I was born in a coal-mining town in England, and was trained as a scientist, especially in marine animal ecology. The well-worn references to, and use of, the “canary in the coalmine” reflected very... Read More

A fantastic video from our friends at WWF-US, starring their kids! How cute is that?  For daily video coverage from Copenhagen, check out the Inside Cop15 Video Blog. Read More

“The most recent research tells us that climate change is happening even faster than we predicted”, said Andrew Weaver, Canada Research Chair in Climate Modeling and Analysis, University of Victoria. “Each year that we... Read More

Of course, @WWFCanada and our colleagues around the world have activities planned each day in Copenhagen. Follow the list WWFTweeters for up-to-the minute reports. If you’re not on Twitter, you can still get updates... Read More

Yes, two years have passed since the 2007 conference in Bali, where the world agreed to start this marathon that we’ve been through. On the road, countries have been discontent and disappointed with each... Read More

It is not easy to get a roomful of scientists to agree to anything, but more than 500 leading Canadian scientists have signed an open letter on global warming to Prime Minister Stephen Harper... Read More

The stolen e-mails do not always show climate scientists at their best as individuals. But there is no evidence of any conspiracy or fraud, a point made separately by both a recent editorial in... Read More

“We are in a warming trend – we have no doubt about it,” said WMO secretary-general Michel Jarraud. The WMO did note, however, that the U.S. and Canada experienced conditions that were cooler than... Read More