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…
Read articleAl 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).…
Read articleSENSibility 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…
Read articleCanada’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…
Read articleSENSibility 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…
Read articleClimate 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…
Read articleSENSibility 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…
Read articleIPCC 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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SENSibility 4: Gore’s Film has Nine Errors (But Students can Still Watch It)
By Allen Sens,
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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