There’s an importance to convey why we ask these questions so relentlessly, why we can seem so consumed and even obsessive; why we always have to come back to the public one way or another to ask for more resources to support what becomes very expensive scientific research, to convey why we think it matters, […]
COVID: six nations compared
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair Canadian Club of Rome, summarizes: COVID – in six nations STORY courtesy Gordon Kubanek; SUMMARY by John Hollins This article is from the Tyee, an independent, online news magazine from B.C., founded in 2003 and devoted to fact-driven reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens our democratic conversation. Tyee is […]
COVID: six nations compared
Dr. John Hollins, Past Chair Canadian Club of Rome summarizes: COVID – in six nations STORY courtesy Gordon Kubanek; SUMMARY by John Hollins This article is from the Tyee, an independent, online news magazine from B.C., founded in 2003 and devoted to fact-driven reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens our democratic conversation. Tyee is […]
America Should Prepare for a Double Pandemic
Seven years ago, the White House was bracing itself for not one pandemic, but two. In the spring of 2013, several people in China fell sick with a new and lethal strain of H7N9 bird flu, while an outbreak of MERS—a disease caused by a coronavirus—had spread from Saudi Arabia to several other countries. “We […]
Climate zones in USA and Canada for building homes
Those setting out to build an efficient, sustainable or even net-zero home in the USA or Canada, or to renovate an existing home for lower energy costs and better comfort, need to ask first; “what climate zone am I in?” The first step to building a durable and energy-efficient home in North America, including Passive house […]