"The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy" by Domenico Tiepolo (1773), inspired by Virgil's Aeneid Despite lamentations from impatient climate campaigners, the United Nations Climate Change Conference just completed in Doha has significantly advanced the dangerously...
Environment
New Zealand Out Of Kyoto II
I'm currently in New Zealand for a few weeks and while nothing much seems to have changed while I've been away, one interesting announcement has been made this week which hasn't got as much attention as I would have expected. New Zealand have announced they won't be...
A New Approach to Environment and Fisheries Management (Sopuck): Less Red Tape and a Better Environment
PowerPoint slides which accompanied Robert Sopuck’s speech A New Approach to Environment and Fisheries Management; Less Red Tape and a Better Environment that he gave in Winnipeg on November 2, 2012. He is Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette.
Pierre Desrochers, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.: ‘The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet’
The Frontier Centre interviewed Pierre Desrochers in Calgary on October 25,2012. His unique strength as one of the most well-known critics of the locavore movement is his knowledge of a broader set of issues than other critics who have attacked only one facet of this movement.
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Canada’s Best Doctors Suffer the COVID-19 Inquisition
Some of Canada's best doctors have suffered undue trouble for sharing their concerns with lockdowns, masks, social distancing and COVID-19 vaccines. Authorities in the medical profession have treated these physicians like apparent heretics under the threat of...
Inflation and the Collective Debt: Consequences of COVID-19 Measures
The economic consequences of COVID-19 and the shutdown of the economy are difficult to evaluate. But some of them have begun to appear and risk hindering recovery. Inflation is one of these harmful consequences. In the USA, consumer prices jumped 4.2 per cent in the...
Pesticides and Penises
If you want to fight dandelions in your back yard, will your genitals shrink? A goofy Florida professor says, “Yes.”
Breakfast on the Frontier – Dissipated Energy – With Marcus Buchart
Listen to Marcus Buchart speak at Breakfast on the Frontier speak about Manitoba Hydro, pricing and the Public Utility Board here. (36 minutes)
Katz’s Powerless City Summit
Can a big-time summit reverse Winnipeg’s relative decline? That requires creative actions at a higher level.
Time to Scrap the Maps, Review Water Protection Act
It’s time to scrap the maps. As the act stands now, Zone 4 land could lose over half its value. Farmers estimate value losses of $300-$400 an acre. Cumulative losses could easily be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and some say could top $1 billion.
Global Warming on CJOB Radio
Listen to Denis Owens discuss 'Something going on with the environment on CJOB' here. (30 minutes)
Manitoba’s Water Protection Act
Everybody wants to restore the health of Lake Winnipeg, but the province’s means of doing that is flawed. It may not solve the problem even as it imposes heavy costs on the agricultural sector.
Cause and Effect
Based on uncertain science, the Province of Manitoba’s new regulations for nutrient loading will impose heavy costs on farmers but may do nothing to solve the problem.
Loathing, Lies and Liberation Theology
LA OROYA, Peru--Pitched battles over ideology and public policy certainly are not confined to classrooms or legislative chambers. They are also fought in poor communities of Africa, Asia and Latin America, often pitting multinational corporations against multinational...
Snowsports are Good for the Environment
In a new study released recently H. C. Anderson, a renowned climatologist reports that skiing and snowboarding reduce global warming. His estimates are that by the end of the century, the average global temperature will be lower by .004359 degrees Celsius than it...