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Brian Gordon - who has written 23 posts on Environmental Graffiti.
I was a climate change sceptic - but an honest one, so I investigated the facts and opinions on either side of this whole 'global warming' thing. I discovered that on one side are facts, and on the other, opinions. I decided to go with the facts.
Trained by Al Gore to present the Inconvenient Truth
Green Party candidate, Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca riding
The Revolution Has Begun
Brian Gordon is a Canadian Green Party member and candidate trained by Al Gore to present An Inconvenient Truth. Though it’s not obvious yet. But we have seen the beginnings. I’m not talking about a technological revolution, but a social one, and the convergence of current technology is [...]
Continue reading...To solve the climate crisis, we must solve the democracy crisis
Monday, April 21, 2008
Brian Gordon is a Canadian Green Party member and candidate trained by Al Gore to present An Inconvenient Truth. Coming to that realization motivated me to become a Canadian Green Party candidate… Image via National Parks Service On Wikipedia Our democracy has been hijacked by special interests, primarily corporate, but [...]
Continue reading...Climate Warriors versus Market Fundamentalists
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Brian Gordon is a Canadian Green Party member and candidate trained by Al Gore to present An Inconvenient Truth. I’ll save you the trouble of reading further if you believe in the infallibility of markets and have dangerously high blood pressure: I’m on the side of moving very [...]
Continue reading...Brian Gordon on Global Warming: Worldwide Scientific Conspiracy or New Religion?
Monday, April 14, 2008
Brian Gordon is a Canadian Green Party member and candidate trained by Al Gore to present An Inconvenient Truth. Take your pick, say the sceptics. I was once and still am a sceptic, though I like to think I’m an honest one: somebody makes a claim, I want [...]
Continue reading...Brian Gordon: I just don’t get it, Part 1
Friday, April 11, 2008
Brian Gordon is a Canadian Green Party member and candidate trained by Al Gore to present An Inconvenient Truth. I used to be a climate sceptic, so I understand where people are coming from. Image via Flickr That much, I get. What I don’t get is why some sceptics don’t [...]
Continue reading...Al Gore unveils $300,000,000 Climate Crisis Ad Campaign
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The “advertising blitz [is] intended to force a debate on climate change during the presidential elections.” It is hard to overestimate the potential impact of this move. Image from Juampe Lopez on Flickr Mr. Gore has rounded up polar opposites from both sides of the political spectrum – from [...]
Continue reading...I know nuclear power is bad, but…
Sunday, March 30, 2008
..what if there was a type of nuclear power that: Three Mile Island Nuclear power Station. Image By US Government
Continue reading...Get the D@mn Government Out of the Way
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Every month, I receive an Eco-Sense Update from Ann and Gord Baird. Canada is becoming more like America every day. Image by François Detemmerman The Bairds are building their own home, with their own hands, and they decided to do so in as sustainable a way
Continue reading...How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
You may have heard the rubbish: The earth is in a ‘cooling phase,’ lots of scientists disagree, look at all the snow we had this winter, and more. Image from Say Hey It’s all garbage, and mostly recycled trash at that. Unfortunately, there are still many who believe it [...]
Continue reading...Is Oprah Our Only Hope? Or, If Humanity Doesn’t Grow Up Fast, Can We Survive?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
There seem to be two schools of thought on how we can get out of the messes we’ve created that are now coming to a head. Does it take Oprah to save us from ourselves? Image by Alan Light These include the climate crisis, overpopulation, peak oil (energy crisis), [...]
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Friday, April 25, 2008
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