New Canadian Ambassador to US, Gary Doer, on Alberta Oil Sands

After a decade as the Premier of the Province of Manitoba, Gary Doer will assume his duties as the Canadian Ambassador to the United States today.   Mr. Doer brings a lot of credentials to this job, as...

Internet is Environment's Best Friend

The internet is often villainized for all the carbon emissions produced to enable use of it.  However I would strongly argue that the internet is the environment's best friend. Let us not overlook the huge...

Geoengineering Will Help Solve CO2 Crisis

Geoengineering could be the earth's saving grace, if combined with cuts in greenhouse gases according to scientists. Geoengineering plans manipulate the earth to maintain, reduce or promote certain characteristics...

Could Concrete Help Lower Carbon Emissions?

The production of concrete, a hardened mix of cement powder, aggregate, and water, has increased almost 400 per cent since 1970 and its manufacture is resource-intensive and polluting. The cement industry is...

Australia Unveils Plan to Cut Emissions

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced on Monday Australia's commitment to cutting carbon emissions by a minimum of 5 percent by 2020 based on levels measured in 2000. Compared to other nations including the EU...

Death of BC Salmon Happening Faster Than SUVs Can Round a Corner

by Barry Saxifrage for The Vancouver Observer"Keep your knees up so you don't whack 'em as you fly over the boulders." So I was ready for that…but not for the cold. As our two Cortes families swam out into...