Category Archives: Climate Change
A Home Retrofit Rebate Fiasco
My Dad decided to turn his home into one heated by solar. The way the system works is that the primary function of the solar cells is to heat water for hot water use, and any energy beyond that is used to heat the home. Being very energy conscious, t...
Canada and Kyoto
Canada made history this month by being the first country to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. I understand the Protocol may not have been perfect, but it was certainly a step in the right direction: protecting our planet for our children and grandch...
Email the PM
Talks are coming to a close in Durban and Canada hasn’t changed it’s position. Please take the time to email Prime Minister Harper and Environment Minister Peter Kent from the link below. Have your say! Ask them to put our future ahead of...
News from Durban: the CCPI report
The Climate Change Performance Index was published today at the Durban Conference and the outlook is grim. The CCPI is a rank given to each country based on their emissions (80% composed of 50% actual emissions, 30% trend) and climate policy (20%). T...
It’s about time
For far too long many of us have buried our heads in the sand when it comes to Climate Change. It’s a Global problem of epic proportion that some simply cannot fathom even attempting to solve. While I sympathise with just how complicated and ov...
