Two recent papers in the prestigious journal Nature caught my eye. That scientists are even publishing such papers, and that journals of the caliber of Nature publish them, says a lot about the state of our world. I’ll deal first… Read More »The State of the Earth — What are we doing?
It’s rare that I turn to the business pages to find inspiration concerning our environmental crisis. But today’s Globe & Mail carried two stories that cheered me up a little concerning Canada’s tar sands oil. Yes, Canadians are blessed with… Read More »Canada’s Troubling Tar Sands – Maybe Now is the Time for a Rethink?
Almost as soon as I posted my previous blog entry, Peter Kent, Canada’s Minister of Environment, announced to the press on 8th August 2012 that “Canada is half-way towards meeting its 2020 greenhouse gas emission target”. This is the most… Read More »Fiddling with the meaning of words: Peter Kent’s announcement on progress towards meeting Canada’s GHG emissions target.