Posts from the ‘environment’ category

INDUSTRY CAN SAVE THE WORLD: LIKE INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE FOR INSTANCE

Introduction Have you heard that the world is in a terrible state? An understatement = Our world’s coastal zones (within 200km of the shore) are predicted…

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Remember the Leaf

Will moved his toe in the cold water. Leaves exhaled the last breath of fall. Genevieve listened. “In geological time, all this, this big catastrophe, it’s…

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BUYER AND LARK

October 16th, 2207. A single slug slides along a damp, rocky outcrop overlooking a grey, brown bay where one can still barely make out the grids,…

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ORGANIC FOODS F.A.Q. (MCLAUGHLIN MIX)

Given that you have the time and the internet access to be checking out this lovely website, dear reader, it’s a safe bet that you don’t…

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GAIA’S ARTHRITIS

Earth has passed the stage of adolescence, No longer like new blooms or sprouting stems: We have raped her virgin ecosystems, Her beauty into middle age…

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IPCC FAQ PART I (BURCH REMIX) (OR TAMING THE LEVIATHAN: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE INTERGOVENMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE)

Frequently contradictory evidence regarding the current state of knowledge about climate change, accompanied by sensationalized media reports and rhetoric-laden political battles have made climate change a…

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Portrait as a Young Sapling: Trees as Artists and Mobile Entities

Image resulting from tree “painting” by Douglas-fir for two minutes. Trees epitomize immobility and passivity. They are rooted in one place, have extremely long lives relative…

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SOME THOUGHTS ON SAVING THE PLANET

There are 35000 undergraduate and 8000 graduate students at UBC-Vancouver, 4000 faculty members, and who knows how many staff. Together we can make a difference. Here…

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GUZZLE THE SUN: ENERGY TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE (FATHER AND DAUGHTER II)

10 year old Laura was bored. Sitting in their fuel cell vehicle, they had to queue at the “petrol” station. Not that there was any petrol…

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WASTE REDUCTION WEEK: OCT 16-22

This week marks the 6th annual Waste Reduction Week in Canada. Since 2001, Waste Reduction Week in Canada has been organized by various non-governmental, and not…

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