Canada and the Keystone XL Decision by the State Department Yesterday, March 1st, the long-awaited U.S. State Department environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline was released. As widely expected, the report concluded that there would be no undue environmental… Read More »Keystone XL and Canadian Environmental Performance
How Quickly Do They Tip? Recently, I have been writing a lot about the political aspects of climate change, so today we get back to environmental and ecological science. I’m sure there will be more politics in the future, but… Read More »Learning About Environmental Tipping Points by Looking into the Past
In a way, the Keystone XL is just another pipeline transporting oil around North America. But Keystone XL is also a symbol – of Canada’s push to become a petro-state, and of the growing concern re CO2 emissions and climate… Read More »Keystone XL Heats Up – Its not Just Another Pipeline