Author Archives | Brian Gordon
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
James Lovelock Says Live It Up: We’ve Got “20 years before it hits the fan”
This is a follow-up to my previous post, “If You Knew the World Would End in the Near Future, What Would You Do?” Smile, this guy says we’re all screwed! It’s not the way I wanted to start my Saturday, reading that James Lovelock, the author of the [...]
Continue reading...If You Knew the World Would End in the Near Future, What Would You Do?
Friday, February 29, 2008
It’s a new take on the age-old question that takes the form, “If you could do something without getting caught, would you?” A retreating ice shelf in Greenland. Photo by John Rudolph Usually, the ’something’ involves having an affair, stealing a large amount of money, or even killing [...]
Continue reading...Lutz the Putz: How A GM Executive Dug Himself Into a Hole with His Yap
Monday, February 25, 2008
Bob Lutz is the product development chief and Vice Chairman at General Motors. Mr. Lutz recently called ‘global warming…a “total crock of sh*t,”‘ but then went on to claim that ‘his views had no bearing on GM’s commitment to build environmentally friendly vehicles.’ Apparently not realizing that people [...]
Continue reading...China’s Solar Hot Water Capacity Will Soon be Equivalent to 40 Nuclear Plants
Friday, February 22, 2008
How far behind are Canada and the United States? How about these for eye-opening statistics: Solar collectors on the roof of an apartment block in Xian, China. Image by Richard Chambers
Continue reading...The City that Just Said No to Nuclear
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Some 30 years ago, I lived in the small city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Freiburg, Germany. Photo by CrazyD At that time, Ontario Hydro wanted to build a nuclear plant in nearby Pickering, Ontario. Between sets at the annual summer concert in Peterborough’s Crary Park a man got [...]
Continue reading...Where Have all the Reindeer Gone?
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
There is a true story about reindeer introduced to a remote northern island in the Canadian Arctic. Image by Jurgen Howaldt I cannot remember the source or all the details, but here is the gist and how it applies to us today, anthropomorphized. There were no wolves and there [...]
Continue reading...It’s the Economy, Stupid
Sunday, February 3, 2008
And by economy, I mean economic growth. And by stupid, I mean politicians and others who preach that a continuously growing economy is the only way. And by the headline in toto, I mean most of us are stupid. Here’s why. As an Inconvenient Truth presenter and a [...]
Continue reading...Why I’m Green with a Capital ‘G’
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sometimes people ask, “Why are you running for the Green Party of Canada? They’ll never win.” Well, sometimes it’s not about winning. It’s about doing what’s right. If you are true to your values, and your values are good, then sooner or later
Continue reading...The Climate Crisis is a Political Crisis
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
The dinosaurs were wiped out by the after effects of a meteorite striking the Earth. We can see our meteorite coming. So why are things changing so slowly? All the solutions exist.
Continue reading...Inflation versus the Environment
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Why on earth am I talking about inflation in an environmental blog? Because moving to a sustainable economy could help reduce, or even eliminate, inflation.
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
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