Heaven and Earth may pass away but will we care?
No I am not trying to be overbearing on the environmental front, but more and more I see a trend...
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Category: Climate Change
Election Day in Canada – May 2, 2011
Well a historic election has just taken place in Canada. The Bloc was decimated in Quebec, and almost wiped off the map. Newfoundland told Conservatives what to do with themselves. The Greater Toronto Area is painted blue and...
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The Worst Environmental Disaster in a Century?
As we watch the effects of the inevitable oil spill transpire in the Gulf Coast we have to ask...
Read MoreThe deadly asbestos trade
Asbestos is a mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals. The word asbestos (῾ἀσβεστος) is derived from a Greek adjective meaning inextinguishable. The Greeks termed asbestos the miracle mineral because of its soft and pliant...
Read MoreRevolutionary plastic e-paper set to hit the high street
By Chris Laker Last updated at 4:43 PM on 15th October 2008 The era of the traditional newspaper could soon be over as scientists launch production of a revolutionary electronic version – made out of plastic. The e-reader...
Read MoreCarbon tax: a conservative concept, not the Liberals
By: Werner Patels Jonathan Kay raises interesting points about the carbon tax and posits that it’s actually quite a “conservative” tax. I’d like to refer readers to Kay’s article, in which he makes...
Read MoreEnjoying the benefits! Now pay the price!
Canadians wake up! We are loosing jobs and manufacturing jobs. However, we have more and more box stores. We want cheaper goods and prices. How do you think that happens? We are enjoying the “fat” of life. A life of...
Read MoreLiberal Party of Canada – Carbon Tax Plan
By Mike Moffatt, About.com For a plan put together for political, rather than environmental or economic purposes it is rather strong. Overly timid and chooses progressivity over efficiency, but a solid plan nonetheless. Basics...
Read MoreJack Layton is the ideal opposition leader
You can’t do your job as Leader of the Opposition. I don’t know what you’re doing running for Prime Minister. It’s a very unusual political situation when every voter knows even before the federal...
Read MoreAlberta oilsands refineries could cause irreversible damage
The development of a pipeline network and refineries around the Great Lakes to process Alberta bitumen “could cause irreversible” environmental damage to the region, says a new report that traces the tendrils of...
Read MoreWill Canada’s oil boom be an environmental bust? The new global wasteland?
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. Each Caterpillar...
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