Dr. John Hollins, past Chair CACOR, on 9 June 2019, sends a public letter to some friendly political partisans: Dear Fred and Martha, I draw to your attention a column in the Ottawa Citizen on June 8 by Patrick MacDougall. (Pasted in below). Mr. MacDougall’s advice, coming from a political writer, is refreshingly clear-headed and […]
Kearl Bitumen Mine by David Dougherty
David Dougherty, member of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, writes: Synopsis of the Review Panel Report on the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Kearl Bitumen Mine. June 2019 This is a very quick analysis of the archived review panel report on the environmental impact assessment (EIA). I have not covered everything in the panel […]
LESSONS FROM THE HARD SCIENCE OF MH370
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair CACOR, writes on the Science of missing MH370. Summary It is highly unlikely that any evidence will ever be found of the 2014 March 8 Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Message In an age where information is just a few clicks away, the inclination to jump to conclusions is hard to […]
Cold Hatred – What is the American right thinking?
Dr. Nicole Morgan, CACOR member, writes on Cold Hatred. On the eve of the 2012 US election, while I was still professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, I published in Paris : Haine Froide (Cold Hatred, What is the American right thinking?) (1) The timing was pure coincidence. This book was not aimed […]
Energy and emissions: New approach, new tools needed
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair and Robert Hoffman, past Chair, analyse energy systems. This briefing note has been adapted by John Hollins from a paper by Robert Hoffman on the assessment of computational tools for analysis of energy systems My maternal grandfather was a cabinetmaker. He insisted on using the right tool for the job. […]