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Black gold on tap

(February 18, 2007) If you listen carefully, humming deep within the sound of crystal clear water rushing through the pristine wilderness of northern Manitoba is the faint echo of a fortune to be made. Continue reading

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The Deniers, Part X: Limited role for CO2

(February 2, 2007) Astrophyscist Nir Shaviv, one of Israel’s top young scientists, describes the logic that led him – and most everyone else – to conclude that SUVs, coal plants and other things man-made cause global warming. Continue reading

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Green Buildings, Green Roofs and Homeowner Protection in British Columbia

(January 30, 2007) The purpose of this paper is to identify for resolution the issues surrounding the introduction of green building techniques, particularly green roof systems, in residential construction in British Columbia. Continue reading

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The Deniers, Part IX: Look to Mars for the truth on global warming

(January 26, 2007) Climate change is a much, much bigger issue than the public, politicians, and even the most alarmed environmentalists realize. Global warming extends to Mars, where the polar ice cap is shrinking, where deep gullies in the landscape are now laid bare, and where the climate is the warmest it has been in decades or centuries. Continue reading

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The Deniers, Part VIII: The limits of predictability

(January 19, 2007) When Frans Nieuwstadt, a distinguished Dutch meterologist, engineer, editor and professor, died in 2005, his obituary recounted seminal events in his accomplished life. Continue reading

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The Deniers, Part VII: Will the sun cool us?

(January 12, 2007) “The science is settled” on climate change, say most scientists in the field. They believe that man-made emissions of greenhouse gases are heating the globe to dangerous levels and that, in the coming decades, steadly increasing temperatures will melt the polar ice caps and flood the world’s low-lying coastal areas. Continue reading

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The Deniers, Part XI: End the chill

(January 9, 2007) Who are the global warming deniers, those scientists who downplay the human cause of climate change, who claim that manmade climate change, if it’s occuring at all, may have modest costs or even bring benefits, who claim that the science is not settled on climate change? Continue reading

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The Deniers, Part VI: The sun moves climate change

(January 5, 2007) Man produces greenhouse gases and greenhouse gases cause global warming, most scientists agree, but how, exactly, do greenhouse gases cause global warming? While theories abound, as do elaborate computer models incorporating a multitude of gases and other climatic factors, none has been conclusive.

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Wind power faces gathering storm

(January 2, 2007) Canada’s wind power business could face a tought year in 2007, with increasing doubts about this green energy source promising to buffet the industry. Continue reading

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The Deniers, Part V: The original denier: into the cold

(December 22, 2006) Most scientists who are labelled as “deniers” for their views on global warming don’t embrace this role. They cringe at the thought of disagreeing with colleagues who think that the science is settled, they do their best to avoid making waves, and they fear being marginalized as cranks who disagree with the scientific consensus. Dr. Richard Lindzen is an exception. Continue reading

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