Category Archives: Climate Change

Nauru – a little story

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Dan Earle

This is Nauru. It is mentioned in Naomi Klein’s new book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate.  I looked it up on Google Earth to see what it looked like. It is a telling story and a bit of a … Continue reading →

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It can’t happen here?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Dan Earle

You know the story…  “oh, happened there, never happen here”. This one is really serious – ocean acidification on the west coast is destroying a resource we have counted on for years. What if there were no Digby Scallops anymore. … Continue reading →

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TREPA supports Tokelau

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Dan Earle

My name is Mikaele Maiava. I’m writing from the Pacific Island archipelago of Tokelau to ask you to join with us in action as we take on the fossil fuel industry. Last October, Tokelau turned off the last of its … Continue reading →

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Climate Data Center records

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Dan Earle

The following map is one of the more telling ones we have seen related to global warming. Of particular note for us in Nova Scotia is the large area of Record Warmest that sits over the central and eastern United … Continue reading →

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Town and Municipality get started on climate change strategy

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Dan Earle

Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Workshops On June 14th at Town Hall and June 15th at the Municipal Building a team of students from Dalhousie met with local residents to begin mapping of assets that could be effected by the rise … Continue reading →

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