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Environment
Zero Growth Article
Mother Jones has published an article exploring the zero growth concept. I would not be surprised to see this type of thinking reflected in the upcoming Durban conference on climate change.
Global Warming, Global Worries
When will Environment Minister Peter Kent finally be given the green light to present a realistic perspective of climate change?
Can We Really Call Climate Science A Science?
Perhaps I am still locked in the 1980’s mindset, but I still like the idea of act local as a means to improving environmental stewardship.
Featured News
Falling Immigration, a Troubling Signal
Manitoba shows no sign that its policies will be able to maintain the working population, while, over time, returning to annual balanced budgets and cutting taxes to keep the private sector that is here now. This dismal prediction is partially drawn by observing the...
International Traffic Congestion Extinguished by Pandemic and Remote Work
The 2020 TomTom Traffic Index reflects a huge drop in worldwide urban traffic congestion levels. Congestion levels (rated by the percentage of additional time required for auto travel during “rush hour”) dropped in 387 urban areas while increasing in only 13. Overall,...
The Sky Is Not Falling
This spring, in New Delhi, a group called the Global Environment Facility, whose mandate is to “protect the earth”, told a gathering of environmentalists from 161 member countries that its mission cannot be accomplished without more money. We don’t take such issues seriously enough, they said.
Trash In, Trash Out – Saskatchewan Shows Better Way On Recycling
The environmental movement scores its biggest coups when it takes positions based on common sense.
Recycling: To Centralize Or Decentralize?
With all of the programs sprouting up that deal with recycling, the most obvious solution is to leave the means of recycling to the private sector.
Powering the Future
“Powering the Future” is the first in a series of short policy studies and reports to be undertaken by the Centre as part of a publishing program called “Policy Series”.
Co-operation Is Better For The Environment
For some reason, the last Parliament seemed all too eager to embrace a troubling American approach to wildlife preservation. A case in point is the Canadian Endangered Species Protection Act (CESPA)