PostedOct 2, 2024 | book review, climate change, Education, international news, opinion, sustainability, technology
Brief Summaries: Articles from the Earth Issue of Wired Magazine By Ross Thrasher The September 2024 issue of Wired magazine, subtitled The Earth Issue, contains four interesting essays on climate and the environment. Here are brief summaries: “The hole in the map of...
PostedSep 24, 2024 | climate change, community, policy, sustainability
By Bill Stovin The refrain of “What do we want? Climate justice! When do we want it? Now!” resonated through the streets of downtown Vancouver Friday as hundreds of people from students to seniors gathered to demand action by government on the climate crisis. The...
PostedSep 23, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, sustainability
National Seniors Day, October 1, 2024 Please join Seniors for Climate and Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC), along with Arden Henley and Mary Kean from GTEC at Granville Island for Climate Crawl through Arts, Culture & Action. Date & Time:...
PostedSep 20, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, sustainability
Later is Too Late! The Seniors for Climate project have organized a Canada-wide day of climate action planned for Canada’s National Seniors Day, October 1, 2024. Nearly 70 locations across Canada have already signed up for Seniors Day of Climate Action. It’s not too...
PostedAug 19, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, sustainability, Youth
By Harilaos (Harry) Stefanakis It is late in the world the heroes have all been tamed my knife is dull, no blood to give but do not listen to me My tears look for clouds to carry them forth drowning the earth but do not listen to me You are the whet stone and the...
PostedAug 12, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, energy, policy, sustainability, technology
On June 25, 2024, the 3rd anniversary of the unprecedented heat dome in Western Canada, 350.org launched a new campaign demanding life-saving heat pumps for all. During the 2021 heat dome, temperatures reached record breaking levels and 619 people died in BC. Most of...
