Category Archives: Environmentalism and Ecomodernism

On being a modern PELE: a Pragmatic Environmentalist, Lukewarmer, Ecomodernist

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Blair

Last weekend I had the opportunity to go to my 30th high school reunion. The reason my reunion is being mentioned in my blog is that part of a 30th reunion is the inevitable question: “so what are you doing … Continue reading →

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On "An Ecomodernist Manifesto", Mannsplaining and irony blindness in climate science

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Blair

A very interesting document, An Ecomodernist Manifesto, came out this week. For those of you not familiar with the Manifesto, it represents an attempt by a number of pragmatic environmental scientists, economists and policy experts (http://www.ecomodernism.org/) to put the planet’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Climate Change Politics, Environmentalism and Ecomodernism | 13 Comments

So Whatever Happened to the Environmental Moderates and Pragmatists?

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Blair

As I noted in my throwback post, the Ensia article about how Environmental activism needs “good cops” and “bad cops” really brought back a lot of memories. But one thing it also caused me to do is to look back … Continue reading →

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Environmentalism and Pragmatism, the two aren’t mutually exclusive – A blast from my past

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Blair

I was reading an interesting article at Ensia the other day about how Environmental activism needs “good cops” and “bad cops” and I could not help but have a mighty case of déjà vu. The reason for my vision was … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on blogging about renewable energy alternatives, Energiewende and how BC can do better

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Blair

So I have been writing this blog for about three weeks and have been both pleased and surprised by the positive and negative reviews. The most fascinating responses have been, not unexpectedly, from non-scientists of the progressive ilk. The number … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmentalism and Ecomodernism, Renewable Energy | 8 Comments

Modern Environmental Fairy Tales: "Moving Back to the Land" and the 100 Mile Diet

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Blair

When I socialize with my environmental friends one of the most common themes is their dream to move “off the grid” and live off the land. This idea of moving to a neo-Walden and experiencing a Thoreau-like existence seems to … Continue reading →

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Modern Environmentalism: Trying to replicate the Clayoquot

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Blair

In early 1990, I was hired as a research assistant by a pair of Chemistry Professors at the University of Victoria (UVic). One of the professors was also the Chair of the brand new University of Victoria School of Environmental … Continue reading →

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