Wednesday-Night

March 12
While we scarcely agree with the all of the thoughts voiced in this article - not all biofuel production is bad - , the point is that the impact of the biofuel craze on world hunger could become devastating.
(The Ottawa Citizen) The poor pay the price
David Warren
A few weeks ago I wrote in […]

January 22, 2008
Europe Cutting Biofuel Subsidies Redirects Aid to Stress Greenest Options
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Governments in Europe and elsewhere have begun rolling back generous, across-the-board subsidies for biofuels, acknowledging that the environmental benefits of these fuels have often been overstated.
But as they aim to be more selective, these governments are discovering how difficult it can […]

16 January 2008
We have a special treat for all those interested in a triple-e topic: ethics, the environment and economics, which may at first glance appear to be an odd troika.
This package comes in the form of our friend and Wednesday-Nighter, Professor Peter G. Brown, author of THE COMMONWEALTH OF LIFE Economics For a […]

December 18, 2007
Mandatory rules on greenhouse gases might be needed
Governments give only lip service to sustainable development
HENRY AUBIN The Gazette
As the planet approaches what could be a climate-change tipping point, it was encouraging to see the interview of McGill University environment professor Peter Brown in Saturday’s Gazette. He dared question the wisdom of measuring progress […]

As we worry about the outcome of the elections in Kenya and the resultant riots, the undermining of democracy and prospects for tribal warfare, the controversy over urban encroachment on Nairobi National Park goes virtually unremarked. Yet, it deserves attention as it is symbolic of the tensions between conservation and poverty alleviation.

KITENGELA, […]

The amazing Oscar Petersen 15 August 1925 - 23 December 2007
is mourned around the world.
The last Wednesday Night of 2007 falls on Boxing Day - a frenetic commercial activity that is a horrid distortion of a medieval charitable custom. We believe that a return […]

The hush-hush regreening of Europe
DOUG SAUNDERS, Globe and Mail
December 20, 2007
BUAIS, France — To look across the rolling fields of Jean-Claude Thibert’s Normandy farm is to see the past, present and future of the European countryside.
A pig farm, in business for 50 years, occupies the front of his 90-hectare plot on the edge of a […]

Bank Group Bali Message: Keep Developing Nations Growing
Can the world put the brakes on global warming and climate change without threatening economic growth that has lifted millions out of poverty?
… The World Bank Group is bringing its low-carbon growth message to Bali, along with a plan to significantly step up assistance to international efforts […]

This is a great story and we certainly endorse the thought. In fact, we have been doing this for several years . All of the organizations mentioned in the Gazette article are extremely worthy and deserving of support. However, we would like to call attention to one wonderful NGO that has a special relationship […]

A wonderful example for Canadian students to follow as a lead-up to the 2010 Olympics. How about Green Voyageurs?
The Green Long March will actively involve over 10,000 students nationwide. Tens of thousands more students will support its infrastructure. It will reach approximately 20 provinces and 500 cities and towns. It will provide awareness […]