Update from the ‘Blogosphere’ from the last couple of weeks.

1. Stephen Harper is the ‘Global Warming Grinch‘ , according to De Smog Blog: In a year-end interview with CBC, Harper said “”As soon as you’re dedicated to actually reducing emissions, that imposes costs on the economy…Once we start [and] these things start biting, the criticism we’re going to be getting is that we’re doing too much.”
   Harper seems like a man bragging to his neglected wife that if he ever made love to her, she might die from exhaustion.
2. The Rainforest Action Network Via Revolving Doors: RAN have just released a promotional video on its a campaigns. This is inspirational work, it’s great to hear about some of the success stories. Perhaps we should all consider doing something worthwhile this Christmas and donate to a group working on climate change.
3. US media and reporting the environment via Celsias; why arent they?
4. China is stating to take on the challenge of climate change via Celsias; an overview of policies currently being implemented.
5. Where is the oil? Via Treehugger. We know that oil is fluctuating wildly in price, we know that obtaining a secure source is often linked to political instability and military action and that it gives some pretty awful governments more leverage than is desirable. But where exactly is all the oil? This map makes it abundantly clear where this increasingly scare resource can be found.
6. Bogota Cycle Party via Treehugger. Getting cars off the streets is an unpopular idea for many; particularly those who currently drive. But just look how good things can look without cars dominating urban space!

Keith R over at Temas has just nominated Climate Change Action for a “Blogging for Positive Global Change” award. In other words a climate change blog meme has been started and it’s my turn to reccomend some of the best blogs in the field.

I would like to thank Keith for nominating me as a reccommended climate blogger. He has a very interesting blog which is rather unique in it’s regional focus (Latin America), combined with it’s coverage (environmental issues) and it’s language (English).

The rules of the meme are as follows:

Here are the rules:

1. When you get tagged, write a post with links to up to 5 blogs that you think are trying to change the world in a positive way.
2. In your post, make sure you link back to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.
3. Leave a comment or message for the bloggers you’re tagging, so they know they’re now part of the meme.
4. Optional: Proudly display the “Bloggers For Positive Global Change” award badge with a link to the post that you write up.

So my five nominations are:

SusHi–Ken bloggs about sustainability in Hawaii, ever since he started this blog i have been amazed at his profligacy. Numerous posts every day, and lots of good stuff amongst the collection. Think of it as Treehugger run by one man ( i know it’s insane).

DeSmog blog–Kevin Grandia, Ross Gelbspan et. al., do a great job at “clearing the pr pollution that clouds the science of climate change”. Hear a doddgy sounding report, check de smog blog and found out who paid for it, what the actual facts are and how it has been distorted. A great resource.

Bristling Badger –A fellow participant in the Camp for Climate Action, Merric is a UK voice of climate activism. Not purely climate change and not entirely free of politics but good stuff, i perticularly like the briefing on aviation and climate change. There is some really well researched work.

The Environmentally Concerned Individual–Shayla Duval bloggs from Torronto, part of a student group, it’s always great to see grassroots activism documented online.

Itsgettinghotinhere. The best student climate activism blog on the web. Canadian and US bloggers update the site frequently with information on marches, sit-ins and other awareness raising activities. A must read for North Americans with an interest in climate change.