You can tell it is mid-August. There is a hint of crispness in the air. Canada’s glorious summer is winding down. We can anticipate maybe a quarter year of glorious weather before we are reminded once again of the Pleistocene. … Read More »Resource Extraction R Us – Tar Sands, Keystone, and Arctic Exploitation
As I was finishing last week’s blog entry, the table of contents for Science arrived in my e-mail. Suddenly I understood why articles dealing with climate change had been few and far between in recent weeks in that journal. Science… Read More »Yes, Virginia, Climate Change is Really, Really Important
There will come a time when most of our coastal cities will look a bit like Venice at high tide – we have committed ourselves to this future. Photograph © Andrea Pattero/AFP/Getty Images Those who follow the discussion of climate… Read More »On Commitment to Global Change – The Change We Did Not Plan For, But Can Not Now Avoid