The Canadian Club of Rome Presentation “Civilization Overshoot” presented by Ruben Nelson on 13 May 2020 as one presentation in a series of ZOOM meetings. Canadian COR Zoom Series of Weekly 30+ Minute Presentations DATE DAY TIME PRESENTER TOPIC 15-Apr Wednesday completed Ted Manning Greening China Challenge (delivered) 22-Apr Wednesday completed Bill Pugsley Measuring Ottawa’s […]
Climate Change’s Giant Impact on the Economy: 4 Key Issues
Many of the big economic questions in coming decades will come down to just how extreme the weather will be, and how to value the future versus the present. By now, it’s clear that climate change poses environmental risks beyond anything seen in the modern age. But we’re only starting to come to grips with […]
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon Liberty Vittert 8.4 million soccer fields of land deforested in the Amazon over the past decade. That’s 24,000 square miles, or about 10.3 million American football fields.This statistic, while giving only a snapshot of the issue, provides insight into the dramatic change to this landscape […]
Recycling CO2 speculative
Scientists say we’re on the cusp of a carbon dioxide–recycling revolution Warren writes, “By adding electricity, water, and a variety of catalysts, scientists can reduce CO2 into short molecules such as carbon monoxide and methane, which they can then combine to form more complex hydrocarbon fuels like butane. Now, researchers think we could be on the […]
Trump article from the Atlantic
from The Atlantic, 2017 Please excuse a political article here, but I thought this was a barn-burner last year. Read the article…
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