• Globally people are starting to notice that the Government of Canada, once thought to be a leader in environmental and ecological stewardship, [...]

  This is not the Canada you thought you knew (at least where its government is concerned)

  May 10, 2012
• This comes courtesy of the blog “Climate Denial Crock of the Week”: http://climatecrocks.com/2012/04/19/weird-wintermad-march-part-2/ [...]

  A look at the “weird weather” globally

  April 19, 2012
• If you have been reading this blog lately you know that the debate (and the struggle) over the two pipelines (Keystone XL and Enbridge) has been [...]

  Stretching across two countries

  February 13, 2012
• This has been an interesting week. We remain snowless here in London and there is almost no snow predicted in the long-term forecast for the [...]

  Climate Change

  February 9, 2012

• Today I have the unmistakable sensation of Spring. It isn’t simply that my tulips are pushing through the cracked brown soil (yes, you [...]

  Something the body knows

  January 11, 2012
• It probably is a bit premature to say that the Winter of 2011-2012 is the “Winter That Wasn’t” but I am just amazed by the [...]

  The Winter That Wasn’t

  January 10, 2012
• Everywhere that I have ever lived seasonal change has been marked. When each season turns over I feel it and notice the impact it has on my [...]

  Seasonal Change

  January 8, 2012
• I was thrilled to wake up this morning and see that it was snowing. Last year we started getting blitzed in early December and I admit it has set [...]

  It has snowed

  November 30, 2011

• It snowed today while I was teaching and as soon as it started to fall from the sky many of my students began to groan. I asked them if I was the [...]

  Winter (as metaphysics)

  November 17, 2011
• This is very frustrating: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/09/canada-cuts-environment-spending?newsfeed=true I spend much of my [...]

  We Need An Extensive Discussion On Our Energy Future

  November 10, 2011