It is possible, just possible that we are at a tipping point in our attitudes to climate change. Several events in recent days conspire to bring the global community, and particularly those of us in developed countries, to our senses. … Read More »Are we at a tipping point in attitudes on climate change? Just possibly.
It’s getting harder and harder to follow the logic of the Canadian government’s policies. I fear that Harper, Flaherty and Kent may all be operating in short-term, knee-jerk, respond-to-every-news-bite mode, rather than putting forth a long-term, dependable set of policies… Read More »Environment, Economics, Tar Sands, Ocean Fertilization, and Canada’s Muddled Policy
Last week, Drs. Chris Derksen and Ross Brown of Environment Canada published an article in Geophysical Research Letters reporting their analysis of records of summer melting of Arctic snow pack over the past 40 years. They used data compiled in… Read More »Melting of Canada’s Arctic snowpack and Canada’s need to factor climate change into economic planning