Some slides from Sheila’s Talk.
Since the slideshow at Sheila’s talk really didn’t deliver because of technical reasons, I asked her after the talk if it was o.k. to show off…
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North America’s First Second Carbon Tax Implemented – Guess Where.
California? Nope, BC! I wasn’t even aware BC was seriously considering implementing a carbon tax. This from the globe:
Read articleThis I believe. Words from Sheila Watt-Cloutier
O.K. if you happen to be a UBCer, then please do check out our next speaker, Sheila Watt-Cloutier who will be in Vancouver on February 29th.…
Read articleEisbär Flocke
(WARNING: the images below may cause excessive repetition “awwwww”and “OMG”. Not suggested for the faint of heart.) The Germans are a cool bunch. A friend of…
Read articleClimate Porn
At the risk of posting some hot & sweaty climate porn, I’d like to respond to a question that was asked in class last night. We…
Read articleFocus the Nation
http://www.focusthenation.org/ Global warming is a defining issue for our time – and today, is a big day. On Jan 31st, on campuses across the US, Focus…
Read articleThe 2% Solution
We need to cut roughly 2% of current emission levels a year for the next forty years. Can we do it? Watch this live WebCast tonight…
Read articleSheila Watt-Cloutier to be our next speaker.
Here’s a heads up (Life Science Institute, West Atrium, Friday Feb 29th, 12noon). Who is Ms. Watt-Cloutier? Well, she’s essentially one of the more well known…
Read articleSustainable U
I had my fingers crossed for a snow day today. The weather cooperated and greeted us with a beautiful blanket of white this morning. But alas,…
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It’s 1972, The World’s Warming – What Can We Do? -or- What Are Your Paleofuture Predictions of Climate Change?
By Dave Semeniuk,
Andrew Revkin, NYT Eco-Science blogger, has an interesting post, “Imagine Everyone Was Equal, in Emissions.” He brings up a question that has long plagued the international…
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