What Are We Waiting For?
A powerful message beamed onto the Verizon building in New York City: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OROZBOj8nM&feature=youtu.be&a] Now is the time to STAND UP for yourself, to be...
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Anti-Science Hackers Recycle Stolen Emails Prior to Durban Climate Talks
It turns out the fossil fuel industry is into recycling (who knew?). The hacked emails from the University of East Anglia’s climate centre have been re-released just prior to COP17, the UN Climate...
View ArticlePoet For the Planet, Drew Dellinger, At Occupy Oakland
“It’s time to rock the nation, rock this occupation! Our communities need us. We are all leaders. How could we ask for anything less than the future?“ A powerful video of the Occupy poem by acclaimed...
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Bracing For Disappointment As Durban Climate Talks Begin
The annual circus round of global climate talks starts on Monday in South Africa. I wish I was feeling more optimistic about the possibility of elected politicians to come to an agreement that would...
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Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh
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COP 17 in Durban – Day 1
Today is the first day of the U.N. climate talks in Durban South Africa. As I wrote earlier, many people’s expectations (including mine) for a meaningful and binding international climate treaty coming...
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These Are Times That Try Our Souls
At a time during the American Revolution, when things looked very dire, Tom Paine wrote the following (gender-updated language added). As things look mighty dire in Durban right now, this might be...
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Standing On Guard For The Tar Sands: Canada Wins Two Fossil Awards on Day 1...
Today’s guest blogger is Ani, a member of the Canadian Youth Delegation representing Manitoba at the Durban climate conference. Ani works as a Public Education and Outreach Coordinator for Climate...
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Canadian Youth: We Are Truly Sorry For Our Government’s Stance On Climate Change
Ani, a member of the Canadian Youth Delegation representing Manitoba at the Durban climate conference, will be a regular guest blogger during COP17 in Durban. Ani works as a Public Education and...
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