Wednesday-Night

Report: Antarctic ice changes result from global warming
The Antarctic ice shelves appear to be thinning overall and, in a worst-case scenario, could raise global sea levels by 213 to 240 feet if they completely melt, according to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey and the British Antarctic Survey. […]

CBC News - Indepth: Canada-U.S. Relations
5 May 2003 … Relations between Canada and the U.S. are decidedly chilly these days. The Iraq war, trade disputes, name-calling, bickering at the border: …
13 February 2010
David Jones: Y(Our) man in Tehran
Ken Taylor’s espionage efforts during the U.S. Embassy hostage crisis only enhance his heroism, but they should have […]

More on AECL and nuclear and on Wednesday-Night.com ; Nuclear waste and a communications conundrum
Nuclear plant rebuild could cost $10B: minister
TORONTO — It will cost between $6 billion and $10 billion to refurbish the Darlington nuclear power station to extend its life by another 30 to 40 years.
Energy Minister Brad Duguid released today what […]

The Sustainable City 2010 - Sixth International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability
14 - 16 April 2010
The end of suburbia
UN Habitat
Sustainable Cities
Habitat for humanity
Urban World: Innovative cities: Why learning is the key to urban development
The Urban Vision profiles best practices and the finest thinking in the key components of city building –Urban […]

Background on UN Convention of Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Real Climate - Climate science from climate scientists Arctic & Antarctic

Photograph: Louise Murray/Science Photo Library
Melting ice alters way of life in Iqaluit
Inuit hunters are witnessing the effects of global warming first-hand, and what they are seeing should ring alarm bells for the rest of the […]

The TWO Analysis – Introducing a Methodology for the Transboundary Waters Opportunity Analysis . The report details an analytical framework for effectively developing transboundary water resources in a responsible manner and outlines an approach by which transboundary water stakeholders can collaborate on the equitable and sustainable use of their jointly held freshwater resources.
The fall […]

Forced Migration Online
In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement
This report explores how environmental shocks and stresses, especially those related to climate change, can push people to leave their homes in search of ‘greener pastures’… or just to survive. This report offers: empirical evidence from a first-time, multi-continent […]

market likely to be better in 2010
T H E  I N V I T A T I O N
The last Wednesday Night of the Oughties decade (or what Paul Krugman terms The Big Zero) and amidst all the ponderous year-end reviews, our favorite comes from Josh Freed, who muses on […]

Wall of trees proposed to stop spread of Sahara
At the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, Senegalese officials revealed a dramatic plan to curb the southward creep of the Saharan desert: a “Great Green Wall” of trees stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. Trees represent a strong defense against the growth of deserts, […]

The outcome of the Copenhagen conference, although disappointing, was certainly predictable.  To be valid and enforceable,UN treaties must be agreed, not by a democratic majority but by all participating parties.  When, as in this case, there were one hundred and ninety-two participating countries of varying affluence, maturity and political orientation, universal agreement would […]