The Sahara desert has been slowly expanding southwards for decades through a region as the Sahel. Heavy grazing, deforestation, and numerous droughts have degraded the once lush Sahel, making it easy pickings for the Sahara’s expansion. In order to stave off an ecological disaster across the continent, 20 different African countries have embarked on an […]
Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’ to tackle climate crisis
Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas. As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide […]
Canadian Public Policy on Energy and Emissions
Robert Hoffman, past Chair CACOR Board of Directors, considers Canadian Public Policy on Energy and Emissions It is evident that there has been a failure of public policy in Canada with respect to energy and climate change. The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid catastrophic global warming was recognized and accepted […]
Letter to some friendly political partisans
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 […]
Jacob Nickerson guest posting
Jacob Nickerson, 3rd year engineering student, our guest author this week, wrote the following report after visiting the Manotick Microgrid. Conclusion With the ever-growing threat of climate change looming above, it is reassuring to see passionate scientists such as Dr. Hunter dedicated to proving the usefulness and viability of clean, green, renewable energy. His testimonial […]