Ray Pierrehumbert, climatologist and RealClimate blogger, is giving a talk at UBC
One of the scientists behind the award winning RealClimate.org blog, a “…commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists,”…
Read articleDon’t forget to have your spouses spayed or neutered.
Dear Citizen, Congratulations on your first newborn! We hope the immeasurable happiness that accompanies such a joyous occasion reaches you well. Please be alerted that, within…
Read articleLuntz Memo, Senator Inhofe
This also came up in class tonight: the infamous Luntz Memo: You can download the pdf here (via the Environmental Working Group). Here’s a bit (wiki)…
Read articleGarbage, garbage, everywhere
I found a few pages of a discarded Vancouver Sun the other day on the bus, and was kind of disturbed by an article about “islands…
Read articleEnsuring the Future of Food – Japanese MAFF, GOOD Magazine
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has released an interesting video on food security. I came across this video on GOOD magazine. What is…
Read articleBill Rees – Towards Sustainability: Does Science Matter?
Photo by: Nick Wiebe Recently, we had an opportunity to host a variety of great talks for science teachers. One of the talks was by Dr.…
Read articleOcean fertilization as a climate mitigation strategy…is it worth the risks?
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences is hosting a sort of “open dialogue” with Adrian Machetti (UW) next Thursday, Nov 6. This seminar format is…
Read articleStephen Lewis and Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Brendon Brazier: Panel on sustainability (Oct 29th, 1pm at the SUB)
“Students for Sustainability” are hosting a panel discussion with one of my favourite speakers (Stephen Lewis), joined by Severn Cullis-Suzuki and Brendan Brazier. Severn is David…
Read articleSome thoughts on Bananas
I love bananas. I eat at least 1 every day. They’re easy to carry, easy to eat without making a mess, easy to grab when I’m…
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Payback
By Joanne Fox,
I just finished Margaret Atwood’s latest book, Payback – Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth. She was recently here at UBC to deliver part two…
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