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Takeaways from the IPCC Report and the consequence of inaction
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Climate change is unfolding rapidly before our eyes and a lack of inaction would lead to disastrous outcomes worldwide. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released their working group 1 report on Aug. 9th and it starts with a clear statement: “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread…
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The idiocy of 2020’s first presidential debate
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The first presidential debate was more disappointing than ordering Subway only to discover your entire sandwich is soaking wet. “How did this happen?” you wonder, “Why even bother in the first place?” At best, the debate was a display of male ignorance, phallic compensation and utter idiocy. As a conscious advocate for political justice, I…
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Understanding the presidential debate
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Was anyone else scared out of their mind for the first portion of the presidential debate? Was anyone else thinking, “holy crap, that Donald Trump might have figured it out. He might actually have a shot at this thing?” Truth be told, he started off the first presidential debate quite strongly, looking as substantive and…
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Gwynne Dyer talks climate change at Laurier
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Wilfrid Laurier University had the opportunity to host Canadian journalist Gwynne Dyer as he spoke about climate change on September 26. His lecture, based on his new book Climate Wars, revealed his findings from a global two-year tour interviewing scientists, generals, think tanks, diplomats and politicians. Dyer is a freelance journalist, historian, author, columnist, broadcaster,…
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