Forbes Magazine — not exactly your typical environmental magazine — says; “We could power the entire World by harnessing Solar Energy from 1% of the Sahara.” It goes on to say; “There is no way coal, oil, wind, geothermal, or nuclear can compete with this.” It’s not only Forbes making this kind of definitive statement, which…
A rerun of the East Coast cod disaster
There are few internet resources as good as YouTube to forcibly remind you of a historical event which is relevant to today. In 1992, the Canadian fisheries minister, John Crosby, angrily reminded protesting cod fisherman in Newfoundland that “I didn’t take the fish from the [expletive] water.” A pretty dramatic moment, still available on YouTube….
The Need for a Personal Carbon Cap
Here in the Comox Valley, on Vancouver Island, BC, we are very lucky. We have the Salish Sea, beautiful forests, an abundance of lakes, and above all that, an extensive alpine environment with a wealth of glaciers, which, sadly, are receding fast — depriving us of a valuable water resource. The largest of these glaciers,…
To Greta Thunberg “We got ours you’re on your own”
Ever since Ronald Reagan ignorantly and spitefully removed Jimmy Carter’s solar panels from the White House, I have been reading columns like Tom Fletcher’s, which repeat the same worn-out, obsolete arguments. His columns dismiss, indeed, completely write off the concerns of young people for their
Canadian Landscapes in Time
1 Mamette Lake 2 Eddontenajon Lake 3 Kinaskan Lake 4 Muchalat Lake 5 Gap and Rae Mountains 6 Tombstone and Elpoca Mountains 7 Mt Wintour 8 Gap Mountain 9 Kananaskis 10 Muchalat Lake 11 Muchalat Lake 12 HMCS Quadra 13 Huson Lake 14 Tunkwa Lake 15 Kitwanga Range 15 Comox Glacier 16 BC Coast…
Fish Farms and Complete Ecosystems
In the 1980’s, there was a battle over fish farms, and there was — and still is — a massive backlash to open ocean fish farms from indigenous peoples , local residents, fisherman who still had jobs, many scientists, and, a name every BC citizen needs to know — Alexandra Morton — conducting her own…
Comox Glacier 2013 to 2018 Ice Loss
Zoom in and use the slider to see the loss of ice over the last 6 years The Photo on the left was taken on the 4th week of Sept 2013 the right one was taken on the 4th week of Sept 2018. All of these shots were taken from the bird observation deck on … Continue reading Comox Glacier 2013 to 2018 ICE LOSS
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