Environment takes dramatic decline as an issue of importance to Canadians: report
In just three years, the environment has lost its status as one of the top five issues facing Canadians, with only 49 per cent ranking it as very important. According to Bensimon Byrne’s latest Consumerology Report, concern has fallen significantly since 2008 (down 11 points) and ranks behind issues such as the price of gas, […]
There are only 14 different kinds of noses, study says
By Rachel Slaff of msnbc How many different shapes of human noses are there? Ten? Fifty? Hundreds? The correct answer is 14, according to Abraham Tamir, an Israeli scientist. And while the study has its limitations, it is the first-of-its-kind survey detailing the shapes of schnozes. Tamir set out to count, sort and categorize the […]
Rumours of pipeline's demise grow as speculation surrounds Enbridge
It’s impossible to divine anything concrete from the flurry of interesting chatter surrounding Enbridge’s embattled 1,100 km Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal. Alternate routes, Asian energy experts laughing at our stupidity, Enbridge as a straw man to help push through another pipeline to the US…Much of it coming via rumours, hypotheses, and veiled political innuendo. But […]
Solutions sought in BC for the plight of the honeybee
Work is afoot in BC to halt the growing losses of bee colonies in the first industry-wide step to mitigate the epidemic. The Province will be giving $25 million to Genome BC in support of its ongoing research in the attempt to address bee-specific infectious diseases, as well as other issues of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, […]
Increased tropical forest growth could release carbon from the soil
By Editor, Science Daily A new study shows that as climate change enhances tree growth in tropical forests, the resulting increase in litterfall could stimulate soil micro-organisms leading to a release of stored soil carbon. The research was led by scientists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University of Cambridge, UK. The […]
MIT researchers claim UN Arctic predictions are inaccurate
By David A Gabel, ENN The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had released its most recent report in 2007. It forecasts that the Arctic Ocean will have an ice-free summer by the year 2100. However, that finding has been contradicted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). They say the […]
Why we need to stop trying to 'save the planet' and just realize our place in it
By Peter Baker, Ecologist In an extract from his new book the Jolly Pilgrim, Peter Baker argues that a Gaian consciousness is slowly emerging out of our efforts to overcome climate change and other environmental challenges. The human race has a problem in its relationship with the environment. That problem is an intrinsic consequence of […]
Why the U.S. debt crisis is just the tip of the melting iceberg
By Boyd Cohen, Triple Pundit I am from the U.S. and have lived in Europe and, most recently, Canada for the 10 years since getting my Ph.D. at the University of Colorado. While I am no economist (my Ph.D. is in business), I believe that the recent U.S. debt crisis and the complete and utter […]
BC consumers will face new and higher risk: Agriculture union
Ottawa plans to dump inspection of dozens of meat plants on the British Columbia government in a move that could expose BC consumers to heightened risk of eating contaminated meat products, according to the Agriculture Union – PSAC, which represents federal food safety inspectors. After providing meat safety inspection service for decades, the union has […]
Reducing the costs of the offshore wind turbine supply chain
By guest author, Clean Techies Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) has established targets of 40GW of offshore wind power production by the year 2020, and 150GW by 2030. This move towards a European grid represents a 28 […]
