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Trees go viral

02/23/202003/04/2020 Martin Bush 1 Comment
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The 1 trillion trees campaign is gaining traction in Europe and the US. In Canada, the government’s tree planting program is totally inadequate.

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Teck mine madness

02/14/202002/15/2020 Martin Bush 0 Comments Teck mine
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The Teck Frontier mine will be an environmental disaster. It should be firmly rejected.

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Climate grief and anxiety

01/28/202001/28/2020 Martin Bush 0 Comments
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Shocking images of wildfires fueled by climate change are causing grief and anxiety among young people. How can these fears be allayed?

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Welcome to the roaring twenties

01/01/202001/04/2020 Martin Bush 5 Comments
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The roaring twenties will usher in the decade of wildfires and extreme weather. And has the Arctic permafrost tipping point been triggered?

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It’s the hottest decade–ever

12/23/201912/25/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments
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The numbers are in: It was the hottest decade on record. Was COP25 a failure? Maybe not totally.

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Nuclear powered tar sands?

12/13/201912/24/2019 Martin Bush 3 Comments climate change, climate crisis
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Small nuclear reactors are being touted as a solution to the climate crisis. There’s only one problem: we don’t yet have any.

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Awash in fossil fuels

12/01/201912/01/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments climate change
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Two new UN reports document the huge discrepancy between action and words as governments prepare for COP 25 next week in Madrid

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World scientists warn of climate emergency

11/07/201911/09/2019 Martin Bush 4 Comments
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Scientists have a moral obligation to speak out about the worsening climate crisis. Over 11,000 of them have just done exactly that.

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Trees and the TMEX

10/31/201910/31/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments
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The Canadian government wants to build a controversial pipeline. In return it has offered to plant 2 billion trees. It’s a bum deal.

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Buckle up. It’s time to rock the boat.

10/20/201910/20/2019 Martin Bush 4 Comments
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The climate crisis is intensifying. Governments seem powerless to take forceful action, even as millions of people take to the streets demanding action. Yet we know how to end this crisis. Why isn’t it happening?

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