By Don Shafer I was fortunate to have a conversation with Naomi Oreskes in April last year. I was struck by her introduction to Pope Francis in the Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, and then Merchants of Doubt and The Collapse of Western Civilization. As I reflect on our conversation it seems more timely and urgent than ever as she speaks to what individual action looks like and the role of local and federal governments. While hope may seem fleeting at times, she i

By Richard Peddie I always like to recognize a best practice in Toronto because while I believe we could learn so much from other cities, Toronto already has some very good ones of its own. And one of them is the St Lawrence Market. Recently the National Geographic Magazine named it as the best food market in the world, beating out markets in NYC, Nice, London, Palermo, Helsinki etc. It has operated since 1803 when it cohabited with Toronto’s city hall. The market was saved w

By BF Nagy 1. Momentum is the goal We’re winning. Bad news makes the front page, but despite fossils like Trump getting coverage, the vast majority of country and city governments, the biggest corporations and billionaires, banks, insurers, investors, global institutions, and ordinary citizens of our planet are ready for change. Our goal now is momentum building. Tipping points. Sharing successes. Everybody get on board. 2. Solutions are the topic Our message has to become mo

Don Shafer One of the last interviews that I completed as part of my MA research was with Mark Maslin. He is a Professor in the Department of Geography at University Collage in London. Mark is also the author of Climate Change, A Very Short Introduction. This was a most enjoyable conversation where Mark shared his observations about the differences between European and North American perspectives and attitudes about climate change. He also spends time talking to what we do we

Testimony from Charles Coleman, a Climate Reality Leader trained in 2012 The Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion for Tar Sands Oil My name is Charles Coleman and I was trained by Al Gore in San Francisco to become a Climate Reality Leader. I was arrested on Saturday, March 17 for protesting the expansion of the Tar Sands in Northern Canada and the construction of the Kinder Morgan pipeline. So far there have been over 180 arrests. My initial trial date is next Wednesday, May 18t