By madelinekovacs on December 17, 2009
As a concerned Canadian, I can’t help but feel embarrassed by the Canadian government’s depressing performance in Copenhagen and in climate issues in general.
Canada’s federal target is 3 per cent below 1990’s level by 2020, equivalent to 20 per cent less than 2006’s level, a target wholly inadequate to address the demands of science [...]
Posted in Antarctica & Arctic, North America, Stories | Tagged arctic, canada, COP15, Copenhagen
By AmyDewan on December 17, 2009
I just came back from an earth-shaking vigil tonight in Copenhagen. This is the twilight of my time here– with only one day left in the conference, nothing seemed to come of it. It has seemed to fail. Many of us organizers have also started to lose hope that any fair and binding agreement will [...]
Posted in COP15, North America, Stories
By DevonWillis on December 16, 2009
This morning I went to the half-hour briefing that the Canadian Delegation runs in the morning for Canadians at the Bella Center. I’ve been there many times, but this time I arrived with a question.
Yesterday morning the meeting – the last meeting that all of civil society from Canada could attend as access started to [...]
Posted in COP15, North America, Stories | Tagged canada, Climate Change, COP15, Copenhagen, project survival media
By KariHergott on December 16, 2009
A youth Indigenous perspective on the Canadian Tar Sands
Story by Kari Hergott, Fort Providence Métis
“Climate Change is a Human Issue. Our lives have already been altered by the impacts of the climate crisis. Climate change has affected our health, our food security and our cultural identities”
Excerpt from the Declaration of the Young Leaders’ Summit on [...]
Posted in COP15, North America, Stories | Tagged canada, COP15, indigenous, IYCM, North America, project survival media, tar sands
By jacklenk on December 16, 2009
Survival in our cities. This is what seemed like a compelling story. How does a massive city like New York reconcile those agendas? With such high concentrations of people: buildings, cars, public transportation, and even the competing agendas of capitalism and environmental awareness, this seemed like an issue worthy of exploration.
Constructing and retrofitting sustainable buildings [...]
Posted in North America, Stories
By NickEngelfried on December 16, 2009
Sitting in front of a computer here in the United States, I find myself trying to fully comprehend the fact that the future of my generation is even now being negotiated in a city on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. I can’t even imagine what the youth delegation in Copenhagen must be going through [...]
Posted in North America, Stories | Tagged Copenhagen, food, global warming, Iquitos, Oregon, Peru, United States
By jacklenk on December 14, 2009
Since taking on the role of Team Leader for North America / East Coast a few months ago, I have had the fortune of working with a lot of driven, inspiring people. Together we harnessed the power of new media to produce and distribute meaningful content that addressed local issues of global relevance, raising awareness [...]
Posted in North America | Tagged Climate Change, environment, environmental justice, global warming, IYCM, project survival media, psm, renewable energy
By AmyDewan on December 11, 2009
In West Oakland, California, people are dealing with food insecurity issues because of a corrupt food system, the same food system that is contributing to global climate change. People in West Oakland face challenges because of their food disenfranchisement, but they are also finding creative solutions.
Featuring Mandela food Co-operative, Planting Justice, the OFPC, and appearances [...]
Posted in North America | Tagged Climate Change, COP15, environmental justice, food, food security, IYCM, project survival media, video
By NickEngelfried on December 7, 2009
This story is a cross-posting from itsgettinghotinhere.org
When Anne Berblinger delved into the world of small-scale organic farming in 1991, the concept of global warming had not yet entered mainstream consciousness in the US. “It wasn’t at the top of everyone’s mind,” says Berblinger, while slicing freshly harvested peppers in the kitchen at Gales Meadow farm – a site she and [...]
Posted in North America, Stories | Tagged climate, COP15, Copenhagen, farming, Gales Meadow Farm, global warming, LNG, Oregon, organic, project survival media