Gordon Kubanek, CACOR board of Directors, presents: It’s a Dog’s Life To Leash or Not to Leash, that is the question Last week I was walking my daughter’s dog at the cottage on a private gravel road with nobody around me and no houses. A car came up behind the dog and I both went […]
Are you a Beaver or a Rat?
Are you a Beaver or a Rat? On the Perils of thinking that Adaption is the best response to the Climate Crisis Being a Canadian I, of course, see myself as a beaver and not a rat. While I know that both are rodents I will make the claim that acting more like beavers and […]
Cities banning gas in new homes because of climate change
A growing number of U.S. cities are taking a stand against gas stoves, long-billed as a more convenient way to cook, because of their contribution to climate change. Since June, a dozen cities have banned natural gas equipment in new buildings. Berkeley, California, was the first, followed in the state by San Jose, Mountain View, […]
Up and Over: Plant Migrants
Science & Environment Plant life ‘expanding over the Himalayas’ By Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service 10 January 2020 Climate change Image copyrightKAREN ANDERSONImage captionShrubs and grasses in the Khumbu valley Vegetation is expanding at high altitudes in the Himalayas, including in the Everest region, new research has shown. The researchers found plant life […]
January 2020 book recommendations
Three books that are highly recommended in January 2020: 101 Solutions to Global Warming We Are the Weather The Odd One