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Scandals hint at reality behind China's 'miracle'
July 5, 2007, Comments Off on Scandals hint at reality behind China's 'miracle'

  By Howard W. French   July 5, 2007 SHANGHAI: This has been the season of scandal in China, from the revelati ...

Wednesday Night #1322
July 4, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1322

4 July 2007 The Invitation We hope we have not exhausted all the verbal fireworks during last week‘s “lively ...

Wednesday Night #1321 – Postscript – Agricultural subsidies
July 3, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1321 – Postscript – Agricultural subsidies

Feds find a cheesy way to rip off consumers The Gazette Tuesday, July 03, 2007 It was not exactly a story that galvanize ...

Cutting China's carbon cost
June 30, 2007, 1 Comment

29 June 2007 Source: SciDev.Net A report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (19 June) claims that China ...

Wednesday Night #1321 – Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson
June 27, 2007, 3 Comments

More and photos Scribe’s Prologue If there ever had been any doubt about Wednesday Night as a microcosm, that doub ...

Climate change, security & foreign policy
June 25, 2007, 3 Comments

June 25, 2007 Just a quick note from here in London. My Chatham House Briefing Paper “How climate change is pushin ...

Wednesday Night #1320 Conference Board Report Comment
June 20, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1320 Conference Board Report Comment

A thoughtful reaction from Blake Sutherland on the Conference Board of Canada Report: How Canada Performs: A Report Card ...

Wednesday Night #1318
June 6, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1318

 Preface There was a welcome influx of new (and much younger) faces, including three from Europe – lending fresh ...

Greener by miles – locally-sourced food debate: Comment
June 3, 2007, Comments Off on Greener by miles – locally-sourced food debate: Comment

A contribution from Douglas Lightfoot to the on-going debate on climate change 03/06/2007 Conscientious consumers are be ...

Wednesday Night #1317
May 30, 2007, 2 Comments

May 30, 2007 After three weeks of stimulating and highly informative environment and energy (including nuclear) focus, w ...