Barry Saxifrage

Barry Saxifrage researches, charts and writes about the latest climate change information for the Vancouver Observer and other publications. Much of his work can be found on his website, Visual Carbon.

Articles

Do the oilsands threaten our safe climate? Hansen's "game over" vs Oliver's "minuscule amount"

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Barry Saxifrage

May 15th, 2013

Here is a chart that lets you decide who's right…

Is jet-setting compatible with a safe climate?

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Barry Saxifrage

May 7th, 2013

The industry's climate pollution is massive, unregulated and surging to dangerous levels. Solutions exist, but...

Do electric cars cause more or less climate pollution than gasoline cars? Take a look.

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Barry Saxifrage

Apr 17th, 2013

Compare the climate impact of electric and gasoline cars at a glance.

Keystone XL will "lock in" more climate pollution than Canada now emits in a decade

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Barry Saxifrage

Apr 8th, 2013

The biggest Keystone XL battleground is over "lock in". Big oil demands it. The IEA red flags it. Climate hawks vow to prevent it.

Alberta to cause three-quarters of Canada's climate failure

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Barry Saxifrage

Apr 1st, 2013

When it comes to fighting climate change, Alberta talks a good story but delivers only climate failure for Canada.

WTF? We just experienced 4,000 years of global warming in two decades

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Barry Saxifrage

Mar 27th, 2013

Fossil fuel pollution shatters 1,100 decades of climate calm.

New York Times urges "no" to Keystone XL. Joe Oliver and Globe & Mail respond with climate fiction.

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Barry Saxifrage

Mar 12th, 2013

The New York Times editorial board recently called on President Obama to say "no" to Keystone XL. Here are some excerpts: He should say no, and for one overriding reason: A president who has...