On May 9th 2013, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere atop Mauna Loa exceeded 400ppm for the first time since recording commenced in 1958. It was last at this level over 3 million years ago, before our wise human… Read More »400ppm, a milestone or a nail in our shared coffin? Thoughts on environment.
Photo © John Shearer Two days ago the Experimental Lakes Area, that unique, world-class research facility in north-western Ontario was dead in the water. Our Harper Government had decided they would close it to save money (no doubt money used… Read More »Canadian environmental science… possibly some good news for the ELA
Photo from Vancouver Sun Yesterday was Earth Day. Peter Kent, Minister of Environment in the Harper Government teamed up with Diana McQueen, Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development to announce the launch of a “New Online Portal for… Read More »Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency Stuck in the Tar Sands – Canada’s Failed Science Policy