Moving Ahead

The following statement from the Pembina Institute is a good directive re our climate crisis and the results of our recent election - a minority Liberal government

“The new government will need to lead a national conversation about changes in the global energy system that project a declining oil demand. The impacts of disruptive technologies and decarbonizing global markets are being felt directly in oil-producing provinces like Alberta. Now that the election is over we need to trade polarized rhetoric for a plan that acknowledges the changing role for oil and gas and maps out a realistic future for workers who want meaningful careers during this time of upheaval.

“This is an all-hands-on-deck situation. All sectors — transportation, buildings, and oil and gas — need to do their fair share to reduce emissions. The climate crisis is urgent, and we look forward to working with all parties to ensure Canada’s Paris Agreement targets and the commitment to decarbonize by 2050 are met.”

Norah Bolton 10/16/19 Norah Bolton 10/16/19

Why Be Arrested?

George Monbiot has one answer and you can find the whole article here.

This is a partial quote:

“Nowhere on earth is government action matched to the scale of the catastrophes we face. Part of the reason is the remarkably low level of public discussion and information on this crisis. Another is that the political risks of action are higher than the perceived rewards: a balance the protesters want to redress. But perhaps the most important factor is the brute power of the pollutocrats driving this disaster. As the Guardian’s Polluters series shows, the big fossil fuel companies have used political funding, intense lobbying and gross deceptions of the public to overwhelm environmental protections and keep harvesting their massive profits.

Those who confront them have no such power. We cannot buy television channels and newspapers, pour billions into political lobbying or seed dark ads on social media. We have only one strength: our vulnerability. By putting our bodies on the line and risking our liberty, we make this great neglected issue impossible to ignore.”

Norah Bolton 10/10/19 Norah Bolton 10/10/19

It's about political action

While we have to consume less, we are seeing more production when the producers have known for years that this is not a good plan.

Norah Bolton 10/8/19 Norah Bolton 10/8/19

We all have the same address

Recently I read the above comment. As residents of the planet, earth systems science tell us that. We are not merely inhabitants of a region or even of a regional environment. Here’s an excerpt from The Guardian this morning.

CO2 levels in the atmosphere

Weekly averages
22 September 2019: 408.32 ppm
3 October 2018: 405.63 ppm
3 October 2009: 384.73 ppm
Pre-industrial base: 280
Safe level: 350 Atmospheric CO2 reading from Mauna Loa, Hawaii (part per million). Source: NOAA-ESRL

Norah Bolton 9/14/19 Norah Bolton 9/14/19