Tag Archives: Climate Change

Transforming Edmonton

I have stumbled onto a great new site, one that has me proud to be living in Edmonton.

Have you ever wanted to know what action you city was doing for the environment? Or what struggles face those who are trying to improve the city from within? Transforming Edmonton provides an insight into the goals and successes of change from within the City of Edmonton

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The Winter Snow (Blog Action Day 09)

Lets start with a story. Living in Alberta, Canada, it was not uncommon to go trick or treet-ing on Halloween with the costume under a parka or snowsuit. The full body rabbit costume was one of the most popular, as you could put coats and long underwear inside. Cold, but very Albertan. I miss those days. For close to 20 years the winter has come later and later. In recent years… Continue reading

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Beds Are Burning: Music and Climate Change

Once again musicians have come together to highlight a global crisis, and climate change advocacy is the beneficiary. Time For Climate Justice has released  a cover of the Midnight Oil song “Beds are Burning”. Each download of the song, counts as a signature on the TckTckTck campaign spearheaded by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. A very cool song, re-worked by the Austrailian Environment Minister (Peter Garret, the lead… Continue reading

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China-US Partners in Climate Change

When the two largest emitters of CO2 sit down to discuss climate change, the world should take notice. Continue reading

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