Current Issues
Owning an EV in Snow Country
Last Christmas and over New Year’s 2022, a friend’s daughter and her husband and dog drove from Banff, Alberta to Sarnia, Ontario and back in a Hyundai Kona EV. This was across the Prairies and Northern Ontario in the teeth of winter in the space of 18 days.
Bill Gate’s Favourite Book:
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018
ONE OF THE ECONOMIST’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR
“My new favorite book of all time.” –Bill Gates (2018)
Economics for Students
Students enrolled in courses from international relations to environment to engineering are confronted with a mountain of detail in their pursuit of higher education and finding a means of establishing a clear perspective is challenging.
Urban Sprawl: Pick your Insanity
Canada (particularly Ontario) vs. Saudi Arabia
Here is a faceoff between two apparently doomed-to-fail projects.
Canada’s Unlimited Farmland
In some circles Canada is portrayed as underpopulated because it covers a huge area and has low population density. Growth promoters suggest that a large proportion of Canada could be converted to farmland to feed both a much larger population and much of the world.
The EROI of Fusion
EROI is a critical social metric* that reflects the ease with which energy can be produced. It is a ratio between the energy produced and the energy used in the production process.
More Articles...
- Urban Sprawl And Density Nightmare
- Bill Rees Footprint and Farmland Loss
- CBC Stonewalls on Growth
- How much oil remains for the world to produce? Comparing assessment methods, and separating fact from fiction
- Canada needs a genuinely green party
- Hello World of 8 Billion!
- Pivoting From Growth to Progress: The Many Steps Necessary to Transform Our Institutions and Energy System into Socially Cohesive Sustainable Society
- Money Won’t Solve the Energy Problem
- George Monbiot is an Environmental Disaster
- Small Can Still Be Beautiful
- One Concerned Citizen’s Submission to their Municipality’s Growth Review Process.
- A Bud of Truth Peeps through a Crack in the Corporate Media Stonewall
- Why Food Prices are High - Inflation II
- Why Gas Prices are High - Inflation I
- Canadian Population Milestone
- Canada’s 2030 Climate Strategy: The Farce Continues
- Our wellbeing, or a healthy GDP?
- Support Putin, Drive a Gas Hog!
- Five must-haves for an effective zero emission vehicle standard
- The Growth Myth Perpetual Motion Machine
- What is Happening in Small Town Canada?
- The Case Against Urban Sprawl - Part 2
- The Case Against Urban Sprawl - Part 1
- The “Silent Lie” in Coverage of Madagascar’s Famine
- Sustainability vs. Population: The Constant Battle
