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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

Rapid collapse of USA coal holds warning for tar sands
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Oct 19th, 2012
Demand for US coal has suddenly plummeted leaving coal companies fighting to survive. Alberta's tar sands could be next.
BC's dirty climate secret
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Oct 16th, 2012
“We can fool ourselves, but we can’t fool the atmosphere.” — Sierra Club BC Science Advisor Dr. Colin Campbell.
We're losing the climate fight thanks to Harper's lax coal regulations
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Sep 28th, 2012
The Harper government's new coal pollution regulations leave Canada's economy unprepared for accelerating climate threats.
Arctic "death spiral" leaves climate scientists shocked and worried
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Sep 19th, 2012
A "global disaster" is unfolding rapidly in the Arctic as melting sea ice kick starts global warming feedback loops.
Global warming tragedy: Fraser River salmon dying as climate change heats up waters
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Jun 26th, 2012
Our CO2 has warmed the Fraser and altered its flows. Salmon are dying. Experts predict brutal conditions unless global warming is stopped.
Alberta's oilsands pipelines promise massive non-stop brand-Canada carbon spills
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Jun 21st, 2012
To stay in business, Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline will require a continuous, multi-decade, carbon spill many times larger than BC's current emissions.
Climate change results in rainier Vancouver spring
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Jun 17th, 2012
With the city's increasingly rainy climate, buying bigger umbrellas is the least of peoples' worries.
While Harper dithers, provincial CO2 imbalance problem burns
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Jun 11th, 2012
When it comes to doing something about the climate crisis, Canada has developed an unstable split personality while Stephen Harper dithers.
Climate change stunner: USA leads world in CO2 cuts since 2006
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
Jun 4th, 2012
Climate pollution per American has fallen to levels not seen for half a century. What's going on?
Climate change giving birth to new cohort of carbon victims: "Generation Hot"
Climate Snapshot
Barry Saxifrage
May 24th, 2012
If you‘re under 30 you’ve never seen a cooler-than-normal year on Earth. The latest science shows heat is on and lots more is “locked in”.
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