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February 8th, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Sarah Palin: Tea Party Queen but No Friend of Green

Sarah Palin, is the great white hope of many conservatives and on Saturday February 6, 2010, the former Alaska governor gave the keynote speech at the inaugural National Tea Party Convention at the Opryland resort outside Nashville.The former Republica…

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February 7th, 2010

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Tea Party’s Climate Change Denial

Tea Party supporters deny the existence of climate change and oppose any attempt to regulate emissions. Despite their distrust of science and resistance to civil debate, the Tea Party’s crusade is gaining momentum. Republican organizers are hoping to c…

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December 8th, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

The Impact of a Climate Change Deal on Canada

A new report suggests a deal on climate change is not economically unmanageable. Conservatives and other climate change deniers tend to ignore the scientific evidence and parrot fears about the catastrophic economic impact of an international climate c…

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December 7th, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Canadian Conservatives Dirty Priorities

COP15 convenes today in Copenhagen yet many are suspicious about the Canadian government’s sincerity on climate change management. Despite the Conservatives politically motivated adoption of absolute emission targets, cap-and-trade and if need be regul…

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December 6th, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Why Canadian Conservatives Must Make Concessions on Climate Change Policy

External and domestic pressures pushed the ruling Canadian Conservative government to alter their climate change management policy. The Canadian government has indicated that it will harmonize its policy with the US by supporting absolute emissions cap…

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December 3rd, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Canada Makes Dramatic Shift on Climate Change Management Policy

Canada already helps developing nations adapt to climate change and now the Canadian government has signalled that it is getting serious about reducing emissions at home.In a very significant development, on Thursday December 3, 2009, the ruling Conser…

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December 2nd, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

World Urges Canada’s Conservative Government to Do More to Manage Climate Change

Despite the urgings of scientists, the UN, European leaders and even Queen Elizabeth ll, Canada’s ruling Conservative party continues its deplorable record of environmental neglect. The most current science reiterates the fact that governments must act…

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September 28th, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

The Tyranny of Protest and Climate Change Pragmatism

At last week’s G-20 Summit, the city of Pittsburgh created a security perimeter and sanctioned protest areas in an effort to balance security concerns with first amendment rights to free speech.The protests started well before the G-20 summit began, on…

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August 17th, 2009

By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs

Green Bubble?

A bubble is defined as “the phenomenon of rising share prices amid a mood of general euphoria, leading to a ‘bursting’ and a reversal of the prices and the mood.”According to the Conservative publication The New Republic, the Green bubble has already b…