Monthly Archives: March 2007

Our Economic Pyramid Scheme

Some mornings, for no discernible reason, I wake up much earlier than others. That means that I get to hear Metro Morning’s business analyst Michael Hlinka, who throws in his daily two cents on the CBC Radio One morning show … Continue reading

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Video of Climate Change Rally

I’m still going to create a version of this video that also includes footage of the crowd and is a bit more polished, but for the raw record of what went down last Sunday, here’s my speech to the “Canadians … Continue reading

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A Negative, Times a Positive, Equals…

Yesterday’s climate change rally (“Canadians for Kyoto”) in Toronto (part of a series that happened across Canada) was a lot of fun, and served the purpose of making it clear that environmental issues are important to Torontonians and Canadians. There … Continue reading

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20% by 2020

That’s the goal that the European Union set for itself yesterday. It falls short of the Stern report’s recommendation of 30% by 2020 and 60% by 2050, but it’s still a good, ambitious and achievable target. It’s also miles above … Continue reading

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