We Canadians see ourselves as easygoing, warmhearted, cooperative and accepting people. Those qualities are all very well when life is good, but do we have the inner strength and resilience to carry us through when the going gets tough? Unfortunately, I’m seeing a lot of evidence to the contrary. During COVID we discovered how many…
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Canadians Aren’t Paranoid Enough
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There’s an old observation often made about families and money. The first generation slaves and stresses to make a fortune, but neglects their children in the process. The second generation learns enough from their elders to keep the business going, but resolves never to treat their children like that. Thus the third generation grows up…
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Don’t Run Away from a Falling Tree.
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What with climate change and storms and all that, your chances of getting hit by a falling tree have gone from 1 in 1,000,000 to 1 in 200.000, or some incomprehensible number like that. As such, it behooves us all to learn what to do and not to do when a tree falls near us.…
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This Is Your Final Warning
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Okay, it’s “lonely voice crying in the wilderness” time. Here goes with the “End of the World as We Know It” essay. Enjoy it, because from now on I will be able to say “I told you so,” and that’s not half so much fun to hear. We have been living in La-La Land for…
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Scream on, You Bastards
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This article is going to offend some people, because it’s will strike a nerve that is becoming more and more exposed as time ticks down towards the deadline for change. And the angrier you get, the more you need to hear this. Here’s the point: if a lot of people don’t get over their greed,…
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On the Hot Prospects of Future Generations
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Yesterday I was out dog-walking with a young friend of mine, a post-graduate student in her mid-twenties, and she was expressing concern about the way the world was heading. We agreed that the COVID-19 epidemic was distracting everyone from the real problem the human race faces, which is the destruction of our environment through global…
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Unmasking Pseudo-Scientific Reporting
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Background to this post A clever American reporter asked Greta Thunberg, “Why should we believe all this stuff that science is telling us?” There was a pause. The poor kid was gob-smacked. It was the first time I have ever seen her with no answer. Her response? “Well…it’s…it’s science!” As if that meant something. But…
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Holier-than-Thou on the Kinder Mountain Protest Line
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From the top, I’d like to say that I believe climate change is the greatest test facing mankind since the atomic bomb was invented. I believe we all have to tighten our belts and change our ways, and quickly, too. But there are economic realities that we have to take into account. The Kinder Morgan…
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Is Global Warming Increasing Forest Fires?
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Duh! Of course it is.The Union of Concerned Scientists thinks so. Temporarily at least. Temporarily? Sure. As areas that were formerly cooler warm up, there will be less rainfall, thus more fires. More fires put more carbon in the air, making more warming. But over time a new equilibrium will be reached. The extra trees in…