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Monthly Archives: September 2016
On Lukewarmism, denial and a look at the state of the environmental movement
This weekend was a busy one for me, but I had time early in the mornings (thanks to our new puppy) to spend a little time catching up on what is happening in the environmental world. In the process I … Continue reading
Why that new study in PNAS does not undercut any “myths” about carbon dioxide and its effect on plant health
This week my Twitter feed directed me to an article by Dana Nuccitelli in the Guardian titled: “New study undercuts favorite climate myth ‘more CO2 is good for plants”. The Guardian article was about a new study out of Stanford, published … Continue reading
How reliant are we on fossil fuels in British Columbia?
A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog post that included a thought experiment of a world where fossil fuels had magically disappeared. As many of you know, I write a blog for the Huffington Post Canada and I decided to … Continue reading
A pragmatic compromise on Energy East that Prime Minister Trudeau could get behind
As anyone who has followed this blog knows, I have kept my ear tuned to the fiasco that is the National Energy Board (NEB) hearings on the Energy East Pipeline Project in Quebec. One fallout of this mess is the … Continue reading
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