I heard about the study of loss of coral cover during the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Queensland, this July. The peer-reviewed publication was today posted on-line at the prestigious journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. … Read More »Sobering news from the Great Barrier Reef – will people wake up to the environmental crisis now?
I continue to be an ecologist concerned at the perfect storm our species is unleashing on our environment. I have difficulty seeing good solutions for the world in 2050, let alone 2100, although I know they are still out there,… Read More »Some brief thoughts on the Occupy movement, on Canada’s economy and on its heritage
As a coral reef ecologist interested in the global environmental crisis because of its impacts on my favorite ecosystem, should I be devoting so many entries on this blog to Canada’s policy on greenhouse gases? I think I should. As… Read More »Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Policy — Is there one?