Unconventional Crude
A few weeks ago, the New Yorker ran an excellent piece called “Unconventional Crude” which focused on Canada’s tar sands. It was written by Elizabeth Kolbert,…
Read articleHow Clean is Your Power?
Have you ever wondered how green your power really is? Ever ask yourself, how many tonnes of CO2 are being emitted every time I switch on…
Read articleClimate Change and the Ecology of Rocky Shores
Chris Harley, assistant UBC Zoology professor, will be presenting his work on: Climate Change and the Ecology of Rocky Shores Tuesday Nov 13, 2007 12:00p.m.– 1:00P.M.…
Read articlePublic Opinion on “Fronkensteen” Science
“All those scientists are alike! They say they want to help you, but really they just want to take over the world!” Peasant – Young Frankenstein…
Read articleStates Take Charge of CO2
Although the United States has never agreed to implementing any large-scale reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, individual states have begun to take charge. Take California’s “Numero…
Read articleHaggis, Penguins, and Science: Research in Antarctica
“Probably the greatest enticement for those who today are devoting their lives to the study of the sea is the lure of the unknown, the challenge…
Read articleUBC scientist shares in Nobel glow
Just saw this in the Vancouver Sun today, about John Robinson, who has in the past been the lead author of a number of IPCC working…
Read articleGore and the IPCC win the Nobel Peace Prize
IPCC figures rock! It appears that Dr. Sens is also a soothsayer of sorts having posted about Gore yesterday. And if you don’t know what I…
Read articleMaize: the Plant that Colonized the World
Here’s a seminar next week at the UBC Museum of Anthropology. It’s a suggested $5 donation but that includes the price of admission (and students with…
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Maldives 3: Return from the island paradise
By Sarah Burch,
Although it barely made a blip in world news, a conference of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) was held in the Maldives approximately 10…
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