Two contrasting stories came to my attention this morning leaving me wondering how we can get out of this urgent climate mess and once again asking myself if it is worth even trying. The first story presents the opinion that humanity has 5 years to stop using fossil fuels or risk human extinction. The second, …
We live on Bowood Avenue in Toronto. A street that is also a community. Many young families and lots of kids. When I see them skipping along the street, hear them play in their back yard, watch them shoot hoops in their front yard, I think “These are the grandchildren we are trying to protect.” …
The Ontario Government has taken a small step which is enormous in the context of North American politics. The step: re-naming the Department of the Environment as the Department of the Environment and Climate Change. In our recent letter to Premier Wynne we stated: “Along with other Provinces, your Government committed to bring these [GHG] emissions down to …