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New research raises concern on biofuel safety
January 17, 2008, Comments Off on New research raises concern on biofuel safety

January 17, 2008 (Christian Science Monitor) Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new rese ...

Wednesday Night #1350 – with Peter G. Brown
January 16, 2008, 2 Comments

16 January 2008 We have a special treat for all those interested in a triple-e topic: ethics, the environment and econom ...

Wednesday Night #1350 – Notes for Opening Presentation
January 16, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1350 – Notes for Opening Presentation

Economics for a Flourishing Earth 1. Taking Darwin Seriously. Our ethical systems are largely a-scientific; they took on ...

The sustainable economy
January 16, 2008, Comments Off on The sustainable economy

December 18, 2007 Mandatory rules on greenhouse gases might be needed Governments give only lip service to sustainable d ...

WHY WE’RE SUPPORTING BARACK OBAMA
January 9, 2008, Comments Off on WHY WE’RE SUPPORTING BARACK OBAMA

Posted by our good friend and far-too-infrequent Wednesday Nighter, James A.W. Heffernan, on the Huffington Post I don&# ...

Memo to the PM: The world in 2008
January 7, 2008, Comments Off on Memo to the PM: The world in 2008

January 2, 2008 Jeremy Kinsman: Diplomatically Speaking While most of us are making New Year’s resolutions we like ...

"Uneasy Neighbo(u)rs" by David Jones & David Kilgour
January 3, 2008, 4 Comments

Uneasy Neighbo(u)rs: Canada, the USA and the Dynamic of State, Industry and Culture For Americans, the Canadian emphasis ...

Wednesday Night #1347
December 26, 2007, 3 Comments

The amazing Oscar Petersen 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007 is mourned around the world. The last Wednesday Night ...

European famers turning lands to forest
December 20, 2007, Comments Off on European famers turning lands to forest

The hush-hush regreening of Europe DOUG SAUNDERS, Globe and Mail December 20, 2007 BUAIS, France — To look across the ...

New U.S. energy bill
December 20, 2007, Comments Off on New U.S. energy bill

Light Bulbs to Light Trucks, Efficiency Shapes New Energy Law WASHINGTON, DC, December 19, 2007 (ENS) – Congress o ...