts, shaking hands with the world’s largest emitter of C02, President Hu Jintau of China, promising to work together to cut emissions. Ban Ki-Moon and the Maldives President going to great lengths to encourage leaders to attend the talks in almost a weeks time – “It will fail.” – “but there’s still hope! Obama is coming!” ..”no wait….it might fail regardless”. “It’s likely it will be a political agreement, but not a legally binding one”. So, does that mean that Canada will sign but never ratify?  Let me get this straight…it’s like Kyoto all over again? Continue Reading

The Story of Cap and Trade

// December 1st, 2009 // Comments Off // Multimedia