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Friday, November 1, 2019
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Monday, October 7, 2019
Please consider signing this Call to Action from educators who want to express their solidarity with the UN Climate Action Summit and the Global Climate Strikes. To find more information and to sign the letter, click here. Below is the text of the Call to Action: ‘I want you to act as you would... More
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
As part of our support for the Global Climate Strike taking place in Ottawa on Friday, September 27th Carleton Climate Commons circulated a statement of support for the youth climate movement and strike. Below is a copy of the letter. STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR YOUTH CLIMATE MOVEMENT AND ITS STRIKE The youth climate... More
Friday, September 20, 2019
Carleton Climate Commons invites you to join us in standing up for climate action at the Global Climate Strike in Ottawa on Friday, September 27th. General Strike Schedule: Carleton Climate Commons will be meeting in Confederation Park by the Aboriginal Veterans monument topped by a large eagle at 11:00AM on Sept. 27th. You can... More
Monday, December 10, 2018
3 December 2018 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Leaders of the Opposition and Provincial and Territorial Premiers: We, four of Canada’s most senior environmental scientists, believe it is our duty to urge you and other political leaders to take seriously the findings of the recent IPCC report on climate warming, and its implications for Canada.... More
Friday, December 16, 2016
from Academica Top Ten, 16 December 2016 U of T to co-host “guerrilla archiving event” to protect climate data from impending Trump presidency This Saturday, the University of Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania are set to co-host a “guerrilla archiving event” to preserve and protect climate data from an impending Trump presidency... More
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Only one more week until our Round table focussed on Food Politics in relation to climate change! Join us next Thursday, March 17th, to hear from our talented panelists. This is a completely FREE event! More details in the poster... More
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Divest Dal protests Shell donation Reposted from Academica Top Ten, 9 April 2015 Students at Dalhousie University are protesting a $600,000 donation made to the institution from Shell Canada. Members of Divest Dal say that the donation, which includes $100,000 for training students in oil and gas exploration and development, makes the school... More
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
This Changes Some Things Jodi Dean Reposted from I Cite How do we imagine the climate changing? Some scenarios involve techno-fixes like cloud-seeding or new kinds of carbon sinks. Cool tech, usually backed by even cooler entrepreneurs, saves the day -- Iron Man plus Al Gore plus Steve Jobs. In green. Other scenarios are... More
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