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Doom and Gloom on Canadian Climate Change Report

Posted in Environment, tagged , on October 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“The conclusions [the report] draws are irresponsible,” said Mr. Prentice in an interview with The Globe and Mail from Kingston, where he was meeting with provincial and territorial environment ministers. Specifically, he said Canadians will not accept the report’s advocacy of emission targets for 2020 that would reduce Canada’s gross domestic product by 3 per [...]

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Rally for Climate Change Tomorrow in your Neighbourhood

Posted in Environment, tagged , on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

So, to draw attention to the need to dial CO2 emissions down to 350 ppm, 350.org is organizing a series of worldwide events. This one is in my neck of the woods and I plan to be there. Go to the website to find out where yours is and show up. You will be part [...]

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Why land use is critically important for climate change

Posted in Environment, tagged , on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

That’s the argument from a new paper published in Science today, written by Princeton University’s Tim Searchinger and others. The upshot? Clearing out forests to use the wood for bioenergy clearly has an environmental cost, but that’s simply not accounted for in any of the prevailing climate-change programs. Kyoto, the European cap-and-trade plan, and the [...]

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Canada and Climate Change Regulation – Politics as Usual

Posted in Environment, tagged , , , , , , on October 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »

*Weasel picture courtesy wikipedia
“We need to hear more about the American position, the European position, the Chinese position” before considering the bill, McGuinty told CBC News.
CBC
With that rather weasely statement, Canada’s Liberal Party signalled that it will support a further delay in a vote that would set realistic limits on Canada’s Greenhouse gas emissions. I [...]

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US, India and China Talk Climate

Posted in Environment, tagged , , , , , on October 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The Obama administration is hoping to win new commitments to fight global warming from China and India in back-to-back summits next month, the Guardian has learned, including the first Indian emissions trading scheme.
The US hopes the new commitments will breathe life into the moribund negotiations to seal a global treaty on climate change in Copenhagen [...]

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BPA exposure during pregnancy = aggressive girls

Posted in Environment, tagged , , on October 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Pregnant women exposed to a common chemical found in plastics are more likely to have daughters with aggressive and hyperactive behaviours, suggests a new study that tested two-year-olds.
via Globe and Mail
This appears to be a very solid study correlating BPA exposure in women with aggressive behaviour in young girls, but not boys. Hormones are very [...]

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