Posts from the ‘climate change’ category

SENSibility 4: Gore’s Film has Nine Errors (But Students can Still Watch It)

A British High Court judge has ruled that Al Gore’s climate film, An Inconvenient Truth, contains nine “scientific errors.” According to Justice Burton, the nine “errors”…

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Han Solo and Chewbacca Weigh in on their New Hybrid Millennium Falcon

HS: Well, so far, it seems like it’s a pretty good thing. Me, I’m not too up on the technology, but Chewie is pretty good at…

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Al Gore in Vancouver (although tickets are freaking expensive!)

Just a heads up to those of you who can afford hundreds of dollars to hear Al Gore speak in Vancouver (he’s in town this Saturday).…

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SENSibility 3: Time for an Extinction Clock?

Earlier this month the World Conservation Union identified more than 16,000 species threatened with extinction. Prospects for survival improved for exactly one species on the planet…

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Canada’s Clean Air Act: The Solution or the Problem?

“Climate change is rapidly emerging as one of the most serious threats that humanity may ever face.” ~ Kenyan Environment Minister Kivutha Kibwana, President of the…

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SENSibility 2: Don’t Forget the Garbage

We hear a lot about climate change these days. It is The Big Dark Thought of our time, just as nuclear Armageddon was The Big Dark…

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Climate change with your coffee: Sept. 12th

If you’re interested in hearing about some fascinating climate change research that’s being done at UBC, and you’re keen to trek downtown, have a bit of…

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SENSibility 1: The Sensible Blog

Sensibility (n.) 1. the capacity for physical sensation 2. [often plural] delicate, sensitive awareness or feelings Sensible (adj.) 1. that can cause physical sensation 2. easily…

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IPCC FAQ PART DEUX (BURCH MIX): OR HOW TO CAPTURE THE CLIMATE CRAZE.

(Click here for the IPCC FAQ Part I) Even those living under the oft-referenced proverbial rock would find it difficult these days to avoid the tempest…

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